The grandfather of your reading gadgets

Andanzas · 09-11-2007, 12:36 AM

Back in the 16th century, books were big and heavy, and therefore some people devised new technologies for making the reading experience more enjoyable. Meet the grandfather of your Sony Reader or Iliad:

Well, not exactly portable, is it?

This is an illustration from the book Le diverse et artificiose machine by Agostino Ramelli (1588).

If you know of an older device, post it!

HarryT · 09-11-2007, 03:52 AM

It's not older, but Ben Franklin invented a machine to automatically turn the pages of books.

09-11-2007, 12:36 AM	#1
Andanzas Out of print Posts: 484 Karma: 1549538 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony PRS-500 (recycled), Pocketbook Inkpad X Pro	The grandfather of your reading gadgets Back in the 16th century, books were big and heavy, and therefore some people devised new technologies for making the reading experience more enjoyable. Meet the grandfather of your Sony Reader or Iliad: Well, not exactly portable, is it? This is an illustration from the book Le diverse et artificiose machine by Agostino Ramelli (1588). If you know of an older device, post it! Last edited by Andanzas; 08-27-2009 at 09:50 AM.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It's not older, but Ben Franklin invented a machine to automatically turn the pages of books.

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