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Originally Posted by tsgreer
On a side note, any hints on why the "revolutionary" typesetting machine failed? Seems like Mark Twain was a pretty smart fellow, so I was surprised to find out that he made a bad business decision....
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I think the problem was caused by the fact that only a certain type of paper could be used on the "revolutionary" typesetting machine. The paper was designed so that the ink automatically disappeared after what was printed was read. If one wanted to read it again they would have to repurchase the book. Publishers at the time were all for it, but it never caught on with the public. This is probably one of the first cases where Digital Rights Management caused a public uproar.