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Originally Posted by Quexos
No more of an elite than paper books created, if one considers there is even such an elite.
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Actually, books were in fact an upscale product until well into the 20th century.
Most households might own a family bible, handed down through generations in some cases, and a book or two. It wasn't until late nineteenth that widespread literacy started to support a broad publishing industry. And it was a subject of debate among the literary elites whether it was a good thing or not into the 1930's.