But with the printing press the knowledge they held was brought within the grasp of the common man and ideas could be spread very quickly. Now we stand at the edge of the next leap forward in communication. The Internet will change how we do everything. Mail has become almost instantaneous and free. Many products can already be bought online and shipped to you overnight.
Companies can reach customers all over the world.
Distance learning is the big trend now in schooling. Soon you will listen to the best instructors in the world lecture over the internet and attend their classes in your living room. Publishing a book will soon be a matter of writing in on a personal computer and then putting it on your server for people to down load for a small charge. Communication is about to under go another revolution. Originally communication was the face to face verbal expression and exchange of ideas.