Now during this time, the book was the king of storytelling. It was venerable. It was ubiquitous. But it was a little bit boring. Because in its 400 years of existence, storytellers never evolved the book as a storytelling device.
В то время, книга была королевой рассказа. Почитаемой. Распространённой. Но слегка скучной. За 400 лет существования, книга, как инструмент рассказа, не претерпелa никаких изменений.