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Many forms of writing and printing are in use across the world.

Printing presses are highly expensive, but they are not unknown or particularly rare. Basic printing presses have been used for quite a long while, but recent advancements have led to many improvements. While most presses use reverse-carved plates, presses with fully movable type have begun to proliferate, leading to a significant increase in the number and availability of printed works.

Broadsheets are popular in major urban centers, printed and distributed regularly. While these typically cover general news, announcements of upcoming events, and the like, some broadsheets are tailored towards specific audiences. In Eretrebus, for example, broadsheets intended to be read by wealthier merchants cover news related to that particular occupation.

While most religious orders have embraced the proliferation of mass-printed works to spread their faiths and attract new followers, this has not been universal. Notably, some followers of Shai view printed copies of their holy texts to be profane and without divine influence. While not purely religiously motivated, the monk-administrators of Kintaka view printed works as undermining their long-held traditions of painstakingly copying texts by hand.

Fictional works are always popular among those who can afford them, and books by many authors in many genres can be found in bookstores in major cities. Many of these are published by print shops in Enesur, many of which allow authors to pay for the privilege of getting their material published - this has become somewhat popular among a subset of the upper classes who often have more time than creativity.

Non-fiction works have contributed to more libraries being formed, and historical and scientific work becoming more accessible to common people. Some larger libraries, for example the palace library in Sakha, have their own printing presses that they use to replicate works they house in order to make copies of certain passages to lend to scholars elsewhere.

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 While most religious orders have embraced the proliferation of mass-printed works to spread their faiths and attract new followers, this has not been universal. Notably, some followers of [[Shai]] view printed copies of their holy texts  to be profane and without divine influence. While not purely religiously motivated, the monk-administrators of [[Kintaka]] view printed works as undermining their long-held traditions of painstakingly copying texts by hand.
-Fictional works are always popular among those who can afford them, and books by many authors in many genres can be found in bookstores in major cities. Many of these are published by print shops in [[Ishtar#Regions|Enesur]], many of which allow authors to pay for the privilege of getting their material published - this has become somewhat popular among a subset of the upper classes who often have more time than creativity.
+Fictional works are always popular among those who can afford them, and books by many authors in many genres can be found in bookstores in major cities. Many of these are published by print shops in [[Dalbanu#Regions|Enesur]], many of which allow authors to pay for the privilege of getting their material published - this has become somewhat popular among a subset of the upper classes who often have more time than creativity.
 Non-fiction works have contributed to more libraries being formed, and historical and scientific work becoming more accessible to common people. Some larger libraries, for example the palace library in [[Sakha]], have their own printing presses that they use to replicate works they house in order to make copies of certain passages to lend to scholars elsewhere.
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