Here is a 10-minute video on the very, very complicated process of printing a book in the early days of print. There are a couple of notable moments in this video — one is the typesetting machine and the process needed to make one entire page of print (this is repeated for EVERY PAGE); 2nd is the HUGE paper cutter that is capable of cutting hundreds of edges all at once. [via]

Obviously, this process is very outdated and slow but it gives you an idea of how labor-intensive it was just to get information printed a few decades ago.