15.10.08

Image Day - Google Book Search

A visitor checks out the Google Book Search site at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The history of the Frankfurt Book Fair reaches back into the Middle Ages. Already in the 12th century, merchants were rolling their “book barrels” from afar towards the metropolis on the Main. After Johannes Gutenberg revolutionised book printing, the city of Frankfurt became the number one trading place for books.

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