Penny+Press

=Introduction=

During the 1800’s, both the United States and Britain used penny presses to sell and distribute newspapers. The penny press was a printing press used to sell cheap newspapers to the masses which would further encourage literacy as well as a way to inform people on a larger scale of current events.

=The First Penny Newspaper=

An individual by the name of Benjamin Day started The New York Sun in 1833. The New York Sun marked the first low cost published newspaper selling at the price of one cent. In order to sell the newspaper at such a low cost "the paper depended on a substantial amount of advertising, sales, as well as newspaper boys selling large volumes of the paper." (Media Now, 96)

=Conclusion=

The Penny Press would eventually lead to the invention of the rotary press, which in turn led to an even lower purchase cost of newspapers.