Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for March 13, 2013

The first “bookie”.

I thought Melvil Dewey was the first “bookie”.

He should have made them swear on a Bible to bring it back.

The first legal bookie Frank ’ Lefty ’ Rosenthal.

Rian the book thief would always li when he ‘borrowed’ a book until he met Brabra. He could not li to her because she was the new librabraian

I’m don’t know who invented the “codex” type of book, like we use, but it goes way back. From Wikipedia: “The earliest surviving fragments from codices come from Egypt and are variously dated (always tentatively) towards the end of the 1st century or in the first half of the 2nd.” In the same article, it’s mentioned that the codex gained wide acceptance in Western culture in the 4th century. By Gutenberg’s time (born around 1398), scrolls were largely obsolete.

That came to my mind as soon as I saw this strip. What Gutenberg’s known for is making books more economical, so the average person could afford them.

dewey “the glom” decimal.

guy named ross vegas.

I was going to read his book but I can’t remember where I put my glasses. Dang!