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They were really rare. Only rich people like kings or lords had them.

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The art of printing still had to be invented. All books in the middle ages were copied in handwriting, mostly by monks. Of course, eBooks were even further away from being invented.

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they didn't have access to literature ... books, schools, or libraries.

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