The earliest known method of publishing involved handwritten scrolls, though the oldest printed book, the Diamond Sutra, dates back to 868 using block printing. Traditional printing methods involved carving letters or images into metal or polymer plates and pressing them onto paper to leave an impression through letterpress, lithography, or offset printing. More modern techniques use lasers to shoot ink for printing or allow for desktop publishing using personal computers to produce high-quality documents with images and text.

1. History
of
publishing

2. Scrolls:
The earliest known method of publishing was just
hand written on a scroll
The Diamond Sutra (discovered in china)
is one of the oldest known printed book
and was dated back to 868

3. Letterpress:
a blacksmith would carve out letters out of a metal
block which would then be arranged for certain
words and pressed into a piece of paper leaving an
impression.

4. Traditional lithographs:
the process would include drawn images on a metal
plate which would then be pressed onto a sheet of
paper.

5. Offset lithography:
an image on a polymer sheet which is placed around a
roller, then a sheet is placed in-between the roller and
presses it multiple times.

6. Laser printing:
laser printing is the most modern of the printing
methods. It uses a highly focused beam of light
which shoot ink.

7. Desktop publishing:
Using a personal computer or workstation to
produce high-quality printed documents. you are
able to create your own images and place them
alongside text.