At first, Rayven had obviously thought of books.
Not the magical grimoires reserved for mages, but ordinary books containing stories, practical guides, and illustrated manuscripts, to name a few…
He had read enough to know that common literacy was growing, especially among merchants and city folk.
But after some consideration… He shook his head…
The problem was cost. Hand-copying texts was slow and expensive. Still…
He thought of another idea…
Books, pens, ink, and paper. They were all connected. If he could lower the cost of writing and reading, then more people would demand books. And if books became cheaper, knowledge itself would spread…
And that's when it hit him.
"News…" Rayven muttered under his breath.
Not whole books, not yet… He should probably start with smaller sheets, written quickly, passed around weekly.
Maybe notices, events, trade updates, maybe even serialized stories for entertainment.
"There's no newspaper here…"
