Why were books and libraries so hard to come by in colonial america?

Books and libraries were hard to come by due to the expenses involved in acquiring books. However, colonialists realized that books and libraries were important in maintaining a successful society. Prominent businessmen and other people that could afford to begun to build libraries

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