Which best describes printing before the invention of the gutenberg printing press?
a long, expensive process
short, expensive process
long, inexpensive process
short, inexpensive process

A long, expensive process

Books were mainly produced by scribes before the invention of the Gutenberg press.  Producing books by hand is a much slower process and it would also cost more because of the number of people you would need to employ, therefore it would be a long, expensive process.