Ironically, even though he loved books and the pursuit of knowledge, when the British envoy first presented him a printed Bible, he was not impressed by it and

Ironically, even though he loved books and the pursuit of knowledge, when the British envoy first presented him a printed Bible, he was not impressed by it and is said to have commented that his calligraphers could create much better looking books than such ugly ones! The Mughals cared too much about art and military to realise how much the printed books would revolutionise the world.