It’s just a shame much of the industry cannot apply the same reasoned rationale to ebooks, where any downward slide in sales numbers is gleefully seized upon as evidence the format is history.
There’s barely been a week so far this year when US print sales have not fallen, this past week adding an 8.8% drop to the list.
Fortunately we don’t use Nikki Haley maths in the publishing industry. If we did then print sales would now be in negative numbers.
The reality is print remains relatively healthy, if clearly on a worrying downward trend that can only be exacerbated by the continuing supply chain problems, multiple global fracas and a looming recession.
So no, the print sky is not falling just because week after week the print sales numbers clearly *are* falling.
It’s just a shame much of the industry cannot apply the same reasoned rationale to ebooks, where any downward slide in sales numbers is gleefully seized upon as evidence the format is history.
