While contributing to post-article discussions, I stumbled on a fascinating article by David Vinjamuri (contributor to Forbes Magazine) that attempted to provide an even - handed approach to the state of the publishing industry — and didn't do a too bad job of it, although by its very nature, left out some elements, like the small and
middle sized publishing houses, and their topology being different from the larger companies.
Not exact matches
The truth from the ground, based on the extensive footwork due diligence I conduct plus emails from readers around the country reporting similar observations, is that the inventory of home listings of soaring (the
published inventory reports by design have 2 - 3 month lag), prices are dropping quickly, the time it takes to sell a home is increasing significantly and, most important, the potential pool of
middle class home buyers no longer have an income level that will support the
size of mortgage it takes to «buy» a home.
It is the case that large - and
middle -
sized for - profit publishers and university presses as well as a number of new small presses now
publish substantial numbers of books by mainline Protestant writers.
This
size reduction could be linked to the spread of semi-free foraging practices of cattle during the Early
Middle Ages, a trend seen elsewhere in Europe and which has been confirmed by the analysis of stable isotopes; this work was carried out by the research group which Idoia Grau belongs to and was
published a few months ago in Quaternary International.
This
size reduction could be linked to the spread of semi-free foraging practices of cattle during the Early
Middle Ages, a trend seen elsewhere in Europe and which has been confirmed by the analysis of stable isotopes; this work was carried out by the research group which Idoia Grau belongs to and was
published a few months ago in «Quaternary International» (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618214003516).
A further 11 per cent of academies are in
middle -
sized MATs of 10 - 29 schools, leaving 39 per cent in small MATs of fewer than 10 schools, a number that is likely to rise, especially once the government's white paper is
published.
Also,
publishing houses that have resisted new technologies have been hurt, particularly the
middling sized, specialist houses.