Are Quad/Graphics and Barnes & Noble Really on the Ropes?

Those of us in the ink-on-paper side of the publishing world have become accustomed to our vendors and sellers going through bankruptcy reorganization. But seeing Quad/Graphics and Barnes & Noble listed recently by Business Insider among “The Next 11 Big Companies that Could Go Bankrupt” was a bit of a jolt.

When a big printer (Quebecor World) went Chapter 11 in 2008, it was no big surprise. Nor was the demise earlier this year of the big Borders bookstore chain. But Quad and B&N are supposed to be the strong survivors who benefit from the demise of their less nimble and