Book Printing Outlook : Rolling With the Changes

"For all segments, the trend toward short runs and more reprints continues," Duening says. "Publishers are monitoring their inventories more closely than ever. They want to make sure a title has legs and will move off the shelf before they invest in a lot of inventory. E-book sales started showing signs of flattening (in 2012) and this year it appears the e-book market's days of extreme double-digit growth have ended."