Book Printing--Passing Grade

"Where those sales will go and what plants they'll go to, from our members' point of view, is uncertain because the industry isn't clear as to how purchasing will be done by fewer and fewer publishers," Snyder says.

John Boylan, president of the Quebecor Books group at Quebecor Printing (USA), feels 1998 will be viewed as successful in his company's targeted markets. Quebecor, he reveals, used the year as a chance to focus on its strength segments, thus concentrating resources in areas where it could provide customers quality and service while still maintaining profitability.