PI 400 -- Publications - Ad or Subtract

When it comes to the long-term competitiveness of print publishers, "the only help we can give them is to produce more effective and economical printed media," Simon says.

In reporting his company's recent quarterly financial results, Bruce Thomas, president and CEO of Cadmus Communications in Richmond, VA, noted there has been some geographic component to the impact of recent events. Publishers in the New York City and Washington, DC, areas have postponed projects, he says.