PUBLICATION PRINTING OUTLOOK --Challenging Issues

In addition, the past year was marked by an increase in the number of titles that ceased publication. "We believe this trend will continue over the next 12 months as the prolonged effect of an economic downturn continues to force publishers to take a very close look at the financial health of all of their titles," Knotts says. The business climate also means publishers are launching fewer new titles than in prior years, he notes.