Top 30 Book Manufacturers — The Plot Thickens

BB: What kind of effect has global sourcing had on North American markets over the past year?

CLARKE: The numbers tell us that the U.S. print market [as a whole] is losing about $100 million per year to global competition. That's pretty dramatic. Our strategy has been to deploy new assets and to focus on our Latin American assets as an alternative for U.S. publishers.