A Dismal Perspective of Publishing

From May 25th to the 27th, New York City hosted the annual Book Expo America; three days devoted to all facets of writing and literature. Paul Constant, a writer for The Stranger attended that expo, and his expose is nothing to be comfortable about. Images of less-than eager publishing houses and old-timey writers left Constant feeling sober and unenthusiastic about the future of his industry. Additionally, he was made only more uneasy by the publishers who "bought smaller booths, and were giving away noticeably fewer advance copies of their fall lineups." 

Constant notes in the second half of the article that of all the tragically ominous transitions taking place, the BEA did yield two faintly shimmering rays of hope, domestically and abroad. 

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