Is the Industry Tide Turning?

In describing the state of the publishing industry over the past few years, many may choose the words Dr. Seuss used to describe his crusty old Grinch: stink, stank, stunk.

But over the past year or so, many mumbled in dark corners that things were changing.

Statistics from the likes of the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB) lit fires under the tiny hopes of an industry pleading for recovery, and turned mumblings into confident proclamations.