The good news is we’re reading more books — the bad is that supply chain issues are making them harder to get
“The good news is that demand for books is back after a slowdown at the very beginning of the pandemic. According to BookNet Canada, “Print sales for the first six months of 2021 vs. the first six months of 2020 show a significant increase of approximately 1.5 million units (to 22,502,564) and $47 million (to $463,780,134) year-over-year.”
The bad news is the industry is caught in the middle of what some describe as a “perfect storm” of challenges. With increased demand for books, a decrease in paper available to print them on and those pesky supply chain issues, everyone from printers to booksellers to publishers has been scrambling.”
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