This conversion uncovered some problems with system include files for Windows. As soon as these problems are solved, the new source code will be installed on our Web and FTP sites and will be announced on our Web site. Thanks to Our Publisher Over the years we have worked with several book publishers. Rarely have these experiences been pleasant. A continuing string of mergers and acquisitions in the publishing industry have resulted in more and more emphasis on profitability.
Most publishers now are interested only in books that have the potential for enormous sales.
Book superstores concentrate on hot topics and fads - in other words what they hope will sell best. They dominate the market to the extent publishers sometimes ask them how many copies of a proposed book they will buy before making a decision about publishing it. With the large publishers concentrating on potential blockbusters and smaller publishers having trouble getting their titles on bookstore shelves at all, the variety of books that are published has diminished noticeably and is likely to diminish even more. On-line booksellers, like Amazon, who do not have to maintain retail outlets with expensive shelf space, offer many more titles than any retail store can. This helps, but the situation for small publishers and authors of books that are not likely to become best-sellers, is bleak.