Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
Breaking the news
Competition from online content and digital media will continue to expand, inhibiting growth for book, magazine and newspaper wholesalers. This declining industry will likely experience a shift as some wholesalers become logistics providers, where publishers and retailers select and purchase alternative bundles of services. The internet will capitalize on the turnover of books and periodicals in more dynamic sectors such as law and science, where information quickly becomes obsolete... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Analysis Chapter
The Book, Magazine and Newspaper Wholesaling industry has faced two major challenges over the past five years. First, a devastating economic recession and its aftermath significantly reduced demand for the discretionary products this industry sells. Second, ongoing consumer substitution of printed products with digital media has slowly eroded demand for printed books, magazines and newspapers. This substitution has pressured the entire supply chain (i.e. publishers, wholesalers and retailers), which has resulted in a rise in wholesale bypass (whereby publishers sell directly to retailers, cutting out the middleman to save costs)... purchase to read more