Economics is called "the dismal science", yet I find myself constantly teasing my English-major coworkers for their tendency to live out their stereotype. Is it ironic that gallows humor is more English-majory than Economics-majory? Probably not; I've most likely misused the word.
Ironic misuse aside, publishing seems to believe that rumors of its death are greatly underestimated. New York Magazine just published a story, "The End", in which the magazine surveys that past 40 years of developments in the book publishing industry and suggests that the industry believes in its own imminent demise.
Those English majors who qualify as "longtime industry observers" may find the article all too familiar, but for those of us of a more cheery disposition might find the historical review and trends at least educational, if not dismal.
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