Publishing in a Recession

Last week we talked about how the " The Year's Best Horror and Fiction" series has been discontinued as of this year. So in response I did a little digging on how the recession has impacted the literature/book industry.  Some argue that books are an inexpensive form of escapism. As far getting a fantasy novel published, the publishing timeline is predicted to take about two years and may just put the novel's debut on the recessions upturn. Some argue that "there will be fewer but better books" on the market.  Here are two links. One to a blog directly addressing fiction novels and another addressing the publishing industry in Britain since the recession.