BUSINESS AS USUAL
ENGLISH PUBLISHERS CARRY ON IN FACE OF BOMB WRECKAGE
"The idea that we have been bombed out of business is almost humorous,"' writes the principal of a wel known publishing firm in England.
It is true, he points out, that many British publishers have had their premises destroyed and others have lost targe numbers of unbound books, but over 11,000 new books, nearly double the output for 1917, were l published last year.
"Many of us have never been busier," added the publisher. "Subject to the inevitable and serious handicap caused by depletion of staffs, business is functioning normally, a-nd all orders are executed with reasonable promptitude.
"This is borne out by the fact that the export trade in books last year amounted to more than £4,000,000, despite the blitz and the closing of many of the export markets in Europe. Within a fortnight all the firms whose premises were destroyed In the City of London fire 1 had established themselves elsewhere and were carrying on business."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 179, 12 November 1941, Page 2
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170BUSINESS AS USUAL Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 179, 12 November 1941, Page 2
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