Worrisome ~

… Paper problems plague publishing: scary shortfalls seen soon — MobyLives. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

One publishing insider pointed out last year that the backlash against plastic packaging has resulted in the manufacturing of more cardboard and paper packaging, this being a prime example of the law of unintended consequences. As mills pivot to manufacturing more cardboard packaging, they have less capacity for things like, well, books.