Hachette UK CEO David Shelley told authors in his annual letter that supply chain challenges have been “the most extreme that I have seen in my 24 years in publishing” and he notes that “it is clear that these will be ongoing issues and that 2022 will be marked by them.” While some of their issues have been exacerbated by Brexit, other elements are shared by US publishers: “One of the issues our team have been grappling with is a worldwide shortage of paper. Due to unexpected surges in sales in all markets during Covid lockdowns, the world has gone […]
