Hot Off the Presses, for the Lucky.

The article reports that printing presses in the U.S. have struggled to keep up with a surge in demand for books, creating a backlog that has led to stock shortages of popular titles during the crucial holiday sales season in 2018. The factors contributing to the bottleneck are discussed, which include the consolidation among printing companies, the collapse of one of the major printers, global paper shortages and a tightening job market.