61.   Publishers say that, along with the rest of the economy, book sales have fallen off this fall.

62.   Publishers said that such a ban was needed to keep thieves from using any loopholes as a license to make illegal copies.

63.   Publishers said that, after reports of dismal sales in other sectors, they have been relieved to find that their own sales were not so bad.

64.   Publishers said they are not worried about Internet distribution of titles from individual authors.

65.   Publishers said they suspected that the sales were buoyed, in part, by a prosperous economy, but that theory does not extend to adult books.

66.   Publishers say Amazon.com now sells more of its slow-selling titles at no discount at all.

67.   Publishers say privately that they are trying to lock in supplies without appearing so desperate that they embolden suppliers to send prices up again.

68.   Publishers say pseudonymous and anonymous authors have become less common recently, in part because most writers are more outspoken and want credit for their efforts.

69.   Publishers say that Barnett begins every call with seemingly equal sincerity and enthusiasm.

70.   Publishers say that sales patterns at the online stores have also changed over time.