ORMOND. FLORIDA—  The Book Manufacturers’ Institute , has produced a first-ever State of the Book Industry Report, based on extensive research, to inform companies across the supply chain on current market data and emerging trends.Topics covered in the 2019 State of the Book Industry report include: Analysis of how the printing and manufacturing of books fits into the larger print economy, economic forces impacting book manufacturers,key trends in book readership, consumption, and demand, key Management Issues for Book Manufacturers in 2019, the impact of digital reading on print formats and benchmarking data for income and operating metrics.                                                                                      The full report is offered for free as a benefit to members of BMI; interested parties in the print sector can download an executive summary on BMIBook.com under the Resources tab.