This coming year will be "very hard, harder than 2009," Raccah predicted. "I see some retailers really struggling, and there could be some really damaging outcomes." For its part, Sourcebooks will continue to try "to create new revenue streams with as many partners as possible" and will "work deeply with all possible partners." Still, she believes, "Bricks-and-mortar bookstores are essential to the future of the book."

