But rather than sounding the death-knell for publishers, it might be better to say that this is the end for the printing industry. For publishers continue to need to gather and edit information. It is simply that the medium has shifted from traditional paper to Web-based services.
但這與其說是出版業的寒冬，不如說是印刷業的寒冬；出版社資料蒐集、編輯彙整的功能不減，只是資訊的載體從傳統的紙書轉型為線上服務而已。