"What really put a damper on things this year though was the sheer number of titles pushed back to 2010 for no other reason than to avoid competition in the marketplace.  Publishing PR departments can call it whatever they like or spin it however they choose, but the reality is that they were (and still are) very afraid... scared that the slightest pin prick is going to burst their multi-billion dollar bubble and that all of the money is going to disappear post-haste." - Making a Competitive Industry Anti-Competitive - One Delay At A Time