In an editorial piece posted by Publishing Perspectives, publisher and professor Ilan Stavans states that the publishing industry is in a state of flux and book sales are falling. He asks why would anyone jump into a sinking boat? And his answer is “because a time of crisis is also an opportunity for change.”

“This past year, I began as publisher of Restless Books, a small startup with big dreams. Our mission is to change the diet of American readers. Yes, we are comfortable with the word “reader,” but we are not comfortable with what corporate publishers put in front of us,” writes Stavans. Read the complete editorial here.