Not about to call you 'mom', Beth! Age & Experience[wise] we're siblings when it comes to Craft/Leisure Industry.

My gut feeling is that all the things you're asking about are going on--aka 'business as usual' in our & every other consumer-based industry.

That said, however, I have the hunch that some publishers & manufacturers [especially in the SB division] are experiencing their first taste of the 'cyclic' nature of crafts & crafters. And if that weren't enough, the state of the economy is figuring into the equation in an 'Industry' that always felt recession/depression-proof.

Like many scrapbook retailers, they are confronted with the need to draw in new customers--not only SB--with losing their 'regulars'. Like those savvy retailers, they're understanding that offering 'new products' has its place. But they are also beginning to use their existing publications & products to best advantage. Not becoming non-SB, but, rather, "SB Plus"!