They are also good enough to see one of the major reasons that, as you report, the market for paperbacks has slipped in the last few years.

But other market gauges slipped lower on the day.

"The market has slipped beyond comfortable valuation standards," he said.

"The overall market has slipped into neutral and there is not a lot of forward motion right now."

"He didn't recognize that the market was slipping away."

Then you will be better prepared when the market slips back to less lofty rates of return.

Global markets slipped on Monday as worries rose about the euro zone's fiscal stability.

Indeed, the market slipped early yesterday after bond prices fell, lifting their yields, and the dollar sank about 1.38 percent against the mark.

As spring gave way to summer, however, the market slipped back into lethargy as the recession took a tighter grip on the economy.

The market later slipped on rumors that Iraq was planning to withdraw its troops from Kuwait.