End of an era: Waterstones to extend high street domination after acquiring bookshop chain Blackwell’s
A 143 year legacy will soon be coming to an end after it was announced this week that Waterstones has bought Blackwell’s, the UK’s biggest independent bookshop chain. We recently wrote… Read more »
UK’s largest independent book chain Blackwell’s up for sale after 143 years
Blackwell’s is an institution in the UK. Benjamin Henry Blackwell opened the first family owned bookshop in Oxford to the public in 1849, making it one of Britain’s oldest booksellers. Benjamin Henry’s son,… Read more »
Simon & Schuster is “not a core asset” says CEO as publishing giant is put up for sale
The “Big Five” publishers dominate the US book market. Together, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan total over 80% of the trade publishing market. Now it… Read more »
FTC reviewing possible acquisition of Baker and Taylor by Ingram Content Group
According to reports in Shelf Awareness and Publishers Weekly, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the USA’s preeminent trust-busting agency, is conducting preliminary research into the possible acquisition of book and… Read more »