We have been reporting the last few months about the failure of Borders, Redgroup, and Angus and Robertson in Australia. Recently the chain all went bankrupt the final stores closed down in the last few weeks. What does this mean for customers who bought e-readers and have no place to buy ebooks? Enter Pearson Publishing who just bought all of the websites. Just who is … [Read more...] about Pearson Publishing Buys A&R and Borders Websites
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Kobo sees a boost in traffic due to Borders Bankruptcy in Australia
Kobo has reported over 30% in overall traffic to its online bookstore due to the collapse of Borders, Angus & Robertson and the Redgroup. Australia has been an important market to Kobo since the launch of their e-Reader last year, but their future on the other side of the pond remain uncertain due to their entire distribution chain wallowing in bankruptcy. The head of … [Read more...] about Kobo sees a boost in traffic due to Borders Bankruptcy in Australia