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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Borders Shuts Down Remaining Stores in Australia
The Borders bookstore collapse has been a long time coming in Australia since the administrators of the beleaguered bookstore chain RedGroup went into administrative receivership a few months ago. There were no buyers willing to take the company over so the last remaining 9 Borders stores in Australia have officially closed up shop forever. The closure of the last remaining … [Read more...] about Borders Shuts Down Remaining Stores in Australia
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
The future of e-books in Australia
It was just about a year ago that Australia entered the era of e-books and digital publishing. There was the Kobo e-reader that came along with the software as well as the retail backing. Apple entered the scene with its iBook software while Amazon finally decided to open up its Kindle Book Store to the Australians at large. However, the excitement soon whizzed out as a … [Read more...] about The future of e-books in Australia
REDgroup, Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitecoulls go Bankrupt
Just shortly after the downfall of Borders in the United States word is out that the Australian book chains have been placed into voluntary administration by its private equity owners. They are not the only ones. Along with them are Angus & Robertson and the Whitcoulls chain in New Zealand. These locations are also where the Kobo e-reader is sold within the region. With … [Read more...] about REDgroup, Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitecoulls go Bankrupt