Non-essential shops will be closed in Wales from the end of Christmas Eve trading as part of fresh lockdown restrictions, it has been announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 04:46:06 UTC ]
The investment firm KKR has completed its purchase of OverDrive. The deal had first been announced on Christmas Eve. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
The private equity firm KKR has signed a definitive agreement to acquire OverDrive in a deal announced on Christmas Eve. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book “Watership Down” became a classic of children's literature, has died at age 96, according to his daughter. Juliet Johnson told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Adams died on Christmas Eve. A statement on the official website for “Watership Down”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins and Connect Books have said customers should not be affected by the collapse over Christmas of delivery company City Link. Administrators were appointed at the company on Christmas Eve, with substantial jobs cuts anticipated among its 2,727 staff. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christmas sales are picking up in Germany but with only two and a half shopping days left before the shops are legally bound to close at 1p.m. on Christmas Eve, booksellers are facing an uphill battle to finish ahead of 2013. Sales for the year were down by a marginal 1.4% at the end of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]