BTW News Briefs
Bloomsbury Buys Walker
On Wednesday, December 22, British publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, announced that it had agreed to buy Walker Publishing Co. Inc., an independent publisher of adult nonfiction and children's books, as reported by the Associated Press. The deal, which Bloomsbury hopes will consolidate its position in the U.S. publishing market, is valued at $6.5 million, the AP article noted.
ABA member booksellers who have pre-registered for the Hotel ABA - NYC at BookExpo America (BEA) 2005 must send arrival and departure dates and credit card information to Travel Tech (BEA's travel company) by January 31 to ensure their reservations. Otherwise, pre-reservations will be canceled on February 1.