The Shocking Fall of a 197-Year-Old Giant: What Really Happened to Baker & Taylor, the Library’s Lifeline?
It’s the end of a long era for Baker & Taylor. 197 years!!! We feel so bad for their loyal employees. This is just another example of how the book sales and distribution industry has changed so much in the past 25+ years. And, it’s also a bad sign for libraries. We all suspected that libraries would get hit hard when ebooks came out. However, print books continue to outsell ebooks. But, that alone hasn’t protected libraries. They’ve had to evolve through funding cuts over the years, and consumers’ behavior changes.
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