Readerlink Distribution Services will acquire “the business and substantially all the assets” of Baker & Taylor, expecting to close the deal on or around September 26. In 2015, Readerlink acquired B&T’s marketing services business and publishing imprints (which became the Printers Row Publishing Group). In a statement, Readerlink noted that they will retain “most of the current Baker & Taylor management team and employees,” and that B&T ceo Aman Kochar will continue to lead the division, reporting to Readerlink president and ceo Dennis Abboud. In late 2021, Kochar led a buyout of Baker & Taylor from Follett. “We believe that […]
