As employees and librarians try to understand what’s going on during Baker & Taylor’s closure, which saw 523 employees laid off on Monday and 261 more due depart in the coming months, Baker & Taylor Publisher Services reports that the unit is currently excluded from the company’s “wind down,” according to a letter sent to client publishers on Tuesday. “BTPS has been handled separately,” the letter notes. “We remain fully operational, selling books and shipping orders from our warehouse.” BTPS operates from its own facility in Ohio — formerly Bookmasters — and supports more than 250 small presses. Separately, court […]
