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Travel publishers set for W H Smith fallout.

The article reports that travel publishers have criticized the announcement of British retailer W H Smith Travel that it would only sell Penguin foreign travel guides from its airport stores. Some publishers have called the deal bizarre and anti-competitive. British Travel Writers' Guild (BTWG) chai...

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Publicado en:Bookseller no. 5386; p. 5
Autor principal: Gallagher, Victoria
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Bookseller Media Ltd 6/12/2009
Materias:
Criticism
Publishing
Exclusive contracts
Guidebooks
W.H. Smith PLC
Penguin Group Inc.
Boycotts
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Sumario:The article reports that travel publishers have criticized the announcement of British retailer W H Smith Travel that it would only sell Penguin foreign travel guides from its airport stores. Some publishers have called the deal bizarre and anti-competitive. British Travel Writers' Guild (BTWG) chair Melissa Shales has also called for a boycott of Penguin's guides and of W H Smith.