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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Published in:Bookseller no. 5386; p. 5
Main Author: Gallagher, Victoria
Format: Article
Published: Bookseller Media Ltd 6/12/2009
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