A&R supplier moves prompt outrage

Wednesday, 8 August 2007 Books+Publishing

Angus & Robertson (A&R)--Australia's largest bookselling chain with over 170 stores--has created a furore among publishers and distributors in its latest round of negotiations with suppliers.In a letter sent last week to all suppliers A&R defines as having ‘unacceptable profitability', A&R's group commercial manager Charlie Rimmer writes that ‘we have...