Eighteen months have passed since German ebook startup txtr declared bankruptcy, and just over a year since the company was taken over by Saturn, a media...Continue reading
When Booktrope launched its publishing service five years ago, this hybrid publisher offered authors the best of both worlds: a five-year contract with no costs for the author,...Continue reading
The demise of RadioShack was already one of the more saddening corporate bankruptcies in recent history, and now it’s also one of the slimier ones. Ars Technica reports that...Continue reading
So the rumors were true. Gadget retailer RadioShack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, and reported that its largest shareholder (and one of its largest debtors) Standard General...Continue reading
Rumors are circulating today that RadioShack is (finally) going to go out of business. Sources say that the retailer is working out a bankruptcy deal which would close...Continue reading
As 2014 draws to a close so does the final chapter on Irex Technologies, one of the early ereader makers. Yesterday a reader tipped me to...Continue reading
eBook gift cards suffered a setback today in the Netherlands. Qinqo, a Dutch startup that launched late last year, has posted a notice on their website...Continue reading
Companies go under all the time, so when news circulated last week that Night Shade Books was folding I didn’t pay much attention. That was a...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble is expected to share bad news in their quarterly 10-k report later this week and there are already a couple early rumors with...Continue reading
Pandigital, one of the more visible smaller tablet makers that sprang up following the launch of the iPad, filed for bankruptcy shut down earlier this year....Continue reading
It looks like the tight competition between the the big boys has claimed another victim. Netherlands based ebook reader maker Endless Ideas filed for bankruptcy today....Continue reading
Apparently the post I wrote early today had jumped the gun, because it wasn’t until this afternoon that the liquidation became official. Judge Martin Glenn of...Continue reading