一个200年历史的图书经销商Baker & Taylor正在关闭,扰乱美国图书馆的供应链,迫使一个成本高昂、速度缓慢的新供应商转向。 A 200-year-old book distributor, Baker & Taylor, is closing, disrupting U.S. library supply chains and forcing a costly, slow shift to a new provider.

有200年历史的图书经销商Baker & Taylor正在关闭, 扰乱数千家美国公共图书馆的供应链, Baker & Taylor, a 200-year-old book distributor, is closing, disrupting supply chains for thousands of U.S. public libraries that relied on it for books, labels, and lamination services. 在财政困难和与ReaderLink合并失败之后,关闭了图书馆,迫使图书馆转而使用Ingram内容集团竞争者,造成收到新印刷版的延误。 The closure, following financial struggles and a failed merger with ReaderLink, has forced libraries to switch to competitor Ingram Content Group, causing delays in receiving new print releases. 过渡既复杂又耗时,可能越来越依赖费用高昂的电子书租赁,而且结账有限。 The transition is complex and time-consuming, potentially increasing reliance on costly e-book leases with limited checkouts. 这一发展加剧了现有的挑战,包括资金威胁、对图书供应的政治压力和人员短缺,使人们对长期获取实物书籍表示关切。 This development adds to existing challenges including funding threats, political pressure on book availability, and staffing shortages, raising concerns about long-term access to physical books.