Penguin hit by Borders collapse

 

Penguin could be one of the biggest losers from the financial turmoil at US book store chain Borders, which filed for bankruptcy protection this week.

The stricken group owes $41.2m to the British publishing house, now part of the Pearson conglomerate.

Borders has hit the skids in the face of a relentless onslaught from internet retailers such as Amazon and the rise of the electronic book.

But Penguin recently declared its 2010 profits had soared to an all-time high after successfully tapping into the booming e-book market.

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