Издатели создают коалицию для давления на бывших владельцев Christianbook из-за непрозрачного погашения долгов

As publishers and suppliers to Christianbook continue to deal with fallout from the company’s collapse this spring, one indie publisher is assembling a group that he hopes can pressure the previous owners of Christianbook to be more transparent about how its outstanding debts to creditors. Earlier this summer, a new company, P52, acquired the critical assets of the Christianbook, but the company's debts remain with the old owners. The effort to learn more about how money is being dispersed is being headed by Gary Kim, president of the Christian press 316 Publishing. Kim recently returned from the Christian Product Expo, where he said the question of who was getting paid and how much was major topic of conversation. Kim said he learned that a few Christian publishers were paid their debts in full, while most others were offered only 10 cents on the dollar. One company head told him they had negotiated a 20% settlement. Kim has already assembled a small group of publishers to press the former owners on how the money has been allocated, but hopes to grow its ranks. Publishers interested in getting involved with the effort are invited to email [email protected].