Bertrams is put up for sale

15 May 2020

The Bookseller has reported that Bertrams has been put up for sale by its parent company Aurelius: see Ruth Comerford's report of 15 May 2020.

The Bookseller says that it understands Bertrams has not been put into administration pending a possible sale. The advertisement for the sale of the business (along with subsidiaries Dawson Books and Education Umbrella appears in The Bookseller of 15 May 2020: see Businesses for Sale: Leading B2B Books Wholesaler.

Bertrams' online bookshop - Wordery - has already been sold to Elliott Advisors, which also owns Waterstones and Barnes & Noble. See Ruth Comerford's article in The Bookseller 1 May 2020.