H.B. Fenn’s filing for bankruptcy left a number of American publishers with significant sums outstanding as part of the C$21.8 million the Canadian distributor owes to unsecured creditors. When looking at American houses, Fenn owes the most amount of money to Macmillan, at nearly C$10 million, with HarperCollins also hit hard, owed roughly C$3.3 million. And Hachette, one of Fenn’s secured creditors, is owed C$2.6 million. Here are some of the other U.S. publishers owed significant sums by the Canadian company:
School Zone Publishing (Grand Rapids, Mich.): C$544,000
Oxford University Press: C$415,000
Creative Homeowner Press (Boston): C$339,000
Ideals Publications (Carmel, NY): C$194,000
Leisure Arts (Dallas): C$83,000
O’Reilly Media: C$44,000
