* Around the turn of the millennium, Dorling Kindersley was in trouble when it printed 18 million copies of Star Wars books. More than 10 million didn't sell, which led to DK's collapse and ...

Dorling Kindersley was acquired by Pearson in 2000 for £311m after it ran into financial difficulties, having placed excessive orders for Star Wars-branded books that it was unable to sell.

It has been reported the publishing company has been in talks with investment banks about advising on an auction of Dorling Kindersley. Sources told Sky News that Penguin Random House was ...