January 18th, 2010
Hard times for bookshops
Posted by Alan
Under: Retail reflection
Tags: Amazon, bookselling, Borders, downturn, independent, online, W H Smith, Waterstones
“A glamour hangs over the glittering booth, and a tantalizing air of clever new things”. Selfridges? Abercrombie & Fitch? No – Henry James describing a WHSmith railway bookstall in 1888. Today a good bookshop still provides a focal point for its community, a peaceful haven to while away spare hours, and a stimulating environment [...]
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