World's favourite bookstores ranking shows enduring market
Paul X. McCarthy, UNSW Australia In a business environment that has seen industries decimated by the rise of digital, one sector showing resilience is that of books. “Books are not like recorded...
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View ArticleAll hail the bookshop: survivor against the odds
Nick Earls, The University of Queensland This National Bookshop Day, Australia’s one-time Minister for Small Business, Nick Sherry, will be remembered for his words, not his deeds. A reader, bookbuyer...
View ArticleLove of bookshops in a time of Amazon and populism
Saturday is Love Your Bookshop Day – but bookshops face many challenges. Shutterstock Nathan Hollier, Monash University There was genuine positivity at this year’s Australian Booksellers’ Association...
View Article10 Famous Bookshops
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View Article‘Honor System’ Bookshops?
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View ArticleBookshops in the Digital Age
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View ArticleBookshops and Technology
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View ArticleTerrible Things Happen in Bookshops
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View ArticleSome of the World’s Best Bookshops
The link below is to an article that takes a look at 14 of the world’s best bookshops. For more visit:https://www.epicreads.com/blog/best-bookstores-world/
View ArticleWhen capitalism kills culture: Gentrified real estate puts squeeze on indie...
Independent bookstores are places where culture is collected and disseminated. The gentrification of city centres makes their existence increasingly precarious. Kévin Langlais on Unsplash, CC BY-NC...
View ArticleWhen capitalism kills culture: Gentrified real estate puts squeeze on indie...
Independent bookstores are places where culture is collected and disseminated. The gentrification of city centres makes their existence increasingly precarious. Kévin Langlais on Unsplash, CC BY-NC...
View ArticleHow Independent Booksellers are Surviving the Coronavirus Pandemic in the UK
The link below is to an article that looks at how independent bookshops are surviving the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom – including book deliveries by skateboard. For more...
View ArticleThe Impact of coronavirus on Bookshops in Washington State
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View ArticleThe Importance of Bookshops in the Pandemic
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View ArticleMore Amazon Bashing
The link below is to an article that looks at the latest attempts at Amazon bashing and curbing the power of Amazon in the book industry. Don’t get me wrong here, monopolies are not necessarily a good...
View ArticleAre Bookstores Essential?
The link below is to an article that looks at bookshops/bookstores and asks are they essential businesses? For more...
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