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Mind you, it would make sense to buy a chain rather than continue opening their own stores. Also, as many indie authors use Amazon-related tools it might make it easier for those authors to get through the doors.
No, what I mean is that Waterstones is to be sold, I don't know who to, but Amazon is what the bet's on - they have doe the same in the US and their book stores are awful.
Lol. Our Waterstone's has been getting steadily better under the oligarch. Maybe he is hands off. We have a cafe which is brilliant, lots of cake I can actually eat. Loads of tables dotted around very like Borders used to be.
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Would the loss of Waterstone's adversely affect WH Smith pricing?
It really is a Halloween nightmare for authors.
All I've seen so far is speculation.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-5029461/Bookshop-chain-Waterstones-sale.html
Mind you, it would make sense to buy a chain rather than continue opening their own stores. Also, as many indie authors use Amazon-related tools it might make it easier for those authors to get through the doors.
Bookshop chain Waterstones could be put up for sale by its Russian oligarch owner.
Could.
But a little alarmed to find out it's a Russian Oligarch who owns it now...