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Daunt: Waterstones customers 'want Kindle'

Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has said the deal with Amazon to sell its e-reading devices and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt: library e-lending "disruptive" to high street

Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has warned that e-lending in libraries will put further pressure on... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones' "promised land" due for Christmas

Waterstones' m.d. James Daunt has told independent publishers that the “promised land... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt attacks 'Luxembourg problem'

Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has called for the government to intervene over tax rates,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt calls for end of 'Luxembourg problem'

Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has called for the government to intervene over tax rates, as... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt: Waterstone's should be choice of 'serious reader'

Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has called Amazon a "ruthless, money-making devil",... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt to speak at IPG's 50th conference

Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt will be the keynote speaker at next year's Independent... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt: booksellers face same "crisis" as libraries

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 17/11/2011 - 10:01 Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has said booksellers are facing the same “crisis" as libraries as he called on the public to lobby politicians to protect the library service. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hardbacks thrown a lifeline by Daunt

Written By: Benedicte Page and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:40 Publishers are rethinking their format strategies as Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt's avowed fondness for the hardback creates an impetus away from paperback-first publication. Daunt has spoken publicly about... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's reveals board of directors

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 04/10/2011 - 17:08 Waterstone's has unveiled a new board of directors, including a chairman with business links to Barnes & Noble. Miranda Curtis, believed to be Waterstone's first chairman in at least 20 years, works for digital broadband... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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3-for-2 an "irritating" offer - Daunt

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 03/10/2011 - 08:12 Scrapping Waterstone’s 3-for-2 offer will make customers focus more on books rather than price, the retailer’s m.d James Daunt has said. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's considers differential pricing

Written By: Lisa Campbell and Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 16/09/2011 - 08:40 Waterstone's has floated the idea of introducing differential book pricing across stores in the UK in its discussions with some publishers. The chain is considering marketing books at different prices across... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Daunt model" to be applied to Waterstone's

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 12/09/2011 - 09:06 Waterstone's is thought to be organising the management of its stores into groups of bookshops with similar profiles, following a structure akin to that of Daunt Books. M.d. James Daunt is thought to be splitting Waterstone's... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's to launch own e-reader

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 09/09/2011 - 09:30 Waterstone's is to launch its own e-reader in 2012 inspired by Barnes & Noble's Nook device. Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has spoken to BBC Radio 4's "You & Yours" programme, on the edition to be broadcast today at 12... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers "lax" on physical quality of books - Daunt

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 15:49 Waterstone’s m.d. James Daunt has accused publishers of being “lax” in not paying enough attention to the physical quality of books while warning bricks and mortar bookshops will not survive unless they are good enough. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers seek second half upturn to 2011

Written By: The Bookseller News Team Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 14:19 Publishers are optimistic about the next six months, despite a number of big ­houses turning in their worst first half-year Nielsen BookScan TCM sales performances for years, with ebook growth already beginning to... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's set for 'revolution not evolution' under James Daunt

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 01/07/2011 - 09:26 James Daunt's tenure at the helm of Waterstone's is likely to be about "revolution not evolution" as he begins his leadership of the company, according to a source close to the situation. The new m.d. of the high-street... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil and Childs leave Waterstone's

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 11:38 Waterstone’s commercial director Michael Neil and operations director Roger Childs have left the bookseller today (28th June) with “immediate effect”. Neil joined the company from book wholesaler Bertrams earlier this year and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone's takeover given go-ahead by shareholders

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 16:00 HMV Group shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the sale of Waterstone's to Alexander Mamut, clearing the way for the bookseller to become independent. In a vote held today at its general meeting, 99.96% of shareholders... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mamut and Daunt outline retail vision

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 27/05/2011 - 08:42 Managing Waterstone's will be a challenge in the current market and its new Russian oligarch owner is not going to support the chain with a large chequebook, the chain's new m.d., James Daunt, has said. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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