blinkbox Books to close after Waterstones talks fail

Tesco will close its ebooks service blinkbox Books at the end of February after talks with Waterstones to buy the platform broke down. All 60 core staff who work on the blinkbox Books platform are now expected to enter a consultation period over their jobs and are likely to be made redundant. Waterstones was in exclusive talks to but the ebook platform, but a satisfactory deal could not be reached, The Bookseller understands. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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