Rather a hundred little ships

Whilst the arrival of Bookshop.org appears to offer independent booksellers an answer to what has been a very difficult question - how do I compete with Amazon? – with an affiliate model which seems painless and hassle-free, from a well-funded and slick organisation, the excitement about its proposition concerns me. I do not think that Bookshop.org is the answer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Jimmy six-hundred: Mr Daunt goes to New York

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The Forest That Inspired Winnie-The-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood Ravaged By Fire

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[ The Guardian | 2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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