Waterstone coy on bid for book chain

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Mon, 07/02/2011 - 09:20 Tim Waterstone is reportedly pondering a bid to buy the bookstore he founded in 1982 with HMV billionaire investor Alexander Mamut. In the recent past, Waterstone has distanced himself from a bid saying while he would be interested if it was put up for sale, it was an irrelevant question as the book chain was not available. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shortlists revealed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize

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