chaliepud Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34710069 Quote
Nollaig Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Honestly I love the idea of being able to browse books by rating! Quote
Karsa Orlong Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Hmm. Maybe they'll put themselves out of business. Poetic justice Quote
Madeleine Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Always good news to hear of a book shop opening, whoever runs it! Talk about coming full circle. Quote
Raven Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 ^ I don't believe this format of book shop is a good thing. This is a whole new can of worms Amazon is opening. They are planning to sell only the most popular books at on-line prices, which basically means bestsellers and new releases. In the UK the major supermarket chains are already doing this and it is undermining traditional bookshops that can't compete on the bulk prices the big chains can negotiate. Amazon can negotiate/dictate huge discounts with it suppliers and if it then starts selling only the most popular books in its own shops traders like Waterstone's etc. will lose their one remaining key selling point: that you can have the book now, without having to wait. The net result, if this model catches on, will be more traditional bookshops that carry a wider range of books closing and we end up with bookshops that only sell what is shifting now. How will this affect new authors, smaller publishers, traditional non-chain bookshops? I know this is only one store at the moment, but is this the first step in a larger scheme? Are Amazon actually trying to wipe out the rest of the competition with this move? Quote
chaliepud Posted November 4, 2015 Author Posted November 4, 2015 http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2627#m30394 The Amazon shopping experience, I've not seen this yet so hope it is relevant! Quote
chesilbeach Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/10/amazons-new-bookshop-reverse-showroomed-in-seattle Quote
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