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Except that Waterstones profits are up 80%: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/18/waterstones-annual-profits-jump-80-percent-books-sale https://www.theg
by AndrewDucker 9y ago
Except that Waterstones profits are up 80%:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/18/waterstones-annual-profits-jump-80-percent-books-sale https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/18/waterstones-an...
And from a different article:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/01/waterstones-first-year-of-profit-since-2008-financial-crash-bookseller-amazon-rise-sales https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/01/waterstones-fi...
"He said book sales were partly being driven by Waterstones’ tactic of allowing staff to stock and push titles they believe would work in their store as well as helping readers discover new or less promoted authors."