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The Future Of The Bookstore: A Real Cliffhanger

Posted at 8:05AM Thursday 28 Feb 2013

The bookstore of the future will have to work hard. Service will be knowledgeable and personalised, the inventory expertly selected, spaces well-designed and the cultural events enticing. No one seems to be able to predict whether chain stores or independents have the advantage. The fate of these shops has become a potboiler.

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