tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post708700975732099874..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Indie bookshops - Josh LaceyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-37405219725149487692011-09-29T09:39:42.060+01:002011-09-29T09:39:42.060+01:00Well said, Josh! Such bookshops are real treasures...Well said, Josh! Such bookshops are real treasures - and, coincidentally, ABBA is about to host a series of Guest Bookseller blogs on Sundays.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-20023170120041861562011-09-29T06:57:31.654+01:002011-09-29T06:57:31.654+01:00Independent bookshops are the delicatessens to the...Independent bookshops are the delicatessens to the Amazon's Tesco. There may not be room for many in the marketplace, sadly, but those that survive are a treasure and a delight.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-24823385535146645862011-09-28T21:05:40.116+01:002011-09-28T21:05:40.116+01:00Living in Germany - and a one-and-a-half-horse tow...Living in Germany - and a one-and-a-half-horse town in Germany at that - I'm left mainly at the mercy of amazon when it comes to buying books. I really miss the kind of shops you're talking about. What hit home to me was that genuine feeling of having "stumbled upon" something unusual, not the crappy fake internet/amazon/algorithm "stumbled upon"!Sue Imgrundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-55596332489104490932011-09-28T13:27:48.499+01:002011-09-28T13:27:48.499+01:00your post reminded me of talk I attended a few mon...your post reminded me of talk I attended a few months ago given by Oren Teicher, American Booksellers Association CEO where he spoke about the importance of bricks and motar bookshops and the real potential for growth of local indie bookshops. He spoke about these booksellers curating content something your post beautifully illustrates.If only some publishers would change their business models so that books had a longer shelf life than yoghurt and there was more flexibility.Lynda Waterhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880769618542325268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-52035218603270258872011-09-28T13:07:12.817+01:002011-09-28T13:07:12.817+01:00Big Green Bookshop is my local. It really does cre...Big Green Bookshop is my local. It really does create a community.Farah Mendlesohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951321462450109434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-44159481021600177322011-09-28T09:48:50.487+01:002011-09-28T09:48:50.487+01:00Our local indie changed hands recently and it has ...Our local indie changed hands recently and it has reinforced just how much knowledge some indie owners have - and need to have. There are some London indies I want to revisit and others I want to visit. I just hope they will be there when I eventually manage to make a trip back to the UK!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-34131952026190719462011-09-28T09:19:46.797+01:002011-09-28T09:19:46.797+01:00Beautifully put! All these shops sound lovely.Beautifully put! All these shops sound lovely.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com