Arise, Sir Tim, Lord of Bookshops: The founder of Waterstones has been knighted
I hope you sent a card. Last week was Queen Elizabeth’s “official” birthday! Her Royal Highness gets two birthdays: the actual day she was born (April 21st) and the second Saturday in June… Read more »
Waterstones, the UK’s largest (and only) bookshop chain has been sold
It’s been the talk of the UK publishing industry for months… what fate awaits the only bookshop chain left in our country? It was announced Waterstones was up for sale in… Read more »
Tim Waterstone on the future of ebooks vs. the “iPad Dad”
We knew he was out there. Like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, there must be at least one guy who has thrown out all of his books and moved… Read more »
James Daunt takes possession of Waterstone’s punctuation
Ever since he took over Waterstone’s, James Daunt has made a series of bold moves. First, there was his decision—see the earlier MobyLives report—to leave his position as an independent… 4 / Read more »