Breaking borders: how to make the best bookshop in the world
The independent chain was awarded International Bookstore of the Year this week. According to Readings’ manager Mark Rubbo, it’s all about community
May 2012
Robert McCrum on books
Waterstones boss poised to join the e-reader battle
Robert McCrum
Bookseller James Daunt remains upbeat about traditional books even as he plots a digital revolution, reports Robert McCrum
April 2012
Tim Waterstone warns Amazon tax avoidance could kill off bookshops
Founder of UK books chain says Amazon tax planning fits pattern of 'rude, contemptuous, arrogant' online company
August 2011
Profit on Wall Street, recession on Main Street
Sally Kohn
Sally Kohn: In America's deeply dysfunctional economy, unemployment is stuck at a 'new normal' of 9%, while corporate profits race ahead
July 2011
Borders agrees to sell itself for $215m
Private investment firm Najafi, which owns the Book-of-the-Month Club, will also assume $220m in debt
April 2011
Books blog
Will books vanish along with bookshops?
Independent record stores increase for the first time in a generation
February 2011
Borders bankruptcy spreads to US and Australia
Wave of bad news for high-street book trade across the world also sees Angus & Robertson chain go under
Borders poised for bankruptcy in US
Bookstore chain whose UK arm went bust at the end of 2009 will bid to renegotiate debts in US under chapter 11 protection
Waterstone's closes branches after poor Christmas sales
Hit by poor Christmas sales, 11 branches will be culled this week, while Borders teeters on brink of US bankruptcy
September 2010
Borders sees sharp fall in revenue
The continuing woes of the book industry were underscored when the US retail chain Borders, which pulled out of Britain last year, said its losses had increased amid sharply falling revenues
August 2010
Barnes and Noble bookstore chain put up for sale
Sad tale for US giant, which owns 720 high-street shops in all 50 American states but saw profits slump
January 2010
UK recession: winners and losers
As Britain finally exits recession, we assess which sectors and companies have thrived, and look back at those that did not make it
Why Waterstone's is worth saving despite its mistakes
Tim Coates
The former Waterstone's boss on why the bookseller should survive and what went wrong
More retailers poised to celebrate a profitable Christmas
House of Fraser and Co-op expected to kick off seasonal sector reports with buoyant figures
December 2009
Borders bookshop's final day has a forlorn feel
Borders slashed book prices by 90% but the bookish of Islington found little to interest them. By Esther Addley
