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Trailblazing dog

Monday, November 30th, 2009

For those interested in the history of journals publishing, a fascinating archive has just gone up online. The Royal Society showcases 60 articles selected from an archive of more than 60,000 published by the Royal Society between 1665 and 2010. These include an article by Robert Hooke from 1667 - his account of an experiment [...]

Borders in administration

Monday, November 30th, 2009

This last week brought the sad news that Borders has gone into administration. The company lost over £13m last year and has struggled to find a buyer for the chain. Before a management buyout, it was owned by Luke Johnson (Chairman of Channel 4) and his private equity firm. They in turn had bought the [...]

Waterstoned?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

An article in the Guardian questions whether Waterstone’s has now lost its soul. With centralized buying and distribution, charges to promote books, and a diet of discounted bestsellers, has the chain made the mistake of trying to compete with Amazon and the supermarkets?
You can read the article by Stuart Jeffries here