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Bookshops are bucking the high street trend. There are lots of reasons why

  • Written by: Samantha Rayner, Professor of Publishing and Book Cultures, UCL

With shop closures on the UK high street and rising living costs both well documented, it’s a surprise to note that the number of independent bookshops remained largely stable last year. Fifty-one new indies opened, despite some serious challenges outlined by trade body the Booksellers Association. These included “recession, inflation,...

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