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Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person

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Rescuing Waterstones From Collapse

James Daunt describes acquiring Waterstones during imminent bankruptcy and recognizing that the chain needed local bookstores rather than centralized control.

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