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

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An Unlikely Acquisition Partnership

James Daunt explains how he failed to raise financing, partnered with Alexander Mamut, and began running Waterstones while still working in his own shops.

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