Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person
James Daunt, the man behind the revival of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, credits the survival and resurgence of physical bookstores to long-term thinking, decentralized store autonomy, and a deep belief in the cultural and emotional value of books — defying the narrative that Amazon and
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