E-book sales are skyrocketing and we've all seen the
disruptive impact this has on established businesses. There's no telling if bookstores will survive for another few years, but author
Stephen Booth suggests that it's important we
continue to support them:
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If print books were to disappear, the sad fact is that I wouldn't be sitting in a bookshop ready to sign your Kindle when a new book came out. There wouldn't even be a bookshop for me to sit in.
So if, like me, you want to see books flourishing in all their forms, it's vital to support the booksellers who continue to be the mainstay of the publishing business.
And remember – bookshops pay their taxes too!
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Do we need our local bookshops and should we try to support them, or have they simply outlived their usefulness? What do you think?