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Originally Posted by Philippe D.
It's not a purely French thing. I was in Scotland last summer, and in a Waterstone's (probably not a huge brand, but still a name you'll find all across UK) some of the books came with written recommendations from the store employees on the shelves - signed, so if you bought a book on one's recommendation and liked it, you could try others recommended by the same person.
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Waterstones are a huge brand in the UK - they completely dominate the B&M book market here. And yes, they do the personal recommendation thing a lot.