Well, Jessops was basically Amazons camera showroom at the end.Poor old HMV, I can see Waterstones going this way as well.
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Smallbrainfield,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:04,
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Is Waterstones doing badly?I knew sales were down a bit, but books are nice physical objects.
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Mu Dinofiddler,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:06,
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They've been struggling for a few years.I don't know how well they're doing ATM, but they are another potential victim of Amazon.
( Smallbrainfield,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:09,
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didn't hmv buy waterstones to keep up with scAmazon
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prodigy69 broke b3ta and made everyone leave,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:07,
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used to own it, sold it a couple of years ago
HappyToast Groat froth,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:07,
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I like Amazon. They don't pay tax, sure, but they're hella convienientand didn't quibble about giving me a refund on delivery charges when they failed to deliver by the promised time.
( Mu Dinofiddler,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:09,
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yup the only thing I don't like about them is the tax dodging great service would use again ****_
prodigy69 broke b3ta and made everyone leave,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:14,
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This is true.The world changes and sometimes the stuff we get nostalgic about gets swept away.
It was always cool visiting the big HMV in Manchester when I was a kid though.
Looking at the weird album covers and browsing was part of the fun of being in a record shop.
(It was always cool visiting the big HMV in Manchester when I was a kid though.
Looking at the weird album covers and browsing was part of the fun of being in a record shop.
Smallbrainfield,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:14,
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Amazon is useful for research and cheap toys/boardgamesbut bookwise I try to give the nice independent bookshop up the road from me as much custom as possible. Otherwise my local row of shops will only offer an awe-inspiring range of fried chicken.
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thecrapgatsby isn't listening LALALALALALA,
Tue 15 Jan 2013, 12:23,
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