Links of Interest: May 26, 2021

Barnes & Noble

  • CEO James Daunt says Bookshop is dangerous for independent bookstores. It’s not much of a surprise he might find the online retailer dangerous, given that Barnes & Noble has never been that great at online sales and realized only modest ecommerce growth during the pandemic. But Daunt’s warning was directed to independents. He believes they give up a valuable direct connection between themselves and customers if they use Bookshop. However, Bookshop does pass along customer data to bookstores if the customer opts in to such . . .

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