I love bookshops and I love to buy things when I'm there, but I'm also a frequent Amazon customer. Reading this weekend FT article, though, made me realise the real price we pay for those cheap books. It's a unnerving insight into the way Amazon has changed the nature of retail.
By contrast, I read something else recently on Lutyens & Rubenstein, a bookshop that I've never visited as it's across town from me. They say 'We believe that the discerning reader of any age is hungry for an
alternative to the homogeneity of the chains and the anonymity of
on-line booksellers. At the Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop we hope
to offer a companionable and idiosyncratic experience for people who
love books.'
Now I'm definitely inspired to make the trip.
