#waterstones — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/britain/19429/ London Stock Exchange could welcome £20bn in retail floats #boots #Business #FTSE100 #ipo #IpoMarket #listings #London #LondonStockExchange #News #Primark #retail #UKEconomy #waterstones

https://www.europesays.com/britain/18882/ Boots shapes up for potential London IPO  #boots #Business #HighStreet #ipo #London #LondonStockExchange #News #retail #StockMarketFloat #UKEconomy #WalgreensBootsAlliance #waterstones

To add to the question I posed a few days ago on whether alternate history books such as Pagans should be categorised as SFF or not, Waterstones have come down on the SFF side of the argument. #booktok #SFF #waterstones #alternatehistory https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRCp4S66/

Quiz books surge in sales to their best year ever, while nonfiction takes a slide

The success of TV spinoffs such as The 1% Club Quiz Book shows a growing market for puzzles as readers crave escape from the news cycle and endless doom-scrolling While watching University Challenge or Only Connect, the impulse to shout out the answers comes down to a simple “human urge”, says publisher Richard Green. That compulsion to “know useless trivia or show off knowledge” has been noticed by the publishing industry, which has met the desire by coming up with a range of products that resulted in quiz and trivia books having a bumper year in 2025 , the best since records began in 1998. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/11/quiz-books-surge-in-sales-nonfiction-takes-a-slide

#Books #Quizandtriviagames #Publishing #Waterstones #Substack

Elliott Advances IPO Plans for Barnes & Noble and Waterstones

Elliott Management advances plans for multibillion-pound IPO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones, with London listing favoured and bank appointments expected early 2026.
The post Elliott Advances IPO Plans for Barnes & Noble and Waterstones appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/27/elliott-barnes-noble-waterstones-ipo-2026/

#BarnesAndNoble #UK #USA #Waterstones #BarnesAndNobleWaterstonesIPO

I was storytelling at the Waterstones book festival in Dundee today #photo #waterstones

Delighted to see lovely fellow Indie bookshop Argonaut posting that Waterstones have decided *not* to open right across the road from them on Leith Walk. So glad they got so much support from near and far on this.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAkGHUjDGq/?igsh=Nm41YXQxNnBzZHN5

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #Waterstones #IndependentBookshops #bookstodon #ArgonautBooks

Delighted to see lovely fellow Indie bookshop Argonaut posting that Waterstones have decided *not* to open right across the road from them on Leith Walk. So glad they got so much support from near and far on this.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAkGHUjDGq/?igsh=Nm41YXQxNnBzZHN5

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #Waterstones #IndependentBookshops #bookstodon #ArgonautBooks

Delighted to see lovely fellow Indie bookshop Argonaut posting that Waterstones have decided *not* to open right across the road from them on Leith Walk. So glad they got so much support from near and far on this.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAkGHUjDGq/?igsh=Nm41YXQxNnBzZHN5

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #Waterstones #IndependentBookshops #bookstodon #ArgonautBooks

Delighted to see lovely fellow Indie bookshop Argonaut posting that Waterstones have decided *not* to open right across the road from them on Leith Walk. So glad they got so much support from near and far on this.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAkGHUjDGq/?igsh=Nm41YXQxNnBzZHN5

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #Waterstones #IndependentBookshops #bookstodon #ArgonautBooks

Delighted to see lovely fellow Indie bookshop Argonaut posting that Waterstones have decided *not* to open right across the road from them on Leith Walk. So glad they got so much support from near and far on this.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAkGHUjDGq/?igsh=Nm41YXQxNnBzZHN5

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #Waterstones #IndependentBookshops #bookstodon #ArgonautBooks

#Waterstones is one bookshop to avoid when shopping for Christmas.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvdkw4xgewo

Waterstones boss says he's willing to sell slop if there's profit in it for them.

He does at least say that it should be clearly labelled. And that "we as booksellers would certainly naturally and instinctively disdain it".

And, if you think about the quality of a lot of published content by "celebrity authors", would we ACTUALLY be able to tell the difference in some cases?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvdkw4xgewo

#Waterstones #GenAI #Slop #BookShops

It's December, folkes! That means a whole bunch of people telling you to shop small and buy local for #xmas. You can do this by dodging #amazon and buying my books in Australia from #Booktopia and in the US from #BarnesAndNoble and the UK from #Waterstones
Aus:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/search?keywords=d.harrigon&productType=917504&pn=1
US:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/d.%20harrigon
UK:
https://www.waterstones.com/books/search/term/d++harrigon
#books #reading #FuckAmazon @bookstodon

Cool story — despite #Brexit, #ebooks and #Covid, the English bookshop #Waterstones in #Brussels has hung on — in fact it's thriving again, especially among young readers.

https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1782102/waterstones-2-0

I've read 140 books this year but only 5 have left me guessing until the end

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/ive-read-140-books-year-36014534

I write bestselling cosy fantasy books — these are the 12 cosy books you need to read

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/bestselling-author-cosy-fantasy-recommendations-36010266

#IngramSpark distributes me through #Amazon, #BarnesAndNoble #Waterstones and #Booktopia.

Books by D. Harrigon:

Somebody Keeps Callin' - A woman wakes next to a headless corpse and says, "Oh, no. Not again."

Cruel Provocations - Lesbian witch fights capitalism in steampunk southern France.

Desolation: The Overdue Library and Keep Your Imgainary Friends close - Hetch didn't mean to destroy the world. She was just curious.

Desolation book three on #Kickstarter soon.

#FediBookShop #books

>>The Barnes & Noble chain, also owned by Elliott and where Daunt is also the CEO, is benefiting in the US – where it is planning 60 new stores a year – from building on experience with Waterstones to open “much, much better bookshops” and training up and empowering its booksellers, he says.<<

Ha! When Tim Waterstone opened his first bookshop in London in 1982, he drew inspiration from US bookstores....including Barnes & Noble!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/17/waterstones-strong-sales-younger-adults-book-buying

#Books #Bookshops #Bookstores #Waterstones #BarnesAndNoble #Retail

Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading

Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok Times may be tough on the high street but the bookseller Waterstones is enjoying strong sales as younger adults embrace reading…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/17/waterstones-strong-sales-younger-adults-book-buying

#Waterstones #Booksellers #Retailindustry #Publishing #Books
@indieauthors

Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading

Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok Times may be tough on the high street but the bookseller Waterstones is enjoying strong sales as younger adults embrace reading…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/17/waterstones-strong-sales-younger-adults-book-buying

#Waterstones #Booksellers #Retailindustry #Publishing #Books
@indieauthors

Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading

Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok Times may be tough on the high street but the bookseller Waterstones is enjoying strong sales as younger adults embrace reading…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/17/waterstones-strong-sales-younger-adults-book-buying

#Waterstones #Booksellers #Retailindustry #Publishing #Books
@indieauthors

Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading

Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok Times may be tough on the high street but the bookseller Waterstones is enjoying strong sales as younger adults embrace reading…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/17/waterstones-strong-sales-younger-adults-book-buying

#Waterstones #Booksellers #Retailindustry #Publishing #Books
@indieauthors

Fiona Robertson @stone_lands says:
Last call for tickets for my talk at #Waterstones Canterbury this Wednesday 30th July on the awesome Medway megaliths and my favourite standing stone sites from all over Britain! With special guest ultra stones enthusiast Andy B from the Megalithic Portal. Should be a lot of fun ❤️. Tickets here: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-talk-stone-lands-canterbury-tickets-1394337102809 #prehistory #Standingstones #megaliths #events #archaeology #canterbury

Today's nerd purchase from #Waterstones 📚

#Superman #AllStarSuperman #GrantMorrison #FrankQuitely #DC #DCComics #ComicBooks

Wer sich - wie ich - im größten Buchladen Europas (Waterstones in London) vor das Regal mit Laufbüchern stellt und sich genau EIN‼️ Buch kaufen möchte, der hat bei dieser großen Auswahl echt ein Problem bei der Entscheidungsfindung 😬

#runnersofmastodon #London #Waterstones

Three Good Things:

• Realised I had £10 credit on my Waterstones account 📖

• Found this brand new copy of the ENTIRE Court of Owls Saga for £8.99 🦇

• Nerd lady in the shop high-fived me for the purchase 👊

#3GoodThings @3goodthings
#Batman #CourtOfOwls #Books #Comics #ScottSnyder #GregCapullo #DCComics #Waterstones #WaterstonesBookShop

@fixatedpersonsunit just bought it from #waterstones Thanks!

https://www.waterstones.com/book/careless-people/sarah-wynn-williams/9781035065929

oh and will be passing it on to my friend after I read it who will do the same, etc, etc

#fuckzuck #fuckmeta #fuckfacebook

Flagellum: Self-Hatred, Self-Punishment and Self-Mutilation is a profound and mystical journey into the abyss of the human soul. This book explores the complex origins of self-hatred, a destructive force that insidiously engenders behaviors of self-punishment and self-mutilation, like silent cries from a broken heart.
#amazone, #ebay, #Barnes&;;;nobles, #Morebooks, #Waterstones, #Feltrinelli, #saxo, #Takealot, #Agendabookshop, #Adlibris, #Ibs, bookswagon, #

Just done my last stealth book signing of the year at #Waterstones #Abergavenny. Thank you for making me feel so welcome guys and cannot wait to work with you in the future! Signed copies of #BecomingDrJones up for grabs now!!

How does a larger retailer bounce back from the Covid Pandemic and the rise of Amazon? James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble has an answer
https://zurl.co/K6yE

#growth #innovation #therebootchronicles #deandebiase #BuildBuyBorrow #books #Literature #Retail #Retailers #Booksellers #Bookstores #trust #community #Barnes&Noble #Amazon #Kindle #Waterstones #IndependentBookseller #goodreads #newstores #InternalGrowth #YoungAdults #YABooks #Covid #Lockdown #Target #CVS #Walgreens

It’s the first anniversary of the launch of #BecomingDrJones Thank you to #Waterstones and my great friend #JohnRhysDavies for being at my side during the adventure of a lifetime!
Please help other people find this book #Dyslexia #Wildlife #Adventure

https://www.waterstones.com/book/becoming-dr-jones/dr-rhys-jones/9781472299598

Book haul from Waterstones Dundee. I especially enjoyed being able to browse the manga and graphic novels at length. Though the shop is rather an obstacle course with a wheelchair. #books #disability #access #wheelchair #Bookstodon #bookshops #accessibility #disabled #InsideNo9 #InsideNumber9 #manga #PotC #PiratesOfTheCaribbean #Waterstones #bookHaul

Seeing and signing my book FRIEND ME in a #London bookstore is the thrill of my life. Thank you #Waterstones Gower Street for having FRIEND ME (Scholastic) on the shelves of your magnificent children's section. This shop is book paradise, people... stop by if you can. Shown here with a domesticated Dalek (OR IS IT?)

#bookshops #londontravel #middlegrade
#FriendMe #sheilamaverbuch #booktoker #booksellers #thriller #kidlit #writingcommunity #waterstones #childrensbooks @bookstodon

Quick reminder I'm in the UK Jan 23rd and Jan 25th (Glasgow and London) and you can get tickets to attend my events there. I would be delighted to meet you! @bookstodon @sffbipoc

https://www.waterstones.com/events/search/author/773140

#sff #sffbookclub #theRedScholarsWake #LesbianSpacePirates #bookEvents #waterstones

Speedy early morning trip around town this morning giving our notice of marriage, browsing #JohnLewis, impulse buying books in #Waterstones, and drinking tasty coffee in #KirkgateMarket. Home and snuggled up on the sofa all afternoon with the second half of the last episode of #ExandriaUnlimitedCalamity #CriticalRole fuelled by #Pukka #WinterWarmer in my favourite Christmas boobies mug and tasty Christmas goodies from #Lidl. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas 🎄🧑🏻‍🎄 #maternityleave

My beautiful local book store, arguably the best looking bookstore in the world. Built in 1864, it was previously the centre of the wool trade, hence the building is known as the wool exchange.
#bradford #yorkshire #woolexchange #bookstore #Waterstones #beautful

Delighted to announce A Song of Winter is being reprinted just 50 days after first publication!

Thanks to #Waterstones #Toppings #Blackwells #Indies and all you brilliant #readers and #reviewers for your support.

Who knew cli-fi would be so popular? (and no, it doesn't stand for a specialist brand of porn as one blogger asked – good luck in finding it) 😂

How Long Does It Take To Fix an eBook?

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2011/06/how-long-does-it-take-to-fix-an-ebook/

Four months ago, I wrote to Waterstones about an error in an eBook I purchased from them.

I've finally received a reply...

Dear Terence,

Some time ago you contacted us regarding the following eBook title, "One of Our Thursdays is Missing (eBook): Thursday Next Series, Book 6" (ISBN: 9781444713039). We have had our eBook supplier investigate the content issue of this eBook title in conjunction with the publishers. They have confirmed that this title has been corrected.

Our suppliers have said, "We apologize for any delay that it has taken to resolve this issue. Issues with content require corrections from the publisher and can often take weeks or months to resolve.Unfortunately the time it took to correct this issue was due to delays from the publisher and not OverDrive."

You will now be able to purchase and download the correct content for this title if you wish to do so. Please accept my apologies for the delay.

Kind regards,

In fairness, they did refund the cost of the ebook. Rather annoyingly, they revoked my access to download it again.

I realise that it must take some time to find a sober editor in a publishing company - but 12 weeks to replace one image with another really doesn't seem right.

It's sloppy errors and poor customer service like this which will kill the eBook revolution.

Or, perhaps, that's just what some publishers want...?

#ebooks #jasperFforde #waterstones