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Waterstone's tops UK bookselling awards

Waterstone's is the big winner in this year's UK Bookseller awards.

Waterstone's launches e-book store

UK chain Waterstone's has launched its e-book store, with an initial offering of 7000 titles expected to soon grow to over 20,000.

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Will Waterstones be first in the UK to sell Sony e-reader?

The Bookseller reports that Waterstones is 'understood' to have signed an exclusive deal to sell the Sony E-reader in the UK.

UK expects 'big bang' for e-books

The UK is expecting a 'big bang' of e-books and e-readers soon, with Waterstone's and Borders UK announcing e-book plans; and Amazon UK and Sony set to release their competing e-readers.

Waterstone's celebrates a good Xmas

British bookselling chain Waterstone's appears to have bounced back from hard times, reporting strong interim results for Xmas 2007.

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Waterstone's announces supply plans

UK bookselling chain Waterstone's has announced plans for its own 'consolidation centre' in partnership with supply-chain specialist Unipart Logistics.

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Waterstone’s sales down again

A trading update released by HMV last week shows sales for its bookselling chain Waterstone's fell by 3.6% and like-for-like sales were down three percent in the 12-week period to 23rd September. This...

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Simon Fox new HMV CEO

HMV, which is merging Ottakar's with its Waterstone's chain, has named Simon Fox as the company's new CEO. Fox will replace Alan Giles. In his first official interview as incoming CEO, Fox tells...

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Waterstone's releases 2007 figures

The HMV Group, the parent company of UK-based bookselling chain Waterstone's, has announced a total sales growth of 11.3% for the year ending 26 April 2008. Waterstone's like for like sales were up 3....

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