Waterstones ends unpaid work placements after investigation
Waterstones stops using unpaid jobseekers, as government rebuts claim that scheme is contrary to Human Rights ActThe high street book store Waterstones has pulled out of a government scheme that employed unpaid jobseekers in its stores after a Guardian...
Eight female writers among Waterstones’s pick of debut novels
Most talked about novel on Waterstones 11 annual list, however, is by a man – The Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachWaterstones has named its annual pick of the forthcoming year's best debut novels.The Waterstones 11, which gathers together the new auth...
So, Waterstones – no apostrophe? Hey, no catastrophe | David Marsh
Despite masterminding International Apostrophe Day, I am conserving my energy for the punctuation marks in greater needYou might think that, as the man behind last year's first International Apostrophe Day, I'd be joining the outcry about Waterstones' ...
Missing the Waterstones apostrophe?
Crossing out the apostrophe in Waterstone's won't see off the Amazonian challengeMay I take a moment to apostrophise the apostrophe, which finds itself suddenly de trop in a "digital world of URLs and email addresses". Waterstone's yesterday suffered a...
Mein Kampf tagged as ‘perfect Christmas present’ by Waterstone’s
Adolf Hitler's antisemitic manifesto included among Christmas picks by Huddersfield branchThe UK's biggest book chain, Waterstone's, has apologised after one of its branches pushed Adolf Hitler's manifesto Mein Kampf as the "perfect" Christmas present....
Meerkat cult inspires hunt for quirky Christmas bestseller
Publishers wait to see which offbeat title heads the yuletide bestsellers listsWhen Meerkats Turn Bad; 101 Uses for a Dead Meerkat; Where's the Meerkat? – drawn by the success of last year's surprise Christmas hit, the fictional meerkat memoir The Si...
Store Wars: Waterstone’s and WH Smith
Each week we look at shops competing in the same sector. This week it's the battle of the book sellers as we rate Waterstone's and WH SmithMarc Lockley
What makes good winter reading?
Some go for imaginative escapes into sun-baked stories, I want plenty of snow and roaring fires. How about you?What's your favourite fireside read, the book you go back to every winter? That's the question Waterstone's has asked a host of authors, and ...
James Daunt and Alexander Mamut | No 4 | Books power 100
The MD and the owner of Waterstone's bookshops have begun a process of remodelling, and promise the return of flair in booksellingMD and owner of Waterstone's bookshopsSince the chill wind of recession swept through the world of publishing, an increas...
Waterstone’s to launch e-reader to rival Amazon Kindle
Retailer confirms leap into consumer electronics will happen before spring 2012Britain's largest bookseller, Waterstone's, is to launch a digital e-reader to rival Amazon's Kindle within six months.The high street retailer will make the ambitious leap ...
Waterstone’s ends 3-for-2 book offers
High-street chain abandons influential sales promotion after a decadeWaterstone's, Britain's biggest bookseller, is ending its long running three-for-two promotion, which has been a key plank in the company's marketing effort for more than a decade.The...
In praise of … apostrophes | Editorial