David Nicholls: Browsing bookshops then buying online is a 'genteel form of shoplifting'
One Day author David Nicholls has spoken of how “a town without a bookshop is missing something”, as figures show that 57 independent bookshops closed in the UK last year. According to the Booksellers Association, the number of independent booksellers in the UK continues to decline. Ten years ago, in 2005, there were 1,535; five years ago, in 2010, there were 1,159; and in 2014, there were 939.
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