Publishing Perspectives UK’s Waterstone’s Pins Hopes on aNobii “Social Bookselling” App Dominic Myers, MD of beleaguered bookseller Waterstone's, says he's "confident of a positive outcome" for the chain. The company is counting on aNobii, a book-oriented social networking site originally developed in Hong Kong, to help save them.

What is the Future of “Social Bookselling”? Book-oriented social networking, nee bookselling, sites are proliferating. Copia and Bookish, in the US, and aNobii in the UK. What is their future?