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tightly focused strategy on maintaining margins has enabled WHSmith to
persist after than two centuries at the heart of UK bookselling, inspiring
admiration and ire alike.
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Why WHSmith Remains the Most Remarkable Story in UK Bookselling
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