Cool Idea of the Day: 'Bookseller-at-Large'

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London's Heywood Hill bookshop has appointed Charlotte Merritt to the new role of "bookseller-at-large" in Hong Kong. The bookstore, "which offers bespoke bookselling, private library building and monthly book subscriptions, with customers in over 60 countries worldwide, said that Merritt's appointment will allow it to provide 'a new standard of personal service to both long-standing and new customers in Hong Kong,' " the Bookseller reported.

"Our little shop in London is a refuge for English-speaking readers and book-collectors around the world both in person and online," said Nicky Dunne, chairman of Heywood Hill. "We are sure that many more Hong Kong residents--whether expatriates or those born and bred in the city--will enjoy a connection to a literary bookshop. We are no ordinary independent bookshop and we are constantly striving to be useful to our customers around the world and to design literary services that are enjoyable and relevant in the digital age".