Advantages: Alive and Kicking. Disadvantages: Collaboration with Transworld.
Established: 1982 by Tim Waterstone 288 stores Currently owned by a Russian billionaire called Alexander Mamut Now the fees of keeping a community library open is far too much in the current financial climate – the focus for me is to use the ...
Advantages: Nice staff, good selection Disadvantages: not cheap
Given that I recently reviewed waterstones.co.uk, I figured it was only fair to look at their actual high street stores as well, since I always try to support shops I like using.
Waterstone’s isn’t really one of those 'small companies' as its owned by ...
I am a reading addict and its rare to catch me anywhere without a book in my hand or at least in my bag. I go through books daily and my bookcase is undoubtedly cramped and overpacked. As well as this I have piles of books I'm forced to stash away at the ...
Advantages: The service, book range and layout. Disadvantages: The prices.
I studied English Literature while I was at university and after a few months off the books after graduation (I was tired of reading), I got back on the wagon and my love for reading soon returned. Waterstone's is a chain of bookshops that are located ...
I was recently in the Waterstones branch in the Arndale Centre in Manchester and it is the most relaxing bookshop I've ever been in. You are just left alone to browse at your leisure and you don't feel the assitants eyes burning into the back of your head ...
