The fate of bookstores today – news bulletin

The fate of bookstores today

A New York City bookstore focuses on new technology and old fashioned customer service to remain relevant as traditional booksellers face a growing threat from digital books. Jill Bennett reports.


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  1. Booksellers like to hear the sound of pages turning.
  2. Booksellers are reporting a decrease in sales compared with 2011.
  3. Booksellers are in tough competition with each other.
  4. The Espresso Book Machine is helping to keep customers coming into the shop.
  5. The machine photocopies books for customers.
  6. You can have a book made while you drink a cup of coffee.
  7. Other bookshops are not as successful.
  8. Amazon has stopped selling paperback books.
  9. Most people prefer digital books.
  10. This independent bookshop is successful because it is innovative.