Dear Blogger
Message from Booka Bookshop
INTRODUCING
BOOKSHOP.ORG
THE ETHICAL ONLINE MARKETPLACE that supports
REAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOPS Founded on the belief that independent bookshops are the beating heart of our highstreets, our culture, and our communities, Bookshop.org has launched this week in the UK (like the Riders of Rohan answering the Horn of Gondor - to use a literary reference!) in response to the significant impact of the pandemic on independent retailers, which has seen Amazon enjoying an even greater dominance over our high streets.
Bookshop.org offers you, our wonderful customers, and fellow book-lovers all over the UK, the power to support your independent bookshop when you order books online.
As we all become more empowered to make positive consumer choices, Bookshop.org offers a revolutionary new way to shop online - allowing you to order any book in print in the UK, whilst ensuring independent bookshops receive the full profit margin (30 per cent of the cover price) from each sale we generate on the platform. Books are offered to customers at a small discount and delivered within 2-3 days.
Over 130 bookshops have already signed up, and we're proud to be part of it. Read more in this article from The Guardian.
Curated by real book experts including booksellers, authors, publishers & influencers, Bookshop.org mirrors the joy of browsing and discovery in a physical bookshop - one that no algorithm can replace!
Visit our online shop front and browse our virtual tables - lovingly curated by our booksellers right here at Booka. Look out on social media, as we'll be sharing the books we love throughout the festive period - helping you select great reads for your loved ones.
Now more than ever, we need your support. We invite you to join us in joyful, bookish defiance, and celebrate a love of reading, and of independent bookshops.
Together, we will bloom again x | | | | |
