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Gary Hall

Good to see the amount of independent bookshops in the UK is at its highest level for a decade. The number of these has continued to rise for the seventh consecutive year, reaching a total of 1,072 shops. That's a significant increase from their lowest point of 867 shops back in 2016.

publishersweekly.com/pw/by-top

Also good that independent publishers are doing well:

theguardian.com/books/2023/jul

So we can say there is something of a change in who is and disseminating . What we can’t say so much is that there is a change in how they are doing so.

PublishersWeekly.comLondon Book Fair 2023: U.K. Bookstore Numbers Hit 10-Year HighAt the start of 2023, independent bookshop numbers hit a ten-year high in the U.K., growing in number for the seventh consecutive year to 1,072 shops, up from 867 at their lowest point in 2016.