Four months since it launched, Bookshop.org – billed as an alternative to Amazon – has generated £1m in profit for independent bookshops in the UK, the website announced on Monday. Bookshop.org announced on Monday that more than 200,000 UK customers have used it since its November launch, generating sales of more than £5m and profit of £1m for the 410 independent bookshops signed up to it. “Without the income from Bookshop.org, staff would have to be furloughed or work voluntarily as they did during the first lockdown. I’m running this shop, and I’ve got a part-time job as well – spending all my evenings packing up things for an online shop would kill us. “We are in this to ensure that indie bookshops continue to exist and thrive in a world where consumers are increasingly buying online.

Source: The Guardian March 01, 2021 16:41 UTC