Thursday, August 14, 2014

Best Little Bookshop Unveils Beta Site

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Best Little Bookshop, an international online boutique bookseller founded by former Book Depository managing director Kieron Smith, has launched in beta form. The Bookseller reported that the retailer "will sell books to 100 countries, in 19 currencies with the website available in five languages." Smith said the site was designed to "add a human touch to book buying that is sorely missing online."

Booksellers and publishers from around the world will also soon "be able to sell titles direct to consumers through the website, which Smith hopes will greatly add to the diversity and range of books consumers can discover," the Bookseller noted. Before its official launch, Best Little Bookshop plans to work on the interface for third party booksellers to list their stock on the site and "dramatically increase" the range of books offered.

"We will sell books from all over the world, and we are hoping to put books in front of people they have never seen before," he said. "We are price competitive, but we don't want to drive the value out of the product at the same time--we don't want to encourage a race to the bottom..... We believe there is room for a different sort of bookshop online and hope that with our first tentative step in this direction, people will see how we can add value through our bookselling expertise, showcase interesting titles and delight customers with our offer."

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