Delicious LiveJournal Links for 1-1-2011

[andrewducker]

• Borders book stores delaying payments to some vendors - will Amazon soon be the only game in town?
  (tags: books borders)
• Italy bans non-biodegradable plastic bags
  (tags: environment italy)
• Pub chains not going to be allowed to prevent rival pubs opening in the buildings they've sold off.
  (tags: pubs alcohol law uk)

Comments

[feorag.livejournal.com]

That last one is England and Wales only. Restrictive Covenants went in Scotland a few years ago.

[andrewducker]

That's good news, thanks!

[drplokta]

Amazon won't be the only game in town for a while, because whichever of Barnes & Noble and Borders manages not to die will do a good deal better without the competition from whichever one does die.

[andrewducker]

I really hope so. I don't think a book-selling monopoly would be a good thing.

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

In the UK, Borders has closed down leaving only Waterstones standing (aside from a few small, independent bookshops) selling books on the high street. I think it is only a matter of time until it closes its doors and either becomes an online only retailler or closes completely.