This is the economic impact of bookshops, jobs in towns and villages all over the country. When you shop local that money stays in the local economy. Your euro is far more valuable when spent in an Irish bookshop
https://twitter.com/BooksellingI/status/1319987288563191813
Harder to quantify is the social impact of bookshops. We have so many regulars who just come in for a chat about books and well, life. These people are cut off from a vital social outlet during lockdown.
Then there are the books themselves. Book sales were strong during lockdown, helping to make the richest man in the world richer. Sadly so many books that should have got attention did not. An algorithm won't tell you about a new author, a hidden gem from a small publisher.
Algorithms sell you beekeeping supplies when you read "The Beekeeper of Allepo" and kites when you read "The Kite Runner". Booksellers help you find the next book you are going to love. Bookshops are open. #ShopLocal
Oh, and f*ck the algorithm.
The misspelling of Aleppo is going to haunt me.
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