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Post by cato on Oct 29, 2021 10:23:43 GMT
Dublins biggest bookshop is to close early in 2022. I was there a few days ago and picked up a couple of books. My shelves contain many purchases from them picked up over the years.
They had a fabulous second hand section which was locked up for Covid and still hasn't reopened.
No reasons have been given for the decision but Covid , high rents and declining sales can't have helped. The switch to on line sales will close local shops. E books are another factor. If I ever assume power they will be made illegal immediately.
A sad announcement and Dublin/Irelands small book world has just got a lot smaller.
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Oct 29, 2021 11:21:39 GMT
Dublins biggest bookshop is to close early in 2022. I was there a few days ago and picked up a couple of books. My shelves contain many purchases from them picked up over the years. They had a fabulous second hand section which was locked up for Covid and still hasn't reopened. No reasons have been given for the decision but Covid , high rents and declining sales can't have helped. The switch to on line sales will close local shops. E books are another factor. If I ever assume power they will be made illegal immediately. A sad announcement and Dublin/Irelands small book world has just got a lot smaller. That's really depressing. It was a great bookshop, especially the second-hand section. Kingsley Amis one said that, if governments want to subsidize the arts, they should subsidize bookshops instead of writers and festivals and prizes. Something to that, I think. |
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Post by cato on Oct 29, 2021 15:02:28 GMT
The owner was on Joe Duffys radio show earlier. Covid only sped up a process of decline. People buying on line, no on line Chapters presence, run down city centre and rental costs were all given as reasons. The deliberate collapsing by the state of the normal economy is killing many independent businesses up and down the length of the state.
The zero covid people and the lock down addicts should hang their heads in shame but won't.
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Oct 29, 2021 15:21:52 GMT
The owner was on Joe Duffys radio show earlier. Covid only sped up a process of decline. People buying on line, no on line Chapters presence, run down city centre and rental costs were all given as reasons. The deliberate collapsing by the state of the normal economy is killing many independent businesses up and down the length of the state. The zero covid people and the lock down addicts should hang their heads in shame but won't. I'm not confident that it will be replaced by newer bookshops. There's a (fairly) recently opened bookshop in Dublin's Camden Street called The Last Bookshop. The name seems all-too-appropriate. |
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Post by cato on Oct 29, 2021 17:17:00 GMT
The owner was on Joe Duffys radio show earlier. Covid only sped up a process of decline. People buying on line, no on line Chapters presence, run down city centre and rental costs were all given as reasons. The deliberate collapsing by the state of the normal economy is killing many independent businesses up and down the length of the state. The zero covid people and the lock down addicts should hang their heads in shame but won't. I'm not confident that it will be replaced by newer bookshops. There's a (fairly) recently opened bookshop in Dublin's Camden Street called The Last Bookshop. The name seems all-too-appropriate. It has a great Irish themed book section albeit on the pricey side. The rest of it is an absolute nightmare to negotiate though. I am sure there are hidden gems but it is very badly laid out and needs more space. I love the name but fear it may end up becoming true. |
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