AUTHORS and readers battling to stop High Street bookselling being dominated by one ‘super chain’ have won a crucial victory in the UK. A backlash against the takeover of the Ottakar’s book chain by Waterstone’s owner HMV has forced the deal to be referred for a full-scale competition inquiry.
Consumers and writers have waged a campaign against the deal, which they said could seriously damage Britain’s literary trade and hurt niche and local writers.
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