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Flipping hell: book designers lament Waterstones' back-to-front displays

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | 1:18 PM

Retailer apologises to artists as branches turn books around to help browsers read blurb

It was understandable but slightly “heartbreaking”, designer Anna Morrison said of the news that Waterstones is asking shoppers to judge a book by its back cover.

The retailer has offered its apologies to book designers after some newly reopened branches began displaying books back to front so browsers could read the blurb without picking it up.

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