After calls to allow them to remain open during the second lockdown failed, the next three weeks will be vital for the sector
At The Bookshop in Liskeard, Cornwall, the first customer through the door on Wednesday snapped up The Sentinel by Lee and Andrew Child, while the second went for My Garden World by Monty Don. At Waterstones Piccadilly, after a Christmas elf cut a ceremonial ribbon to reopen the shop, the first reader went straight for the Booker prize winner, Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain. Bookshops across England were opening their doors on Wednesday for the first time in almost a month, in an attempt to land some of the vital Christmas trade that will, they hope, keep them in business.
“We have had a fantastic morning. Of course we have to socially distance and limit the number of customers in the shop but have been very busy since opening at nine,” said Bob Skillicorn, who owns the Liskeard shop with his wife Jackie. “We were ready and very happy to reopen. December is a critical month for us. Had we remained closed that would have had a serious impact on the ongoing viability of our bookshop.”
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