Borders Australia is fighting Amazon (which does not have a local operation) with a new price guarantee, which the Sydney Morning Herald says “signals a new era in the way Australian book sellers compete in the global online market.” They will promise that if a customer finds a book that costs less from Amazon once shipping is included, Borders will pay the difference in price plus 10 percent.SMH In the UK, the FT reports that Waterstone’s will add in-store concessions from stationery chain Paperchase in 20 stores. Still owned by Borders, Paperchase used to have boutiques in the now-bankrupt Borders […]
