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Historically, most countries with a significant book industry have known an FBPA since the 19th century. The development of competition policy in the 1970s led to a wave of repeals of those agreements (Australia 1972, Sweden 1974, UK 1995) at a time when any form of resale price maintenance was seen with much suspicion.
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As of February 2014, it employs around 3,500 staff in the UK and Europe. [5] An average-sized Waterstones shop sells a range of approximately 30,000 individual books, [4] as well as stationery and other related products.
History of the Book in Britain. Cambridge University Press. 1998–2014. ISBN 0521573467. (6 volumes) published in 21st century. Sally Mapstone; et al., eds. (2007–2012). Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748619122. Leah Price (2012). How to Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain. Princeton ...
House prices in the UK have surpassed the previous peak in June 2022, according to the Halifax house price index
The average UK house price hit a new high in October, putting it just shy of £294,000, according to an index. House prices increased by 0.2% in October, the fourth monthly increase in a row ...
Wales remains the strongest performer across the UK, with annual house price inflation of 12.9%, according to Halifax.
Book Titles per Capita. (Excel dataset for the period from 1500 until 2010 CE, worldwide) IPA. "IPA Annual Report 2014", International Publishers Association, retrieved October 25, 2014; Alison Flood. "UK publishes more books per capita than any other country, report shows" The Guardian, retrieved October 25, 2014