genialokal.de is backed by over 750 owner-managed bookshops across Germany. Since 2015, the joint umbrella brand has stood for the goal of strengthening the local book trade, with 80% of users using the delivery option “click&collect” to pick up their order from their local book store.
UK (and I think Ireland) have uk.bookshop.org. It’s a US based B-Corp though if that influences anything
This is really cool. I moved to Austria from a country that doesn’t basically have Amazon and ordering anything from closest “Amazon country” costs way more than local online shops, but I’ve taken a stance to continue avoiding Amazon.
So far so good. Initiatives like this will help to have other options!
In Benelux we also have Bol.com as an Amazon alternative.
I have never in my life purchased anything from Amazon and am fully intending to keep it that way.
In Belgium, there’s Librel but I think it’s only available for the french speaking part of the country.
Sad that Thalia isn’t part of this.
Well, Thalia is one of the enemies of independently owned bookshops so no surprise there I guess
Learnt something today, thanks.
