Waterstones Book Shop
About Waterstones
Humans make the best search engines - the books, knowledge and expertise of Waterstones' stores are now at booklovers’ fingertips.
Waterstone’s, the leading specialist high street book shop, has launched its own online retail website offering a wealth of books and book knowledge and access to expert booksellers from Waterstone’s stores around the country.
The launch of Waterstones.com gives customers the service, knowledge and genuine love of books that they have come to expect from Waterstone’s specialist high street stores and provides Affiliates with a known and trusted alternative to Amazon.co.uk and other book sites.
Waterstones have put their booksellers right at the heart of Waterstones.com. Their passion for books, proven expertise in all genres along with their popular bespoke recommendations, fully personalised responses and suggestions will enable Watersones to match our customers, whatever they read, to their perfect book.
Features and functions of Waterstones.com include:
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Bookseller Reviews: thousands of reviews and recommendations from real booksellers in Waterstone’s branches. Ask a Bookseller: email contact with real booksellers on hand to offer advice, personal recommendations and help finding a particular book.
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Waterstones will endeavour to respond to each request within 48 hours.
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Delivery options: free delivery on orders over £15 to the address of your choice, or totally free delivery and free returns to your local Waterstone’s branch – never spend your Saturday queuing at the post office again.
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Events in stores: Signed books make extra special gifts. Keep ahead of Waterstone’s popular events programme with a fully searchable function to find the latest book signings in-store – listed by author, by month or by location.
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Online book clubs: linking booklovers across the UK who have a passion for reading – current topics include The Booker Shortlist 2006, West End Girls by Jenny Colgan, Everyman, by Philip Roth, The Colour of a Dog Running Away by Richard Gwyn and The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham.
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Meet the Author online videos so you can listen to what your favourite authors have to say about their latest release, their writing life, or their own favourite books. Authors include: Jacqueline Wilson, Ian Rankin and Victoria Hislop.
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Exclusive author interviews and competitions, current competitions include the chance to win a Nintendo Wii, £2,000 shopping spree with Trinny & Susannah, a chance to meet Shayne Ward and a Banksy art piece.
*All prices on Waterstones.com are online only and may differ from Waterstone's branches.
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