# James Daunt

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Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person

He started with one small shop in London. He has since resuscitated both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. He tells Stephen Dubner exactly how he does it.  If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube or Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com‮…

Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person

He started with one small shop in London. He has since resuscitated both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. He tells Stephen Dubner exactly how he does it.  If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube or Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com‮…

25 A Polyamorous Commune

It really feels like the start of a new year, with kids in school and most people back from their summer vacations and now in the office. Lots of energy in the air! 📚 Recommendations for ravenous readers The Heatwave by Kate Riordan (Grand Central Publishing, 2021) Elodie was beautiful. Elodie was‮…

Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person

He started with one small shop in London. He has since resuscitated both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. In this episode of Stephen Dubner’s new TV talk show, James Daunt tells Stephen exactly how he does it.   If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube‮…

Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt: What Most Turnaround CEOs Get Wrong

For James Daunt, saving bookstores didn't start with technology or corporate strategy; the key was re-establishing booksellers. In this episode, retail turnaround leader James Daunt breaks down one of the most remarkable retail turnarounds in recent years. He shares how he helped revive Barnes & ‮…

Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person

He started with one small shop in London. He has since resuscitated both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. He tells Stephen Dubner exactly how he does it. If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube or Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa‮…

James Daunt - 233 - Alain Elkann Interviews

A REMARKABLE BOOKSELLER. James Daunt is the founder of the Daunt Books chain in the UK, and has been managing director of Waterstones, the bookshop chain of more than 300 stores, since 2011. In 2019 he also became CEO of Barnes & Noble, the American bookstore chain of some 650 stores. An Honorary ‮…

Reading for Pleasure with Jenny McCann (Childhood by Chapter)

Mother of 3 Jenny McCann worked as a high school English teacher for 15 years, she then started Bear Bookshop in Birmingham. Jenny came onto The Read-Aloud Home Podcast to talk about creating a home where kids read for pleasure, leaning into what your children enjoy and the value of libraries. Jen‮…

Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans | Better in Person

He started with one small shop in London. He has since resuscitated both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. In this episode of Stephen Dubner’s new TV talk show, James Daunt tells Stephen exactly how he does it. If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube o‮…

‘The Goliath is Amazon’: after 100 years, Barnes & Noble wants to go back to its indie roots

In this installment of our Centennial Series on companies that are over 100 years old, we are talking to Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt. The last few decades have thrown some hurdles in Barnes & Noble’s way, however. Far from being the monster that inspired the plot of the movie You’ve Got Mail, i‮…