Booksellers struggle with lack of new stock amid Covid-19 crisis
(The Guardian Books News)

Shops forced to shut by coronavirus had been surviving with online sales, but difficulties ordering titles present fresh threatAmazon has denied reports that it is no longer accepting new deliveries of books to its warehouses while prioritising essential goods amid the coronavirus outbreak, as major cutbacks at the UK´s two main book wholesalers have begun to prevent bookshops up and down the country from acquiring new stock.Amid reports in publications such as the Times that the online retail giant was turning away book deliveries to focus on household essentials and medical supplies, Amazon told the Guardian on Friday that it is still accepting new stock from publishers. Related: Delivery by skateboard? Coronavirus sees indie booksellers get inventive Continue reading...