#111 - Nicole Vanderbilt on Bookshop.org and Challenging the Amazon Monopoly

Nicole Vanderbilt, Managing Director for the UK wing of Bookshop.org, was my guest on today’s show. If you, like me, have long been lamenting the harsh reality that Amazon was the best place to buy books online, then you can thank your lucky stars that Bookshop.org has now come to the UK! They are attempting to provide a platform for independent book stores to sell online and compete with Amazon. We got into the reason physical books have survived, how Bookshp.org is try to challenge the Amazon monopoly, and much more. If you haven’t already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don’t forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now available for pre-order. You’ll find the links in the description below. [**PRE ORDER BREXIT:THE ESTABLISHMENT CIVIL WAR HERE**]( https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/brexit-establishment-civil-war) [***Get 25% off podcast hosting with Podiant***](https://pcast.link/chatter/) ***RESOURCES*** https://uk.bookshop.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/nov/05/bookshoporg-is-what-the-publishing-world-has-been-waiting-for https://twitter.com/bookshop_org_uk?lang=en https://www.crunchbase.com/person/nicole-vanderbilt https://vurbl.com/station/Ank3Q7466B9/ Follow us on [Facebook]( https://www.facebook.com/justgivemethejist/) or [Twitter]( https://twitter.com/Give_Me_TheJist) or [sign up for our mailing list here]( http://eepurl.com/cSmT7v) to get information on my upcoming book, [Brexit: The Establishment Civil War](http://www.establishmentcivilwar.co.uk/). Music from Just Jim - [https://soundcloud.com/justjim](https://soundcloud.com/justjim)