Comments on: Eason take over Reads – the end of cheap books and highlighters? http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/ Random ramblings from a freelance web developer in Dublin, Ireland Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:57:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: janine http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-5063 janine Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:17:11 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-5063 Well I don't buy books or stationery enough to know for sure but I agree with you Jim, they still seem to be offering good value. Unfortunately, I have noticed one change. They used to stock an impressive selection of magazines but since the takeover they have drastically reduced the number of titles in a specialist area I'm interested in - crafting :( Well I don’t buy books or stationery enough to know for sure but I agree with you Jim, they still seem to be offering good value. Unfortunately, I have noticed one change. They used to stock an impressive selection of magazines but since the takeover they have drastically reduced the number of titles in a specialist area I’m interested in – crafting :(

]]> By: Jim http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-5059 Jim Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:05:58 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-5059 Well I hope your all satisfied! 12 months of Eason ownership and Read's bargains continue! I hope all of the begrudgers above acknowledge this! Well I hope your all satisfied! 12 months of Eason ownership and Read’s bargains continue! I hope all of the begrudgers above acknowledge this!

]]> By: daithi http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-668 daithi Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:36:54 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-668 At least it's reassuring to know that a windows/office/word/photoshop shelf doesn't qualify as a "computers section" :-) At least it’s reassuring to know that a windows/office/word/photoshop shelf doesn’t qualify as a “computers section” :-)

]]> By: mish http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-664 mish Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:50:44 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-664 we're too ickle to have a computer section! (altho sadly our shelf of windows/office/word/photoshop books has found it's way onto the bottom shelf of my current affairs section with our new xmas layout :-( ) we’re too ickle to have a computer section! (altho sadly our shelf of windows/office/word/photoshop books has found it’s way onto the bottom shelf of my current affairs section with our new xmas layout :-( )

]]> By: janine http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-662 janine Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:26:14 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-662 i would name and shame them for you daithi but mish would kill me! whatever about funky staff, they can't be a proper bookstore if they don't have a computers section!!! i would name and shame them for you daithi but mish would kill me! whatever about funky staff, they can’t be a proper bookstore if they don’t have a computers section!!!

]]> By: daithi http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-661 daithi Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:20:41 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-661 @mish - if you really want to give a plug for your employers, it helps to mention the name of said establishment ;-). @mish – if you really want to give a plug for your employers, it helps to mention the name of said establishment ;-) .

]]> By: mish http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-657 mish Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:52:45 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-657 ah sure most people should shop at proper bookstores anyway, with knowledgable and funky staff, not like reads or eason :p ah sure most people should shop at proper bookstores anyway, with knowledgable and funky staff, not like reads or eason :p

]]> By: janine http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-647 janine Sat, 19 Nov 2005 11:19:49 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-647 the more mcdonalds there are the better!!! :) i'd be all in favour of them transforming that culchie hangout ;) the more mcdonalds there are the better!!! :) i’d be all in favour of them transforming that culchie hangout ;)

]]> By: simon http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-644 simon Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:52:49 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-644 ahhh well thats the free market for ya. wait till mcdonalds buys supermacs or coke a cola buys lynos tea. now thats scary ahhh well thats the free market for ya. wait till mcdonalds buys supermacs or coke a cola buys lynos tea. now thats scary

]]> By: Free Stater http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Free Stater Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:11:03 +0000 http://www.janinedalton.com/blog/archives/2005/eason-take-over-reads-the-end-of-cheap-books-and-highlighters/#comment-643 <strong>Another independent bookshop bites the dust - Read</strong> Via WYSIWYG we see that our favourite bookshop-cum-newsagents in Dublin, Reads of Nassau Street, is to be bought by Easons (which had already bought out, then gutted, the fondly-remembered Hanna's Bookshop next door some years ago). Another independent bookshop bites the dust – Read

Via WYSIWYG we see that our favourite bookshop-cum-newsagents in Dublin, Reads of Nassau Street, is to be bought by Easons (which had already bought out, then gutted, the fondly-remembered Hanna’s Bookshop next door some years ago).

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