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submitted 1 day ago by Microw@lemm.ee to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

genialokal.de is backed by over 750 owner-managed bookshops across Germany. Since 2015, the joint umbrella brand has stood for the goal of strengthening the local book trade, with 80% of users using the delivery option "click&collect" to pick up their order from their local book store.

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[-] brewery@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

UK (and I think Ireland) have uk.bookshop.org. It's a US based B-Corp though if that influences anything

[-] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

This is really cool. I moved to Austria from a country that doesn't basically have Amazon and ordering anything from closest "Amazon country" costs way more than local online shops, but I've taken a stance to continue avoiding Amazon.

So far so good. Initiatives like this will help to have other options!

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In Benelux we also have Bol.com as an Amazon alternative.

I have never in my life purchased anything from Amazon and am fully intending to keep it that way.

[-] 0_0@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

In Belgium, there's Librel but I think it's only available for the french speaking part of the country.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Sad that Thalia isn't part of this.

[-] Microw@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

Well, Thalia is one of the enemies of independently owned bookshops so no surprise there I guess

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

Learnt something today, thanks.

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