{"id":30238,"date":"2025-04-18T12:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/30238\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T12:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:48:22","slug":"britains-largest-book-chain-attracts-readers-to-experience-charm-of-paper-books-xinhua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/30238\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#8217;s largest book chain attracts readers to experience charm of paper books-Xinhua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250418323f9561728e46e195454228e86ef1f7_20250418a3fcf48cbcf1422a9686ebe60d70f929.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025041812348702\" data-name=\"20250418a3fcf48cbcf1422a9686ebe60d70f929.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People visit Waterstones&#8217; flagship Piccadilly bookshop in London, Britain, April 17, 2025. Britain&#8217;s largest book chain, Waterstones, attracts a large number of readers to experience the charm of paper books. (Xinhua\/Li Ying)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250418323f9561728e46e195454228e86ef1f7_202504184e3a76c654d84358ad9a1c7889dbe173.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025041811490178\" data-name=\"202504184e3a76c654d84358ad9a1c7889dbe173.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People visit Waterstones&#8217; flagship Piccadilly bookshop in London, Britain, April 17, 2025. Britain&#8217;s largest book chain, Waterstones, attracts a large number of readers to experience the charm of paper books. (Xinhua\/Li Ying)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250418323f9561728e46e195454228e86ef1f7_202504185620aca11e994662916e792d9a6a3f81.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025041815105371\" data-name=\"202504185620aca11e994662916e792d9a6a3f81.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A man reads at Waterstones&#8217; flagship Piccadilly bookshop in London, Britain, April 17, 2025. Britain&#8217;s largest book chain, Waterstones, attracts a large number of readers to experience the charm of paper books. (Xinhua\/Li Ying)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250418323f9561728e46e195454228e86ef1f7_20250418fbf94ee3285945ab9a0ee8c8515bb8a0.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025041812350004\" data-name=\"20250418fbf94ee3285945ab9a0ee8c8515bb8a0.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A woman visits Waterstones&#8217; flagship Piccadilly bookshop in London, Britain, April 17, 2025. Britain&#8217;s largest book chain, Waterstones, attracts a large number of readers to experience the charm of paper books. (Xinhua\/Li Ying)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250418323f9561728e46e195454228e86ef1f7_20250418d46a44f658ed48f19d0f6b922f2d3555.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025041813196137\" data-name=\"20250418d46a44f658ed48f19d0f6b922f2d3555.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A man reads at Waterstones&#8217; flagship Piccadilly bookshop in London, Britain, April 17, 2025. Britain&#8217;s largest book chain, Waterstones, attracts a large number of readers to experience the charm of paper books. (Xinhua\/Li Ying)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People visit Waterstones&#8217; flagship Piccadilly bookshop in London, Britain, April 17, 2025. 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