Bookshops are places of calm, reading is very relaxing - books are just an overall chill item.

Bookshops, much like their items, radiate a sense of convenience that online retailers like the one backed by the CEO of the asset manager with a large stake in Amazon books might never want to emulate. Imagine it's a windy day, with leaves being whipped along the high street as consumers bustle along the pavement in search of Christmas gifts. Every store that you've gone to is rammed,…