Better Read Than Dead: bookstores have become ‘active cultural and social hubs for their local communities’. Established in 1996 by Derek Dryden, who sold the business to its current ownership group in 2012, Better Read Than Dead has grown to exemplify this model. Zachary Moore-Boyle, a former Better Read Than Dead employee who was involved in the early stages of unionising. Better Read Than Dead management confirmed in a statement to Guardian Australia on Wednesday afternoon that in-principle agreement had been reached with staff. “Better Read Than Dead is the first non-university bookstore to have achieved such a result and represents a positive move for the entire industry.

Source: The Guardian July 28, 2021 02:50 UTC