"I actually think that because booksellers were the first to have to combat Amazon (because Amazon initially started off selling books), we are ideally placed to be the vanguard--we know what it takes to attract customers in the twenty-first century and are in a good position to look at a new format for the high street."
--Nic Bottomley, Booksellers Association president and owner of Mr. B's Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath, England, responding to news the government may levy an "Amazon tax" to help "rebalance the playing field" between physical and online retailers."