Waterstones is now part of the HMV Group having previously been the specialised bookseller within the WHSmith Group and have in excess of 300 stores nationwide, employing over 4,500 people.

An average Waterstones store will stock in excess of 30,000 titles with the largest store having in excess of 200,000 at their flagship store at Piccadilly in London.

With over 1,000,000 books in print and 120,000 new titles released each year, Waterstones is well positioned to cater for your book buying needs with their expert and professional knowledge and recommendations, together with their advanced cataloguing computer system.

The Waterstones website offers a great shopping experience as it is crisp, clean and easy to navigate – no title or subject is more than a couple of clicks away. Their homepage displays a prominent “search” facility allowing you to search on title, author, keyword and ISBN. Not only do they specialise in stocking books in print, they also offer a comprehensive range of ebooks, which are electronic versions of books which are read using an ebook-reader.

Waterstones is currently offering free delivery on all orders over £10 – see site for more details.

If you’re a keen book-buyer then you will benefit from getting the Waterstones Card – it is a loyalty card whereby you collect points for each purchase you make to benefit from discounts, special offers and cardholder competitions. You can signup for a card on their site