genialokal.de is backed by over 750 owner-managed bookshops across Germany. Since 2015, the joint umbrella brand has stood for the goal of strengthening the local book trade, with 80% of users using the delivery option “click&collect” to pick up their order from their local book store.
This is really cool. I moved to Austria from a country that doesn’t basically have Amazon and ordering anything from closest “Amazon country” costs way more than local online shops, but I’ve taken a stance to continue avoiding Amazon.
So far so good. Initiatives like this will help to have other options!