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Can the Book Survive?
A talk by Sir Tim Waterstone OT for the Tennant Lecture Series
Tuesday 15 March in Big School, Tonbridge School.
Sir Tim Waterstone was at Judde House during the 1950s. One Housemaster's report suggested 'Not, I think, a boy of advanced ability, and mildly subversive, but he does perfectly well'. After Cambridge he worked in marketing, first for Allied Breweries, and then for WH Smith. He founded Waterstones in 1982, which, within ten years, grew to be the largest bookseller group in Europe. Sir Tim will discuss with us whether the physical book can survive in the digital age. He will outline the dramatic changes and challenges that the book market has already faced in recent years and suggest what may lie ahead in the future.
Drinks will be provided in the Lowry Dining Room from 7.30pm
The talk will be held in "Big School" at 8pm and will be signposted.
Please feel free to park in the Quad.