Hive

16 recommendations and reviews from 16 people

• Referral from March 8, 2017
  

  Tanja B. asked:

  Hello, favorite neighbours! Is it just me or is BS3 especially the North Street area missing a good independent bookshop? I would love to buy my books locally and was wondering if anyone more familiar in the area could point me in the direction of a cool independent one?

  

  Matt Y. replied:

  Bookshops are very hard to make profitable (which is sad cos a bookshop/cafe is my ideal job) especially independents. As others have said use www.hive.co.uk to support your local independent. Foyle's in Cabot Circus is also independent.

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• Referral from December 9, 2016
  

  38 D. asked:

  If you know of any other great shops, that don’t dodge tax, to buy Christmas gifts from - comment below

  

  Jess D. replied:

  hive.co.uk - order online AND support local bookshops.

  

  Chantelle S. replied:

  I believe Wordery (for books) don't dodge tax. Hive also sells books and is awesome in donating money to your local bookshop

  

  Mary P. replied:

  Hive is good for books they support local independent booksellers

  

  Polly R. replied:

  Hive online supports local book shops

  

  Andy E. replied:

  http://hive.co.uk. Great service and support local businesses too.

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• Referral from September 14, 2015
  

  andynyman asked:

  Can anyone recommend somewhere to buy DVD & blu-Rays online other than Amazon (ie someone that pays UK tax).

  

  Paul H. replied:

  http://www.hive.co.uk/ , HMV do now (I think?)

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• Referral from December 14, 2014
  

  izzymact asked:

  Can any recommend or just point me in the direction of an online independent bookshop? #AskTwitter @MooseAllain

  

  Jon H. replied:

  Have you seen http://www.hive.co.uk/ ?

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• Referral from September 3, 2014
  

  Another V. asked:

  Does anyone know of a good ethical online bookshop? I would like to recommend some books, but there's absolutely no way that I'm going to link to the Amazon tax dodgers, or any of their numerous subsidiaries.

  

  Nikhwat M. replied:

  Try the hive.co.uk, They order in books and send them to a bookstore near you!

  

  Steve P. replied:

  hive.co.uk And I'm sure I can't be the first person to say that!

  

  Marion F. replied:

  I'm not sure if there's one called, hive.co.uk that I was involved with and they linked you your local independent bookseller?

  

  Andrew O. replied:

  Hive.co.uk isn't on the ethical consumer list, but according to one of the administrators on ethical consumers discussion forum, they don't appear to have any subsidiaries in any tax havens. They also have a scheme that gives a donation of part of the sale on their site to a local independent book shop off your choice. http://www.hive.co.uk/about-us/

  

  Helen P. replied:

  Same as Cross Leeds was going to suggest the hive. Not least because for every purchase a local independent bookshop gets something although I'm not sure of that's only for e book purchases.

  

  Rhian W. replied:

  Hive supports local independent book shops

  

  Damian W. replied:

  I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but Owen Jones was plugging The Hive... it's a network of local bookshops, and I think other shops. Only red about it the other day. Maybe worth looking into

  

  Cross L. replied:

  http://www.hive.co.uk/about-us/

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