Sir, - As a bookseller, naturally I am concerned to hear when books are bought overseas and not from an Irish-owned bookstore.
Hughes & Hughes are pleased to order any book not in stock in our stores. We have access to over a million titles in print through our special order service.
It is impossible to carry every title which is published as over 100,000 titles are published every year. Our buyers make decisions based upon what they believe our customers are seeking. When we fail to stock a book that our customers ask for, we are more than happy to order that title.
Bookselling, like economic forecasting, is not an exact science. However we welcome all views and requests. - Yours, etc.,
Derek Hughes, Chief Executive, Hughes & Hughes, Swords Road, Dublin.