University’s bookshop set to close as study goes digital

It’s a sign of the times — the only bookshop serving one of the country’s largest universities is to close as students’ study habits go digital.

Staff at University College Cork have been told John Smith’s bookshop, which has operated from the basement of the campus’ student centre since 2003, will stop retailing books from Friday, November 21.

The news was confirmed in a staff email from UCC corporate secretary Michael Farrell.