In a bid to slow the domination of the big chains and put the independents in touch with potential customers, The Guardian has launched Shoptalk. The idea is simple: email the name and details of your favourite bookshop, along with a 100-word explanation of why you love it, to books.editor@guardianunlimited.co.uk. For a shop to qualify, there are just two rules: it must be within the British Isles and have no more than three outlets. The results will form a database of independent bookshops compiled by bookworms for bookworms