The government thinks books are a danger to children and mandates destruction of millions of kids’ books starting February 10th, 2009. It sounds like the plot form a science fiction novel, but new regulations are all too real.
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This has got to be one of the most charming couples I have seen. Meet the professor and the farmer and one of the most interesting bookstores I have yet seen.
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A Question from Rahul:
Hello,
I am from India and have planned to start a bookstore in my locality. But I am not aware of the working in the industry. Its more of a passion, I must …
A quick stroll about the Internet tells us that Holiday sales have not been brisk. This should not be a big surprise with the current state of affiars. How have you made out this season?
Holiday …
Holy cow! We have a bookshop here in Montreal that is somewhat like this. The owner actually knocked over a stack on one of our recent visits. If you have any video of your own …
Just a quick note to let you all know that I’ve put a little space aside on the right sidebar of The Bookshop Blog as a spot to announce any upcoming sales or events you …
The Abbeville Manual of Style has just published a nice post on great book titles. While this is a nice post I’m realy just using it as an excuse to tell you about a terrific …
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Here’s some recommendations for common likes of tween and teen boys. There’s ones suggested for 6th-8th (age 11-15) and some for 9th (age 15+) and …
AbeBooks has reached an agreement to be acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. This is a major landmark in the 12-year history of AbeBooks.
AbeBooks will continue to operate as a stand-alone business with all aspects of AbeBooks’ bookseller and customer experience remaining intact.
