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Free Writer’s Software - today only

Jul 18th, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: Elsewhere on the Net..., Tools

Here’s one from a regular reader, Paul Young. Although this product is only available today the site is worth keeping an eye on.
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Download of the Day
Word processor for writers, poets etc.. Free today only. The comments extoll it’s virtues. I’ve never had a problem downloading one of Give Away of the Day’s offerings [...]



Featured Books for Sale

Jul 18th, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: Books & Mags

We have just added a small feature on our sidebar, featured books for sale. We are offering a link here to a special book that you think our readers may be interested in.
The cost of the link is starting at only $4.00 for 30 days.
The benefits include:

Exposure to the hundreds of book dealers that visit [...]



The First in our Series of Bookstore Profiles

Jul 16th, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: Lead Post

We will be featuring profiles of bookshops and their owners. The goal is for you to get to know your fellow dealers, perhaps ask a question or two via the comments, and to show potential owners that it is doable. If you see a profile of a shop in your area please take a second [...]



Lolita and Nabakov Livin’ Large

Jul 12th, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: Elsewhere on the Net...

We’ve told you about Bookride before. As is the norm for the blog they have presented yet another gem. Bookride, as you know if you are a regular reader, is one of my favorite book sites. Brought to you by Charing Cross Books, they take an interesting, unique and/or important book and describe it with [...]



Podcast of Some Choice Books

Jul 10th, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: Books & Mags

For your listening pleasure we have added podcasts by Books on the Nightstand. Thanks to Ann Kingman for offering this to us, we hope it will be a regular feature.
Today’s segment features some of their favorite books. You can listen by clicking on the little graphic just below (if you are reading this in a [...]



Bookstore Profiles - We Want to Hear About You

Jul 3rd, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: News & Opinions

The Bookshop Blog will be opening a new section on the site and we need your help. We will be starting up a Bookstore Profile section in the hopes of giving you a little insight into your fellow bookshop owners, at the same time we hope that we can promote your shop a bit.



Another Great Site for Book Lovers

Jun 23rd, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: Elsewhere on the Net...

Hi Guys,
I received a note from Ann Kingman of Books on the Nightstand introducing herself and her blog. I get requests like this from time to time but rarely publish the links as I find many of the sites are either just selling something or they are put together rather carelessly. So when I come [...]



Do you enjoy writing about Books or Bookselling?

Jun 18th, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: News & Opinions

Once again it is time to see if any of you are interested in contributing a post to our site. The last time we put out a little feeler like this the result was very positive. We received a lot of very interesting articles, from a Dream of Opening a Bookstore to a fantastic trip to the Pulpwood Queen’s Girlfriend Weekend.



A Few Other Bookish Sites for You

Jun 13th, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: Elsewhere on the Net...

Of course we’re not the only folks writing about books and bookselling. Here are a few other tidbits for you.
Have a great weekend!
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
… ‘David Sedaris’s ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art,’ (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and [...]



Books by Dan Brown

Jun 3rd, 2008 | By Bruce K. Hollingdrake | Category: Books & Mags

With Dan Brown’s next book due out soon we’ve had a couple of discussions in our book shop about the values of books by Dan Brown. Unlike some authors that find a way to put out a couple of books every year, Dan Brown is considerably less prolific. He has published only four books in [...]



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