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Blogathon to Support Literacy
Monday, 20 Jul, 2009 – 22:33 | No Comment
Blogathon to Support Literacy

Blogathon for Literacy 2009 – July 25th
Our friends at Open Books are pulling out all the stops with their blog. In an effort to support Literacy they are doing a 24 hour blogathon. Please help …

A little tour around the world of Books
Wednesday, 8 Apr, 2009 – 21:42 | 2 Comments

I haven’t done a little Link Luv post in a while. Here are a few websites that I’ve enjoyed. As always, if you have some of your own suggestions please add them below and we’ll …

Scam Warning…
Thursday, 29 Jan, 2009 – 22:11 | 6 Comments

 
With so many transactions happening on the internet, it has become increasingly important to pay attention when buying, to track your purchases, and to monitor your credit card bills, debit card transactions, etc.
There are so …

A Recap of Some Holiday Book Sales News
Monday, 29 Dec, 2008 – 23:42 | No Comment

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 …

Another Great Blog – Style is the Game
Friday, 21 Nov, 2008 – 22:24 | One Comment

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 …

Free Writer’s Software – today only
Friday, 18 Jul, 2008 – 12:52 | No Comment

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. …

Lolita and Nabakov Livin’ Large
Saturday, 12 Jul, 2008 – 11:02 | No Comment

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 …

Another Great Site for Book Lovers
Monday, 23 Jun, 2008 – 22:10 | No Comment

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 …

A Few Other Bookish Sites for You
Friday, 13 Jun, 2008 – 13:22 | 2 Comments

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 …

Blogger Unleashed (for serious bloggers only)
Wednesday, 9 Apr, 2008 – 20:25 | 9 Comments

This quick post has nothing to do with books, unless you count creating a blog (not unlike this one) to help promote your shop. I have a few different online projects going on and read …