Book Lover Ideas

Looking for a good ‘bookstore blog’ to follow?   AccreditedOnlineColleges.com posted a good list of  ‘50 Really Cool Bookstore Blogs‘.   Blogs are listed in the following categories:

For Booksellers
For Readers and Book Clubs
Local News and Events
Industry (‘industry news about book selling, buying, trading and publishing’)
Miscellaneous

Check them out!

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Amazon has expanded their Bestseller page to include  bestseller archives back to 1999.  The archives are also available on other categories such as:

Kindle Books
MP3 Songs
Movies & TV
Music
Video
and Video on Demand

The following Bestseller Lists are also available:

Hot New Releases
Movers & Shakers
Most Gifted
Most Wished For

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I was reminded about the coming date of the S.C. Book Festival from ColumbiaBookSeller.com’s post.   If you live anywhere near Columbia and love books I encourage you to visit.  It is well run and provides a great literary experience.  In addition to seeing new (and old) books, meeting authors and attending seminars it is just [...]

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On Saturday morning I had the pleasure of seeing Jon Scieszka share his favorite children’s books on CBS’s Early Show .  A posting on ‘The Early Show’s’ Website, ‘Holiday Reads for Your Kids‘, described Scieszka’s expertise:
‘In 2008, Scieska was appointed by the Library of Congress to be the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. [...]

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Matt Cutts, a Google Software engineer has shared how ‘Using a simple USB-powered barcode scanner, Matt shows how you can easily add your books from off your bookshelf at home to the My Library feature in Google Books….You can then use Google Books-powered search to browse just the books in you own home library.’
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The folks at ZDNet.com do their part in introducing the new Kindle DX.  Read on…http://blogs.zdnet.com

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I started this post once before but due to a ‘blog crash’ I lost it.  Let me start again.  If you have suggestions for me, please email me at Jeff4Books@gmail.com.
Colorado

Frisco (near Vail and Breckenridge) Next Page Bookstore (formerly Next Page Bookstore and the Open Book bookstore.  Merging May 1st, 2009.  See the announcement )

Oregon

Portland - [...]

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On a nice quiet Christmas Day what would be more fun than having a ‘family trivia quiz night’?   You’re in luck!  AND you won’t have to spend a dime (except for paper and ink).  Check out the World Almanac Trivia Quiz Night Kit.  There is also some interesting ‘bonus content‘ on the World Almanac Website.
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009
One thing I always appreciate receiving for a Christmas gift is a copy of the World Almanac.  This year is no exception (hint, hint).
Received a note from the bloggers at WorldAlmanac.com today.  The note explained why you haven’t seen the 2009 almanac in the stores yet.  Reason?  When [...]

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Maran Illustrated Yoga
I’m not exactly into Yoga (since I have never tried it) but I love the Maran Illustrated books and wanted to share this with my readers!
The Maran family has put their Maran Illustrated Yoga eBook online for you to enjoy and it is absolutely FREE!
Here is a link to the Maran family’s books [...]

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