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• Femmes Fatales, Women in Love Are Dangerous, A French Book

  
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  I really stumbled upon this book while visiting Mollat.com the site of Bordeaux bookstore Mollat. All about Femmes Fatales, Les femmes qui aiment sont dangereuses (Women in Love are Dangerous) by Laure Adler and Elisa de Halleux (published by Flammarion) offers according to Mollats notes (I quote) "a choice of ...
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• The Bookstore and User Experience

  
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  I have been reading a lot of books on user experience lately. This reminded me of a conversation I had long ago with a mentor of mine. Essentially the argument was simple — book selling boils down to providing a great experience for customers that come through the door. It is not complicated it just takes lots of ...
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• it makes for good television

  
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  even if some of the points don’t really make all that much sense. Sherman Alexie appeared on the Colbert Report the other evening to promote his new book, and to rant against the evils of digitalization of books.    Mr. Alexie has been outspoken in his dislike of digital books which he believes are  elitist ...
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• Geneva writers’ conference en route, Guardian award to Genevan

  
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  Geneva Writers Group at BooksBooksBooks in Lausanne, for Offshoots readings Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The Geneva Writers’ Group is celebrating two major events in the run-up to its annual international writers conference. The 20th anniversary of the group’s Offshoots magazine is out. And Petina ...
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• When Aniston’s shout-fest with Jolie over Pitt left her in tears

  
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  New York, Dec 4 (ANI): Following her divorce from Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston confronted Angelina Jolie at a deserted Hollywood restaurant, according to reports. The meeting over Pitt degenerated into a shout-fest that left Aniston in tears. The claim was recently made by author Ian Halperin, whose tome ‘Brangelina: ...
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• Keychains, Id Holders & Magnets | Colloquium Bookstores

  
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  The Colloquium Bookstoreserves the students, alumni, and Bobcat fans of Texas State University - San Marcos by providing ... Keychains, Id Holders & Magnets ...
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• Spend Like Santa, Save Like Scrooge

  
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  I noticed today that next semester’s textbooks are starting to arrive at the college bookstore on campus.  I had considered buying them from Amazon–mostly because I wasn’t sure if the texts would be available before Christmas, but also because I could, in some cases, save up to 50% of the cover price by ...
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• "Three Cups of Tea" author in Miami

  
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  I havent had a chance to read Greg Mortensons latest book Stones Into Schools yet, but a trustworthy source (thanks, Sue!) reports that its even better than his bestselling Three Cups of Tea , about his work setting up schools is Pakistan. Stones continues where Tea - which surprised me; I didnt expect to like ...
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• Niche Marketing Software and Some Free Niche Marketing Alternatives

  
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  Niche marketing software can help you to ease through the process of finding a profitable niche to market. There are a lot of different ways to research campaigns in affiliate marketing. You can find them manually but have you ever thought about the amount of wasted time you spend going through different ideas only ...
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• Where is the publishing industry going?

  
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  The publishing industry as we know it is changing drastically.  The Huffington Post posted: No One Warned the Dinosaurs.  Will Anyone Warn the Publishers? When the dinosaurs were in the midst of their demise, did they have any idea they were facing extinction? If they knew, could they have changed course? ...
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• Clay Shirky, Cory Doctorow on the future of the bookstore

  
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  Clay Shirky posts on his blog about the recent open letter from the American Booksellers Association to the Justice Department, asking them to investigate Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Target for pricing best-sellers below $10. (Amazon’s $9.99 e-books in particular are singled out for comment.) The ABA believes that ...
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• Bookstore futures from Shirky and Doctorow

  
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  Continuing the increasingly ubiquitous discussion of the future of bookstores (in the wake of Borders in the UK going into receivership ), two heavyweight thinkers have thrown their opinions out into the ring in the last few days. First of all, Clay Shirky, who notes that there are three basic groups of people ...
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• In Medias Res

  
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  This week the blog In Medias Res , which is hosted by the Institute for the Future of the Book , has gathered together a bunch of great contributions around the theme, “Books as Screens.”  Definitely, definitely check them out. On Monday Hollis Griffin of Northwestern University contributed a post called “ ...
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• BOTNS #55: Tasty Gifts!

  
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  December has completely snuck up on us, but we were ready. On Monday we uploaded our second annual Books on the Nightstand Holiday Gift Guide, and this coming Friday we will have our first ever Holiday Gift Guide for Childrens Books. We hope that between the two (free) downloadable guides, you will be able to find a ...
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• Help Send Westside Students To Islandwood By Shopping

  
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  Westside School , which is located nearby at 10015 28th Ave SW, is holding a fundraiser to help send its 4th and 5th graders to Islandwood , and outdoor educational facility located on Bainbridge Island. All you have to do is mention this code when shopping at any Barnes & Noble , including the one in nearby ...
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• How Can I Find Stuff at Horror Mall?

  
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  Have you visited Horror Mall yet? If not, feel free to click on the banner image just below and to the left. It’s an affiliate link that will take you there and if you make a purchase, I’ll get a small amount of change to help keep this website going. If you don’t like affiliate links, feel free to type in ...
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• Books Make Great Gifts

  
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  Really. They do. Although I must admit that sometimes I have a hard time picking the right book for the right person. This year I took a Salvation Army ticket — you agree to buy the presents on the ticket for the child. In my case it was a teenager and she wanted book. I’ll give her a copy of mine, but I wanted ...
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• Just Browsing? Why it’s Important

  
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  Do you enjoy browsing for books?  Many people do, but I believe I read somewhere that this behavior is on the decline.  So I’ve decided to give you permission to browse, and to tell you why I am convinced it’s a good thing for you to do. I’m aware that there is much to be done and little time in which to do ...
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• Good-bye Elliott Bay Books??

  
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  Will Seattle be losing a bookstore landmark? The Los Angeles Times published The plot thickens for legendary bookstore  yesterday stating that Elliott Bay Book Co. may have to shut its doors when the lease ends on January 31st. The Seattle Times wrote on October 18th:   Financial woes prompt Elliott Bay Book ...
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• What is Horror Mall, Anyway?

  
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  Do you ever wish you had an online bookstore that was dedicated to horror fiction. Sure Amazon and Barnes and Noble carry Stephen King and Peter Straub, but what about Brian Keene? Charlee Jacob? Wrath James White? Gina Ranalli? J. F. Gonzalez? Gary A. Braunbeck? How about a place where you can discover new authors ...
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