
Bunch of Grapes Bookstore Some amaaaaazing bookshelves (thanks to @jchristie on twitter for pointing them out). Lindsay is lobbying for "The cave" upstairs at the BoG.
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Check out 10 unique and innovative bookshelves and bookcases at WomansDay.com.

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore OK, Amazon continues to astound me. As one fantastic bookie put it: "Telephone me, Ishmael."
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This is funny: Amazon has apparently just patented a “system and method for marking content,” in which the text of a e-book could be changed slightly with any particular download in order to ...

You may have heard some of the kerfuffle this week as Publishers Weekly announced their top 10 books of 2009, and there was not a female writer among the bunch. There’s been a lot of response to this, most of it said better than I ever could. ...

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore Today is National Bookstore Day! Everybody go out to your locally-owned, indie bookstore and treat yourself to something great! If you're on Island, you can start with story time at the Bunch of Grapes at 10:30. We're reading books about fall and making trees! (Apparently Natnl Bkstore Day has smitten me with some sort of exclamation point disease.)

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore Covering Karen's lunch and gosh, it's slow in town... If you want some personalized book recommendations, now's the time... there's even an empty parking space right in front of the store!

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore Did you know that Tuesday is the day most new books are released? Today we have a new Barbara Kingsolver, a new John Grisham, a new Moosewood Cookbook (Moosewood Cooks for Health), a new Rachael Ray cookbook, a new holiday-themed Friday Night Knitting Club. And for the kids? Mike Lupica's new Million-dollar Throw and a new ology-type guide to the world of Christopher Paolini. Today is an awesome Tuesday!

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Great new website where indie bookstores can list available autographed children's books so that you can order that extra special gift for the holidays!
Bunch of Grapes is on there with signed copies of Friend or Fiend with the Pain and the Great One by the amazing JUDY BLUME!
Any kids in your life who deserve a special treat?
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Looking for a memorable gift for that beloved young person or favorite educator in your life? Nothing beats a signed or personalized book. At BOOKS WITH FLAIR, you'll find tales that thrill, stories that ...

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore For people who doubt that censorship still exists...
ScholasticCensors Myracle’s ‘Luv Ya Bunches’ from Book Fairs - 10/21/2009 2:00:00 PM - School Libra.
Source: www.schoollibraryjournal.com
Don’t expect to see Lauren Myracle’s new book Luv Ya Bunches (Abrams/Amulet, 2009) at Scholastic school book fairs this year. It’s been censored—at least for now—due to its language and homosexual content.

You may have seen this summer that a highly regarded boarding school decided to dismantle its physical library in favor of a digital one. (You can read the article here.) You may have read a piece on the NYRBlog about the lost art of browsing...

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore Join us tomorrow... Sunday at 4:00... we'll be watching a LIVE webcast from Kate DiCamillo. She will be discussing her newest book, THE MAGICIAN"S ELEPHANT, with a group of students, and answering questions from kids across the country!

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We started writing this week about why independent bookstores have to reinvent themselves, but then it occurred to us that we ought to step back and first discuss what an independent bookstore is.

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore I think it's worth revisiting this article from a couple months back on WalMart's practice of using loss leaders to drive competitors out of business.
Source: www.newrules.org
Borders Books is on "death watch," according to one industry observer. Virgin shut down its last U.S. record store this month. Office Depot and Staples are struggling. Circuit City is gone. ...

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore A nice commentary on the current book pricing war.
Source: skylightbooks.blogspot.com
Does anyone else find it ironic that Amazon sells a book called "Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture" -- at a 46% discount?As the Wal-mart/Amazon price-gouging war that commenced late this week suggests, the corporate (and cultural) obsession with discounting has gotten way out of control. ...

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore Join us tonight at 7:30 at the BoG with Dr Greg Skomal where he will discuss and sign THE SHARK HANDBOOK! For those who don't know him, he's the "shark guy" and it should be fantastic! I've had a couple people ask whether they could bring kids. Please do! There is no better combo than sharks and kids!
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