Archive for November, 2010

Paris’ Seine-side Bookselling Bouquinistes Tout Trinkets, but City Hall Cries “Non”

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Paris’ Seine-side Bookselling Bouquinistes Tout Trinkets, but City Hall Cries “Non”

Send ME! I Promise to Buy Books! Bet you didn’t know the history of those booksellers along the Seine River in Paris. And bet you didn’t know they were struggling. Looks like we have our travel plans . . .

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Dr. Seuss Manuscript Surfaces

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Dr. Seuss Manuscript Surfaces

Even Dr. Seuss Faced Rejection The story focuses on athletics: "All Sorts of Sports. Shall I play checkers? golf? croquet? There are so many games to play." And it was rejected. I guess that puts many of us in good company! The original manuscript was up for auction in October.

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Iconic “Charlotte’s Web” Cover Art Sells for $155K

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Iconic “Charlotte’s Web” Cover Art Sells for $155K

Was It Your Favorite Book, Too? E.B. White’s book Charlotte’s Web was published in 1952 with Garth Williams’s soon to be iconic cover image. The drawing has remained the cover art throughout the entire 58 years of its publication run. Its endurance makes it the most-printed cover illustration of any book by an American author.

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Harvard Book Store Launches Bicycle Delivery Program

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Harvard Book Store Launches Bicycle Delivery Program

Now There’s One Way to Beat Amazon One enterprising bookstore combines the personal touch with service to help build clientele and sales.

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Gap’s Logo Back to Blue

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Gap’s Logo Back to Blue

Let That Be a Lesson to You We all know logos are important—but we forget how much our customers resonate with them. Gap learned the hard way when it attempted to update its logo, only to receive a rash of complaints from customers on Facebook and Twitter.

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Message in a Bottle Survives Epic Journey

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Message in a Bottle Survives Epic Journey

Well, There’s Always This . . . but our ability to get those manuscripts from our writers on time might be put in even more jeopardy! How much can those bottles hold?

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