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Indie Bookseller • Events Manager • Book Subscriptions • Check out my online store for books & bookish gifts! 📚 @lountkirstie •
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We are having a
#giveaway
🎊
Simply ‘like’ this post and follow us on X (if you already follow us your like is an entry)
Winner announced on Friday 10th 1pm and can choose a book that’s in stock from one of our
#signedbooks
sections (sorry UK only)
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Another
#Giveaway
for reaching 10k followers (finally!) A copy of Divine Might by Natalie Haynes (out 28/9) plus tote bag & pin badge 💥
Like this post, follow us on X and RT. UK only. Winner chosen at random 15/8 10am
Prize will be posted after pub day 28/9
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Having another bad day for sales (if 0 counts) - but then every day seems to be a bad day for book-buying in 2024. I know I'm not alone, so please, please support your local indie bookshop. We need you!
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Fellow booksellers, what do you do when a customer sends you an email complaint because they don’t like an author’s signature and they are ‘very disappointed’. I mean, what am I supposed to do with this information? 🤷🏻♀️
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Hello 50 - can’t quite believe we’ve met. Hopefully I don’t look it🤞🏻 but I certainly feel it today
#BooksellerBirthday
🎊
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To celebrate (almost) 10k followers we have a couple of
#Giveaways
💥
First up: a
#free
copy of Chain Gang All-Stars plus cap, t-shirt and badges 🤩
Just like this post & follow us on X and we’ll pick a winner at random on Monday 10am. UK only
Shop:
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Not book related - but I thought you might like to see my littlest cat Baobao. This how she sits every day
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Anyone like to buy a book or two? Every week it gets harder to keep going, & it looks unlikely that I’ll be back to being an events bookseller like I’m supposed to be anytime soon. I have some gorgeous books (lots signed!) but sales are falling away dramatically. At a loss 😔
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We still have some copies of
#HereistheBeehive
by
@SarahCrossan
with free leather bookmark.
An absolute delight of a book, that I read in one sitting, swept away by the beautiful writing 🧡🦊
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🌟SIGNED BOOK COMPETITION🌟
Help! Events bookseller 🙋🏻♀️- over 40 events cancelled & 0 booked. Trying to keep going, but it’s getting tough as online sales plummet. All the books below are SIGNED, & we’ll give 1 as a prize to a lucky winner. Just RT to enter
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🌟COMPETITION🌟 all of the books in this 📸 are
#SIGNED
+ some are
#firsteditions
too! One lucky RT-er will win TWO of the books in this photo! Please help support an indie & check out our full range of signed non-fiction/fiction over at
#bookgiveaway
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The Matthew Perry memoir is back in stock, and we'll donate £5 from the sale of each copy to
@MindCharity
who do some great work to help those struggling with mental health issues caused by/leading to addiction.
It's also a charity very close to my heart.
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How do you keep your mojo when your company is failing? It does feel like this is the beginning of the end for FLB. Every day I come to work and just end up feeling sad all day long. I just need something to keep me going? Any ideas please?
#brainstorm
#Ideas
#indiebookshop
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Book bloggers and reviewers… I have a little comp for you!
I have a signed proof copy of The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder by
@CLMillerAuthor
(out in ‘24) plus lovely tote bag
Just like + follow both us and Cara to enter. UK Only. This is a review copy and not for resale.
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Please buy a book? We have so many lovely new titles just begging for a new home, including these new additions to our non-fiction section:
Please RT and let's see how many we can send off on their merry way
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Not sure how many people actually care, cos many clearly have their own problems, but schools, unis, colleges - anyone that buys books in bulk - I can order stock for you & deliver within Yorkshire. Good discount too. It’s all I can do right now to keep my little business going
I don’t have an actual bookshop to tempt folks to, but provide books for literary events - events that are being cancelled all over, so facing the prospect of earning 0 money for a while. Utterly bereft right now & sad for all that are suffering in these strange, dark times
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Thanks so much to all for your kindness. I have lots of orders to keep me & Jakob busy now - so exciting! I’ve sold out of a few things too, so need to replenish. I might be a bit slower than usual getting orders out, but they will be on their way soon. Love to you all 🧡🦊🧡
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What a mess August has been for book sales. I know it’s holiday month but sales are down 60% on Aug ‘22. I’m not disheartened, I’ll keep trying my best as I have some fantastic books here, I just need to sell them…
Have a look at our online store at
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Don’t think I’m EVER going to reach 10k - since EM took over Twitter/X my followers continues to go down rather than up - aaargh! Do I need to do a competition or something? I already have a great treat planned for the 10k milestone (if I make it!) Anyway, please buy books! 🧡🦊
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Out tomorrow - the utterly gorgeous Watkins Book of English Folk Tales by
@neilphilipmyth
with foreword by
@neilhimself
This comprehensive, entertaining and authentic collection of English folktales would make an ideal gift book 📚 🎁
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1)Thanks to all for the shout-outs in threads going round. I’m an indie bookseller trying hard (usually 7 days a week) with eldest son by my side. Jakob has had some serious mental health issues & this job has really turned his life around. And I pay him the living wage…
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@whartonswords
I stock it, and it is my biggest selling non-fiction book at the moment. I’m a middle-aged woman indie bookseller 🧡
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Yes, really! ⬇️
Head to to browse, shop and claim your DOUBLE reward points!
🦊🧡🦊
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We are so excited to be collaborating with
@AnneLouiseAvery
to bring you signed and dedicated copies of
#ReynardtheFox
🦊🧡🦊🧡🦊
These will be on specially designed Foxy bookplates and will come with each copy pre-ordered.
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Anyone else watching the Commonwealth Games? I am loving that the para athletes are competing at the same time, getting the same coverage and to the same crowds as the able-bodied athletes. Can they not do this at the Olympics?
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What a wonderful evening, and what a perfect gentleman. He really was as lovely as everyone told me he was. Thank you
@RichardEGrant
and thank you to the super team
@grandoperayork
🧡🦊🧡🦊🧡
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Totally not book-related but just wanted to share this. My middle-son, Luke, was promoted yesterday to course leader (Music) at Leeds City College and still only in his 20s 💕
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... if your local bookshop hasn’t got their own website this is a great way to support them during lockdown. However, if your local bookshop does have their own site it is always better to go to them directly so they get all the profit 🧡🦊
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Absolutely dire sales this week - not sure if it’s Twitter or whatever it’s called now, or it’s the end of the month, or everyone is just too down in the dumps (quite rightly) but currently have just 2 orders to go to the Post Office tomorrow. Not sure it’s ever been this bad 😟
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How come A***** made a man a multi billionaire by sending books out in literally a cardboard sleeve with no extra padding, but I send a half-price sale book out in a padded eco-friendly jiffy (carefully wrapped and with a hand-written bookmark) and I get a complaint?
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One thing I learned from my accountant completing my tax return yesterday was that I spent over £25,000 in my last financial year on postage. Yes, you read that right... £25,000. That's why I can't possibly offer free postage. There's no way my business could survive that.
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I can’t offer free postage, as much as I’d like to. I’m sorry 😔 Last financial year I spent almost £30, 000 on postage (Royal Mail, DPD). Yes, really. That’s almost double what I managed to pay myself as a wage. If I’d don’t charge for postage Fox Lane Books could not continue
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My no 1 son celebrates his birthday today. My lovely, vegan, cat-loving, intelligent and funny, book-wrapping Jakob 🥳 He’s not on Twitter but all those who appreciate his book-wrapping skills can wish him well here and I’ll show him later xxx
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I’ve sold one book today 😞 It’s been a tough week for sales, but I have just received a really exciting signed book by a very prestigious multi-awarding winning author. Maybe that will help 🧡🦊
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🧵 1) After I left the big W to go indie as a book events manager/bookseller then covid almost ended my business after 11 months, and the gov wouldn’t give me any grants to keep going… it was the
#twitterstorians
that saved me! It began with
@greg_jenner
&
@sixteenthCgirl
…
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Hello 👋 I’ve now removed ‘that’ tweet to slow things down a little. Thank you so much to everyone for your support, & please excuse us if it takes us a few days to get through the orders! 😯
A happy day to you all, & may you find comfort & joy in a good book
🧡🦊🧡
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We need to have a better day than yesterday - sold just 4 books from the online store in 24 hours, which is one of our worst days ever. Need to sell about 25 a day just to break even - yikes! So Jakob and I are poised for a busy day, today🤞We can do this!
#buybooks
#booktwitter
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This heat 🥵 It’s killing my trade, sadly. 2 orders today and only a couple yesterday. Anybody want to buy a book or two? Signed? Pre-order? Anything?
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Maui has decided that a Harpercollins box makes a really nice bed
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We have the
#IndependentBookshop
edition of
#TheOceanattheEndoftheLane
SIGNED by
@neilhimself
and with gorgeous illustrations by
@elise_hurst_art
It’s so beautiful, and only £9.99 🤩
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Can you believe all of these fiction books are SIGNED!? All looking for good homes!
🦊🧡📚
Pls RT to spread the book love
🦊🧡📚
Browse our newly added signed books page to see all of these and more:
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I 💜 gift-wrapping books for customers. Even if it is almost 9pm on a Friday night!
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Just to say, to those that actually believe women shouldn’t be out alone after dark. When I was 19, I was sexually assaulted in broad daylight. It was only because of a lady who rushed over and yelled at him that he stopped attempting to drag me into a cemetery, and ran off.
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Pre-order a SIGNED copy of Harlots, Whores and Hackabouts - pub 30/9
Author
@k8_lister
will be popping over to sign copies for us, so if you want a dedication too, just let us know when your order
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I don’t have an actual bookshop to tempt folks to, but provide books for literary events - events that are being cancelled all over, so facing the prospect of earning 0 money for a while. Utterly bereft right now & sad for all that are suffering in these strange, dark times
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I don’t think people see my tweets like they used to - gee, thanks Twitter! 😞
Can anyone RT to boost?
A big ‘ta’ from North Yorkshire
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I’m going to tweet a couple of times later today about some nice new books we have in stock. Just a heads up in case my tweets don’t get seen and you’re interested. Books! Books! Books!
🦊🧡 📚
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I feel very depressed today - four different reasons. So I might not be tweeting about lovely books even though I’m back from London and could do so. Hope you’re all well and happy, despite the miserable weather and the state of things 🧡
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Two wonderful authors who we support have recently been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Therefore, we are donating 15% of sales of their books to
@CoppaFeelPeople
&
@BreastCancerNow
Details of the books by these 2 brilliant & brave ladies below🧵
@DrLindseyFitz
@AnneLouiseAvery
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I’m bookselling at my first live event since March ‘20 - can’t quite believe it! Lovely
@jennyeclair
came out to say hello before the show started. Ed is now sat chuckling while reading her new book Older and Wiser 😂
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A very kind customer bought these 4 books and would like to ‘pay it forward’ and offer them to anyone that is struggling this Christmas. If you’re interested or know anyone that deserves a little treat, please DM me and let me know which book and which address to send to 🧡🦊🧡
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Well if anyone could do with a smile... Look at my long boy with his giant paws
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Some of my customers who receive deliveries from FLB might recognise this lovely man - you have Ed mail!We’ve been together 31 years today (yes I know I don’t look old enough, thank you) 🧡🧡🧡
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Desperately seeking sales!
Sales still shocking - a 1/4 of what they used to be. I know money’s tight for some, but I have fantastic bargains in the sale sections, plus a wonderful new reward scheme
+ all the fiction titles in this photo are SIGNED
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Just a friendly reminder that anything ordered over the weekend will be posted on Monday before the last post!
🦊🧡📚🎁🎄
You can’t order this sleeping beauty though - he’s mine!
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This. Indeed another loss-making month😫FLB hasn’t made a profit since the end of July! Might have to start mentioning the C word soon - uh oh
End of month looming and yet again my overheads are going to exceed my sales. Anyone want to buy a book? I have lots!
Kids/YA, fiction or non-fiction, signed or unsigned, brand new or sale - even bookish gifts. It’s all here 🧡🦊🧡
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Fox Lane Books will be 5 years old on the 25th April. How should we celebrate? 🙌
Bonus points, competition, goody bags? All three? Or something else 🤔
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End of month looming and yet again my overheads are going to exceed my sales. Anyone want to buy a book? I have lots!
Kids/YA, fiction or non-fiction, signed or unsigned, brand new or sale - even bookish gifts. It’s all here 🧡🦊🧡
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I don’t watch MOTD but if I did watch MOTD I wouldn’t be watching MOTD tomorrow. What’s everyone else doing tomorrow?
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Happy
#IndieBookshopWeek
🧡📚🧡📚🧡📚🧡
I will be tweeting a daily offer every day until 26/6 to celebrate & to reward all the dear customers who have helped & are helping us get through this difficult time
& big love to all the indie booksellers today & always 🧡📚🧡
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Huge thanks to all who placed an order, the bills don't seem so daunting now, and Maui and Baobao are very happy that no attempt was made to purchase them (well, there was one). Please do keep on supporting indies 📚🧡🦊🧡📚
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I’m gobsmacked! Just had these delivered… from a customer! Honestly felt a little teary seeing these. What a lovely Christmas Eve surprise! 🧡🧡
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Another unbearably quiet day. The new books are piling up (and so are the bills 😩)
It’s a great month for new releases, folks! Have look and see what we’ve got 📚
Also, some older titles are being added to the sale if you’re counting the pennies💰
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Just had my first vaccine wearing my new
@booksaremybag
mask at Elland Rd Stadium 👍 💉
#ThanksNHS
Now heading over to
@pocosicilian
for a well-deserved treat 🍕 ☕️
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We now have a Christmas wrap option on our website - you can choose either red/green or orange/blue and both 60p per book Christmas 🎄🎁
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Just a wee reminder that for only 50p you can get your books wrapped for Christmas in this gorgous foxy paper 👇
So it’s nearly the Season to be jolly and all that... so we are pleased to announce our new Christmas wrapping service! Gorgeous design from the
@BAbooksellers
featuring a fox 🦊 and finished with pretty orange ribbon
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Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew for me and you!
We have a small number of SIGNED bookplates for Pirate Stew, the PB version - by
@neilhimself
&
@chrisriddell50
Get your bookplates copy here:
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Fox Lane Books would not exist if I didn’t have the support of these 4 incredible men. It’s probably time I gave them a shout out
🧡Ed, my partner for over 30 years
🧡Jakob, who wraps your books so beautifully
🧡Luke, the college tutor
🧡Zach, the rock star
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So it’s nearly the Season to be jolly and all that... so we are pleased to announce our new Christmas wrapping service! Gorgeous design from the
@BAbooksellers
featuring a fox 🦊 and finished with pretty orange ribbon
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2 years ago I had 300 followers and now I have *almost* 7K 🎊
I can’t put into words how grateful I am for all the lovely customers, authors, publishers and event organisers that have helped and supported Fox Lane Books
It means everything 🧡🦊🧡
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Just doing my sums, & I def need to sell some more books this month or Jakob doesn't get paid. Ok he does, but I won't! So if you're looking for an exciting new read, or a signed 1st edition or a gift to send to a dear one, check us out! Here are our newest signed fiction titles:
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Because I keep getting asked... I will not (or rather cannot) be part of
@bookshop_org_UK
- it’s great for many indies but not for me, after already losing my events bookselling business (over 40 events cancelled this yr) & trying desperately to cling on, this could be the end...
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My phone makes a ‘ting’ noise every time I have a book sale on the website. Just lately every time I hear that ting I could happy cry - it’s happened so rarely these last few weeks. I don’t know what to do other than keep trying my hardest. Any ideas?
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🌟SALE🌟SALE🌟SALE🌟SALE🌟
Sale continues and new lines added!
These are quiet months at the best of times, but with no live events on the horizon, this month is proving to be a toughie (and I’m still not eligible for any financial help) 😔
#ChooseBookshops
#excluded
#ExcludedUK
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One of the joys of being a bookseller for events is that sometimes you get to meet a hero of yours - I’ve just sat with PJ Harvey while she signed all our copies of Orlam for an event
@Howard_Assembly
tonight. She was so lovely, thankfully (I was nervous) 🧡
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All ready for the 900 people who have tickets for tonight’s show!
@RichardEGrant
one man show
@grandoperayork
followed by a meet and greet -and book-signing (yes, I do have more books under the table)
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Hi all 👋Just a quick note to say that I am a teeny bit behind with orders because my other half (Ed) fell on black ice at the weekend and broke his leg in 2 places (ouch). So I’m a bit all over the place trying to run FLB and look after him. I’m catching up, I promise🤞
#BuyBooks
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Happy
#BookshopDay
🎊 If you can get out & support your local bookshop, pls do. If you can’t, or don’t have one please swerve big A & buy from an online indie - like me! I’m an events bookseller & had ALL my ‘20 events cancelled so things are a bit bleak
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Jakob says thank you to the lovely people who wished him a happy birthday! Here he is reading them all 🧡
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We’re trying out a new thing! Every so often we end up with a book that has a damaged dust jacket, and they’ve been building up over time. So today we launch
#FIVERFRIDAY
- we’re selling all these naked books for just £5 😮
Some of them are
#SIGNED
too!
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Support indie booksellers, we need your custom more than ever! A site full of lovely new titles (& loads of signed editions) begging for a good home! A bookseller for almost 20 years, I give great customer service, & pay my fair share of tax!
🧡🦊🧡🦊
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Signed first editions of
#JustIgnoreHim
by
@alandavies1
now in stock! In this raw and compelling memoir, Alan recalls his childhood with courage and humour. A great read 🧡🦊
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We lost 2 cats that we’d had for 14 and 16 years, just 6 months apart. It was pretty devastating. Our little tabby Tilly was the only one left. However, a few days ago we learned of a big, grey chunky boy that had found himself homeless. Well... we just had to didn’t we?
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⬆️Packaging
⬆️Postage
⬆️Supplies
⬆️Utility bills
⬆️Jakob’s wage
⬇️Online sales
⬇️Physical sales
⬇️Tickets for events
⬇️Publisher discounts
⬇️My morale
I feel like the end is in sight. I might keep going until Christmas and see how things are, but if nothing improves… 👋
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Oh my goodness! I’ve just seen the design for this year’s Bookshop Day
@booksaremybag
tote and it’s like it was designed just for me. It’s AMAZING
🧡🦊🧡🦊🧡
We will be setting up for pre-orders later today - watch out for the announcement
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2) … We aim to give excellent customer service and wrap every online order with love. Subscription service, plenty of well-stocked sale sections, and gift-wrapping service. These are such trying times though, so all your mentions mean so much 🧡🦊🧡
@samatlounge
@BexBookaholic
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📚HAPPY BOOKSHOP DAY📚
Head down to your local bookshop to join in the fun!
We are celebrating with DOUBLE points until midnight, + FREE goody bag for every order of £25 or more.
@booksaremybag
#ChooseBookshops
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