Daffodil Day can't come soon enough, because by then the roads must be open and paved for the antique cars! Wowzer dowzer, what a winter. For those of you off island, check out the recent scene:

Note the little open flag there... Bookworks has been open 7 days a week this winter and that has truly been a labor of love. Not easy. Fortunately the guys working were great sports and were sympathetic to our plight, so during their break time Suzanne convinced them to help promote us! Here they are modeling our stylish bags and reading books by two of this year's NBF authors, Anthony Marra and George Pelecanos. Thanks guys!

If you frequent these emails, you know I use too many exclamation points, and that despite my degree in moral philosophy I tend to keep things light. Blame that on the medium, for the internet is nothing if not a theater of short attention span...!

 

Next up we are in beta phase with a potentially cool partner for e-books: Zola Books.

Their aspiration is to be a way for readers to support their favorite independent bookstore (see the full map of participants here) when you buy ebooks. See their site for full details.

If you do choose to try one out, BE SURE first to click the red IndiePledge banner on our Nantucket Bookworks Zola page to connect your account to us.

While everyone at Bookworks and Mitchell's are die-hard paper book afficianados (and while ebooks will not keep us in business!) there are times when you might like a digital book, and we want to provide that service. Please let us know what you think.


A few weeks ago I, along with a large number of great island business women, attended a Geek Girl tech conference in Plymouth. One of my favorite sessions was one on Pinterest for Business, led by a charismatic woman named Bridget Ayers. She had some great tips on how to promote your business while having fun on everyone's favorite divertissement: Pinterest. (Follow us @nantucketbooks)

One suggestion she had that I particularly loved was to gather folks together for a casual evening of collective pinning. Bring your laptop - we have free WiFi. I'll share a little info and pin on our widescreen. I'll try to answer questions, but the format, like my expertise, is casual. Yes, there may well be liquid refreshments... ;-)

All are welcome - if you're familiar with Pinterest you'll know how much fun it is, and if you're not, well, prepare to be addicted. It's a great tool for discovery, and I hope an additional way for us to connect you with books, ideas, and ways to make life better.