Bookstore Offers Traditional Books For Kindle Trade-Ins


Updated 01/27/11 12:04 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Trade Your Kindle For Traditional Books

In a move that's decidedly backward in the minds of many ereader adopters, one bookstore in Portland, OR, is offering to exchange your Kindle for its worth in free books. Its website reads: "Do you love print? Do you still read books? Did you get a Kindle for Christmas? Do you want to trade in your soulless faux-literary technology for its worth in good old-fashioned books?" Since I love my Read more

In Her Shoes: Christin Evans, Independent Bookstore Owner


Updated 11/12/10 8:41 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Interview With Christin Evans of Booksmith Bookstore

Christin Evans takes the cake this week for the ultimate dream job, because The Booksmith owner is doing her community a great service by matching up book lovers with great finds. In addition to that, she's also breathing life into the floundering breed of independent bookstores, which are being overwhelmed by Borders, eBooks, and sites like Amazon. Christin and her husband, Praveen Madan, Read more

Savvy Readers Dish About Their Fave Bookstores Closing


Updated 09/16/10 7:06 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 3 comments

Bookstore Closing

A lot of you chimed in on the goodbye post I dedicated to the closing of my local Borders. I'm still reeling from the loss (no more free WiFi and treasure trove of books!) and don't know what I'm going to replace it with. Seems like many of you had something to say; perhaps it's because we're all surviving this economic downturn together and stores closings are sadly a common sight in these Read more

Lil Links: Kid's Republic Bookstore


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Lil Links: Kid's Republic Bookstore

Kid's Republic Bookstore — Ohdeedoh Jessica Alba is considering adoption — Celebrity Baby Scoop Eva Longoria desperately wants a baby — Celebrity Baby Blog For some kids whining is everything — Parent Dish When is it okay to leave your child home alone — Alpha Mom Read more

Get Great Benefits by Taking on One of These 11 Part-Time Jobs


Updated 02/15/12 12:20 AM · Posted by LearnVest · 0 comments

Part-Time Jobs With Health Insurance

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! “Underemployment” is a term that, compared to “unemployment,” more fully captures the lack of job opportunities. The underemployed includes the unemployed as well as those employed part-time but wanting full-time work. According to a recent poll, underemployment is currently at 18.1 percent. That’s down from 18.3 Read more

Create Your Own Interactive Books With Apple's New iBooks Author App


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Interactive iBooks Author App Details

Want to write and build your own interactive book? Apple just made it a lot easier with the iBooks Author app for your Mac. iBooks Author feels like a mashup of Pages and Keynote, allowing you to choose templates, interactive elements, and drop-down controls for configuring the details and layout of each interactive page. Made with educators in mind, iBooks Author makes it super easy for teachers Read more

Penn Badgley and Zoe Kravitz Stop For a Smooch on the Streets of NYC


Updated 01/10/12 12:37 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Zoe Kravitz and Penn Badgley Kissing Pictures in NYC

Zoe Kravitz and Penn Badgley got close for a kiss in NYC over the weekend. They stopped for PDA after shopping at a bookstore, where Penn picked up a few titles including Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle and Richard Alpert's LSD. Penn and Zoe escaped the Big Apple for the warmer weather of Miami over the holidays. They lounged poolside at their hotel and showed affection while swimming. Zoe's bikini Read more

How to Publish Your Own Ebook


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How to Publish Your Own Ebook on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes iBookstore

Ebook bestsellers were recently added to the NYT Book Review, and sales are up in a big way. It just goes to show that if you've got an awesome manuscript, you don't have to wait for a publisher to pick it up — you can self publish! Find out how you can get your ebooks on Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and mobile devices all around the world with the outlets below. Barnes & Noble PubIt! — Read more

How to Publish Your Own Book in 2012


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How to Self Publish an Ebook

If writing a book is always the resolution left behind once the calendar runs out, make 2012 the year to finally get your novel out of your brain and onto the page. The fear of being rejected by publisher after publisher can set you back, but more than ever, self-published novelists are turning to ebooks to make their mark on their own. Ebooks are gaining some serious ground in sales, even Read more

See Inside Lady Gaga's Whimsical Gaga Workshop at Barneys NY!


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Lady Gaga's Workshop at Barneys New York

Lady Gaga launched her newest endeavor at Barneys New York last night — a whimsical Gaga Workshop just in time for the holiday season. Filled with trinkets inspired by Lady Gaga's childhood and career, the fifth floor of Barneys has been transformed into eight mini shops, complete with a huge Lady Gaga spider, a wig boudoir, and an out-of-this-world bookstore. Celebrities and designers came out Read more