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Kids' Indie Next List - Winter '09/'10
Just out now is the Kids' Indie Next List for Winter '09/'10!
Listen to NPR stories on Julie Andrews' anthology of favorite poems, Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies and Josh Lieb's I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President.
We've also got an exclusive video from John Skovron discussing his novel Struts & Frets, and its very cool accompanying rock and jazz playlist.
The great Zilpha Keatley Snyder's new book William S. and the Great Escape, the also great Patrick McDonnell's Wag!, a newly illustrated Treasure Island with woodcuts by John Lawrence, and Alexander Gordon Smith's Lockdown are just a sample of the books on this massive list.
Find the printed list at an independent bookstore near you and you're set for the winter. Happy reading!
IndieBound for iPhone 2.0
eBooks, Indie Style
The IndieBound for iPhone app has received a major upgrade—now you can search for and purchase eBooks from independent booksellers across the United States. (eBooks download automatically into the free eReader app.) The Indie Bestsellers, the Indie Next List, and other book lists, now feature an "also available as an eBook" sticker where appropriate. And the Book Search has been upgraded with a choice of three searches: all results, books only, or ebooks only.
Now the main book search on IndieBound.org includes eBooks along with regular results, and a special list of Indie Next List Favorites in eBooks has been added.
Map it Out
The iPhone Indie Store Finder has received some upgrades, too. The iPhone app now includes integrated Google Maps, so you can view the stores close to you on a map without exiting the IndieBound app. Need directions? Just tap on a pin and you can go directly to the full Google Maps application for detailed directions by car, public transport, or on foot.
More info than ever
IndieBound book info pages now have more info than ever.
Thanks to National Public Radio, book info pages now feature unique audio content, gathered from NPR's extensive book coverage: reviews, interviews and more.
Longer, richer descriptions, author biographies, and editorial reviews can now be found on thousands of book pages, in addition to reviews from alternative weekly newspapers and conversation starters from ReadingGroupChoices.com.
Check out Jonathan Lethem's new novel Chronic City or David Chang's Momofuku for examples of how all this new stuff fits together!
Why shop Indie?
When you shop at an independently owned business, your entire community benefits:
The Economy- Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Spend the same $100 at a national chain, and your community only sees $43.
- Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors.
- More of your taxes are reinvested in your community--where they belong.
- Buying local means less packaging, less transportation, and a smaller carbon footprint.
- Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money to beautify your community.
- Local retailers are your friends and neighbors—support them and they’ll support you.
- Local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of national chains.
- More independents means more choice, more diversity, and a truly unique community.
Now is the time to stand up and join your fellow individuals in the IndieBound mission supporting local businesses and celebrating independents.
IndieBound supports Independent Business Alliances around the country. To find an alliance near you, visit AMIBA or BALLE.
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford Random House |
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Miles from Nowhere Nami Mun Riverhead |
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American Buffalo Steven Rinella Spiegel & Grau |
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The Piano Teacher Janice Y. K. Lee Viking |
