It’s pretty standard for authors to do tours of the UK. These generally involve arranged readings, meet-and-greet and signings at book shops. I’ve been to a few, and if you want a signed book, it means a queue. Generally worth it!
Bookseller spoofs the Apple Watch with the Waterstones Watch
It’s a good idea but I’m not sure what the battery life on the device is. I think to fully enjoy a book I’d need a good few days, I’m not really a fast reader. Are their smart watch batteries that last that long? Nevertheless, it’s good to see Waterstones keeping up with modern technology. […]
Look what booksellers Waterstones are hiding
UK based bookshop Waterstones has launched a new website. I think it looks pretty good; clean and straight forward to use. I ran some sample searches to look up Titan Books, Gollancz and Solaris Books. I found matches on paperback and in ebook. The Waterstones developers have been especially geeky. I approve. If you look […]
Exclusive Terry Pratchett Discworld Kindle cases raise money for charity
The bookshop Waterstones will release two exclusive Terry Pratchett Kindle cases on the 9th of September including a special edition signed case. The designs feature work from Josh Kirby and are available in-store as well as via an online store. The limited edition Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite case are signed by Terry Pratchett on the […]
