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See what’s in our June Newsletter
Store co-founder George updates shoppers on our digital audiobook and ebook offerings, which allow increased portability and convenience — and a reminder that you can shop with us online from far and near.
Read our current virtual book club pick, Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker, along with us and local wine bar owner Mark Gambuzza of Uva.
Meet staff member Camila Duke and bookstore volunteer Carrie Jo Howe, author of Island Life Sentence.
Teens, check out our new Youth Advisory Board (hint, it involves free books).
And more . . . discounts on kids’ required summer reading. A fun gift registry program.
Read the full June newsletter at: https://booksandbookskw.com/newsletter/
Farewell, Snowbirds. Fear not.
Oh snowbirds, we know you’re away for the summer. There’s no shame in that; even Conchs need a break from the rock. But Books & Books @ The Studios has your back. When you’re not in Key West, we’re here to serve your reading needs.
Our web site BooksandBooksKW.com provides news of what’s happening with weekly updates on new books, and links to our offsite resources. Just click “Can’t Get to the Shop,” where you’ll find a link to our full service online bookstore supplying hardcover and paperback books, as well as links to our new Ebook service from Kobo and our audiobook service from Libro.fm.
The online store is not limited to the 5,000 titles in stock of the store, but includes an inventory of over nine million books, almost everything that’s in print. We’ll ship anything to you without charge, and without sales tax (unless you’re in Florida or New York).
Our digital ebook and audiobook services are equally comprehensive, drawing on the resources of the online seller Kobo for ebooks and Libro.fm for audiobooks. You’ll be pleased to know that the prices charged for either kind of digital book is usually the same as that charged by the giant online bookstores (no names mentioned). And we offer the same instant download. The content of the digital books (and the reading voice in the case of audiobooks) is the same. The big difference is that Books & Books @ The Studios shares in the revenue. So if you shop locally when you’re in town, why not do it when you’re away?
A few tips:
Ebooks – Buy your books via the link at shop.booksandbookskw.com and set up an account. You’ll want to download the Kobo reader app to access them on your Apple or Android phones, pads or tablets. Once installed, you can access all the books purchased with your Books & Books account, read them save them, etc. (Reading Kobo books on a traditional Kindle or Nook can be tricky. If that’s important to you, drop a note to george@tskw.org. and he’ll help you figure out a solution.)
Audiobooks – Visit Libro.fm to sign up and create an account. Pick Books & Books @ The Studios as your home store. Get the Libro.fm app to listen to the books on your phone, pad or tablet. You can buy individual books or get a monthly subscription for $14.99 which will entitle you to a book of any price each month. Unlike some other audiobook subscription programs, your monthly entitlements from Libro never expire.
Read our May newsletter
Read about what we’re up to on our newsletter page: https://booksandbookskw.com/newsletter/
Meet our new staff members and see pictures from the recent volunteer party.
Check in with Julie Buntin, author of Marlena and read about our new virtual book club pick: Cork Dork.
And more. . . .
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!
Florida Keys teachers, school librarians and school administrators, please join our specialized email list just for local teachers: https://booksandbookskw.com/teacher-email-list-signup/
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Read about what we’re up to on our newsletter page: https://booksandbookskw.com/newsletter/
Find out what books and authors Judy Blume is excited to share.
Read about our new virtual book club pick: Marlena.
And more. . . .
Our New Virtual Book Club Pick
Our next virtual book club pick is Marlena by Julie Buntin. This standout novel about friendship and identity has been winning rave reviews.
Until March 10, get 20% off this title in store and online. Online use code “BC20.” Click here to purchase from our online store: Marlena.
Join the book club by reading the book and sharing your reactions on social media. Make a comment, share a picture, ask a question and use the hashtag: #bbkwbookclub on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Follow us on social media and look for the #bbkwbookclub hashtag. Every week, we’ll post new book club content.
And, if you’ll be in Key West, meet Julie in person when she does a reading and signing event with Gabe Habash at the store, March 13.
What’s New This Week
What’s your cup of tea?
Fiction? It’s hard to do better than a new novel from the famed author of The English Patient.
Thrillers? Araminta Hall is hailed as “a chilling new voice in psychological suspense.”
This is only the tip of our iceberg. Come in and chill out with us.
Cafe Con Libros
We’re proud to announce that the Monroe County Library’s popular Cafe Con Libros series will be cosponsored this year by Books & Books, and hosted at The Studios Key West. A distinguished writer will be appearing each Tuesday morning at 10:30am:
Jan. 23 – Lucy Burdette speaking about “Constructing a Cozy Crime”
Jan. 30 – Elisa Seagrave – “The Girl from Station X”
Feb. 6 – David Beckwith on turning reality into fiction
Feb. 13 – Ralph De Palma – “The Soul of Havana”
Feb. 20 – John Henry Felming – “We Can’t Help It If We’re From Florida”
Feb. 27 – Ryan McIlvain – “The Radicals”
Mar. 6 – Leslie Linsley – “Salvage Style”
Mar. 13 – Karen Brown – “The Clairvoyants”
Mar. 20 – Samuel Harrington, M.D. – “At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life”
Mar. 27 – Kennith Michaels – “Only in Key West”
Click here for a printable version of the full schedule.
Introducing the B&BKW Virtual Book Club
One of the things we all enjoy most about being booksellers is talking to people about books. So now we’re starting the B&BKW Virtual Book Club to foster more engaging, smart, enjoyable conversations about books.
Our book club will be an online opportunity to interact with us and each other about interesting books. Sometimes we might pick a hot new book that everyone is buzzing about, but other times we hope we’ll surprise you, encouraging you to pick up a book you might not otherwise read.
Click for our December newsletter with the scoop on our first book club selection and enrollment info and more.