Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day (Saturday, August 29) with us in store or virtually.
Usually held on the last Saturday in April, IBD was postponed this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past five years IBD has brought together more than 500 independent bookstores across the country to celebrate what makes independent bookstores special.
Read what store founder Judy Blume had to say about Bookstore Day and our wonderful customers at https://booksandbookskw.com/a-letter-from-judy-blume-8-16-20/.
One of our favorite parts of Independent Bookstore Day are the exclusive items produced special for the event. This year, they include everything from kid-sized totebags to a vinyl edition of FACE IT, Debbie Harry’s autobiography, a Bookstore Day-themed candle and a new sock design. Quantities are very limited and you can’t purchase these exclusives until Saturday. We will be offering the exclusives in store and by phone (no advance holds), but since so many stores will be holding their Bookstore Day mostly or entirely virtually, some stores will be selling Bookstore Day products online starting on Saturday. And don’t miss the official Bookstore Day totebag with the wrong date, but a very cool design.
We’ll be open 12n-5p on Bookstore Day, requiring masks, providing gloves and limiting the number of customers in the store at any one time. But make no mistake, it will be a party. We will be holding a raffle, offering some fun giveaways and gift-with-purchase specials. And if you really want to show us the love, become a loyalty club member.
We’ll also be doing a custom picture filter on Snapchat. If you’re in Key West, visit us on Saturday and take a snap and you’ll be able to use the filter in and around the store. If you’re not in town, add us on Snapchat (booksandbookskw) and we’ll send you some fun snaps from Bookstore Day.
Libro.fm, our audiobook partner, is offering a great one-day deal. Pre-order a book from a selected group of titles and get a specific audiobook free (either that same title or another of the author’s works, depending on the title). Details at https://libro.fm/ibd. This promotion is available in store or online, but only on August 29.
Our special Zoom book club meeting will be Saturday, August 29 at 6pm EDT. This will be an opportunity to have a fun, interactive discussion with a small group of other readers and Books & Books @ The Studios staff, lead by assistant manager Gianelle. We will be discussing TAKE A HINT, DANI BROWN, which is our current virtual book club pick. Read Gianelle’s review, find a special offer for TAKE A HINT, DANI BROWN and Talia Hibbert’s first Brown sisters romance, GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN, and sign up (required) for the Zoom book club at https://booksandbookskw.com/virtual-book-club-pick-take-a-hint-dani-brown/.
Independent Bookstore Day is sponsoring a full slate of virtual panels and workshops for both kids and adults on Bookstore Day. Details and signup information at http://www.indiebookstoreday.com/.
If you are looking for your closest participating indie or just want to spread the love around, check the map of participating stores at https://indiemap.bookweb.org/.
Have fun out there and let us know what you find. We always love a good #bookhaul.