Comments on: How to Buy Books

By: Catie S

Catie S — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:38:07 +0000

I may use the sale as an excuse to go downtown. My Dad always goes on about Sam Weller’s, but I’ve never actually been inside. I think its about time I fixed that.
I love The King’s English. I don’t think I’ve walked in & not been welcomed warmly.
I very rarely buy things from Amazon. If I buy a book online, it most often comes from Barnes & Noble.
I love that The King’s English is so close to me.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:31:08 +0000

I loved Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You–it’s written brilliantly.

By: Debbie/Cranberry Fries

Debbie/Cranberry Fries — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:54:27 +0000

My friends and I were just discussing that we only knew of one indie store here in Utah. I’m glad to hear of another one and will certainly show my love by stopping by sometime soon! I loved this post and completely agree.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:59:27 +0000

I love buying books from The King’s English. It’s a bit of a drive, but they have an excellent online store and even if they don’t have it in stock in the store, they can still ship it to you. I bought all my books for Christmas that way.

Also, sorry for bugging you so much about the workshop this summer! I figured everything out and I’m going to be in your class.

By: Paul Greci

Paul Greci — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:41:54 +0000

The owner and employees of our independent bookstore know me, and a lot of other regulars. I love going into Gullivers. They have both new and used books. They’ve opened a cafe on the second floor. It’s a cool place to be. I try to get most of my books from them but sometimes I end up ordering online depending on the circumstances. They are the greatest!

By: Maryam

Maryam — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:17:51 +0000

I love to see people, and especially authors, talking about indie bookstores. I work at an independent bookstore and it’s so much fun to see the “regulars” come into the store especially when we’ve been waiting to recommend a new book that came in or something similar. In fact, if it weren’t for someone I work with, I would not have known about your books.
I haven’t read any of the books in the picture, but I’ve heard good things about Hero-Type, and I hope you like the books!

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:48:29 +0000

@E. Kristin Anderson (Emily), I read the first couple of pages in the store, and it totally sounds like my kind of book...yay!

By: E. Kristin Anderson (Emily)

E. Kristin Anderson (Emily) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:40:03 +0000

Hi Sara! I’m so with you on this one — brick and mortar stores make book shopping way more fun and interesting. We need to keep them alive by actually shopping local!

I think you’ll really love Hero-Type. It really hit me in all the right places when I read it. I still think about it over a year later. So awesome!