Better World Books » Week In Review http://blog.betterworldbooks.com Book reviews, author interviews, industry news and more from the online bookstore with a soul. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 ©Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett dbarrett@betterworldbooks.com (Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett) dbarrett@betterworldbooks.com(Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett) Books 1440 books, authors, novels, news, writing, literature, humor, Dana Barrett of Better World Books sits down with the giants and upcoming stars of the literary world. Better World Books Dana Barrett sits down with the current and upcoming stars of the literary world. Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett dbarrett@betterworldbooks.com No no http://blog.betterworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/podcast-small.jpg Better World Books http://blog.betterworldbooks.com 144 144 Week in Review: October 13-17 http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/10/20/week-in-review-october-13-17/ http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/10/20/week-in-review-october-13-17/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:48:43 +0000 Jack http://blog.betterworld.com/?p=2664 What we learned last week:

-Dana digs The Almost Moon
-Chip likes giving out books… but doesn’t get geysers
-Xavier and David spoke at the Social Market Conference, liveblog
-Slate is talking “The Night of the Gun”
-We’re wondering, how do you feel about e-readers?
-Jack wrote for Blog Action Day
-Geoff previews a book about the 50 states
-Sales Support packs 20,000 books for Cambodia. Impact!

]]> http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/10/20/week-in-review-october-13-17/feed/ 0 Week in Review: October 6-10 http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/10/13/week-in-review-october-6-10/ http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/10/13/week-in-review-october-6-10/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:50:46 +0000 admin http://blog.betterworld.com/?p=2563 What we learned last week:

-Xavier, our “Man Behind the Curtain” knows about the black arts (of marketing)
-He also knows a thing or two about Green Collar jobs
-Now he also knows that he should space his posts apart more
-Mallory Meuninck is down with dragon slaying
-We have realised* a Better World Books Centre* where those spellings are appropriate
-We found out where you get your election info from
-”No sleep til Brooklyn” …Public Library as the Great American Book Drive kicks off

]]> http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/10/13/week-in-review-october-6-10/feed/ 0 Week in Review (9/22-9/26) http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/09/29/week-in-review-922-926/ http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/09/29/week-in-review-922-926/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:41:46 +0000 admin http://blog.betterworld.com/?p=50 What you may have missed last week:

-Getting books to Liberia, one book at a time
-Grammar Girl, teaching your humble blogger
-Getting your input about Shakespeare
-Shakespeare and Facebook, combined at last!
-Factoid, and why you should stop using the word
-Beedle the Bard and Brisingr, embrace your fantasy

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-Obama related books sell well, just not through everyone
-Some people have too much time on their hands
-BWB Alpharetta Office: Get Out of My Dreams, Get Into My Car
-Better World of Good, now selling books
-Readers are digging the First Amendment (go figure)
-Pronouns, like you, are important (see what I did there?)
-Seeing (rare books) is believing
-Stephen Colbert isn’t the only one who can make new words

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