Julie & Julia author relocates to a butcher’s shop
When I saw the headline – Julie & Julia author takes job in butcher shop – I was thrilled. Excellent, I thought, now we won’t have to suffer through any more ridiculous books about trying to cook...
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Bookseller/seed seller – only on AbeBooks
A few weeks ago, I ordered a book from one of our sellers, Yuko Horiuchi from Carleton Place near Ottawa. When the book arrived, the package also contained a price-list for Yuko’s other career – seed...
View ArticleThe librarian with 45,000 books of scripture
Meet the librarian who takes care of “45,000 books of scripture printed in more than 2,000 languages during six centuries.” The profile comes from the Catholic News Services – an organisation that’s...
View ArticleAbeBooks’ careers open house on Sept 21
Job-seekers interested in working for Internet pioneer AbeBooks.com are invited to attend a careers open house on Tuesday, September 21 at the company’s headquarters. Located in Victoria, BC, AbeBooks...
View ArticlePencil sharpener for hire
Some bloke in New York is charging $12 a pop to sharpen a pencil reports The Guardian. On one hand, I’m thrilled some people take pencils seriously, on the other, I’m…. (oh why bother?)
View ArticleThis author’s writing is “Naughty. But Nice.”
Question – what’s the connection between this fantastic British TV advert for cream cakes and Salman Rushdie? Don’t rush off to Google. I’ll tell you. Mr Rushdie wrote the ‘Naughty. But Nice.’ tagline...
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Meet book translator Steven T. Murray
Do you know who Steven T. Murray is? How about Reg Keeland? They are actually the same person. Steven T. Murray (his real name) is a book translator and Reg Keeland is this fake name. Murray is...
View ArticleA video tour of the AbeBooks office
Ever wondered what the AbeBooks HQ looks like? Probably not, but here’s a video tour of our office in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in Canada for anyone who is interested. As I sit...
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NYC’s new police chief salutes George J. Zaffo’s long forgotten ‘Your Police’...
In other news, New York City announced its latest police chief, William J. Bratton, yesterday. What’s that got to do with us or books at all? Well, Mr Bratton, who is already a very known policeman for...
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