The Book Cove's Annual Halloween Party, 2009 Edition

Pumpkin decorating, costume contests, pin-the-wand-on-the-wizard, and so much more.... Not to mention our four guest authors, Michael Garland, Taeuun Yoo, Iza Trapani, and Peter McCarty! Our 30+ partygoers had a blast!

BEA Pt. II

BookExpo of America ... how to describe it?? On Thursday, we went and attended classes that were offered to booksellers. People from all across the country and international visitors congregated in Manhattan for the conference. We dropped in on 4 different sessions. The two we found most helpful were the one on social media, and the one for creating a community center in your store.
We have a slew of great ideas for ways to make The Book Cove even better.... keep reading our blog, we will keep posting!

BEA Pt. I

Day One: Here we go! There is our destination, the Jacob Javits Center.

Journey to Javits

The BookExpo of America is tomorrow!! We are eagerly anticipating the chance to meet authors, fellow booksellers, publicists, and sales reps. We'll be posting pictures, stay tuned!

Stationery Show

The Covies paid a visit yesterday to the Jacob Javits Center! The Stationery Show was in town. We found many wonderful vendors, and purchased some great sidelines for the Cove. Journals, puzzles, cards, bookmarks, and more are all soon to be here!

Gift shows give us the opportunity to generate new ideas, speak with other retailers, and find ways to improve our shop. In a couple weeks, we will be heading down to NYC for the BEA. The BookExpo of America is a huge event, with vendors, classes, and famous guest speakers. Kicking off the event will be Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, who will play no doubt to a full house!

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