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The Little Guide to Vintage Shopping: An Excerpt!
Hey there, lovers-of-vintage! In honor of The Little Guide to Vintage Shopping being our Quirk Perk this month (only two more weeks to take advantage of that!), we decided to post an excerpt from the book!
Read on to scope out the introduction and first chapter. Like what you see? You can pick up for your Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, in the iBookstore, or on your Kobo.
Posted by Eric Smith
March Big Deal: Crafting With Cat Hair $3.99 on Amazon the Rest of the Month
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This month, you've got an opportunity to snag a lot of Quirk titles on the cheap, thanks to Quirk Perks (The Little Guide to Vintage Shopping and Secret Lives of the Civil War are both only $3.99) and starting today, this month's March Big Deal over on Amazon.
From now until the end of the month, you can pick up Crafting With Cat Hair for only $3.99 on your eReader!
Posted by Eric Smith
The Phantom of Menace by Ian Doescher: The Pre-order Campaign
The prequels are upon us! Over the next few months, Ian Doescher’s epic William Shakespeare’s Star Wars trilogy will become even more epic, as Phantom of Menace, The Clone Army Attacketh, and Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge hit bookstores everywhere.
Today, we’re launching the pre-order campaign for Phantom of Menace, due out April 7th. You’ll have a chance to get a free signed bookplate from Ian Doescher, and the opportunity to win all kinds of awesome swag, including posters and custom written sonnets! Note, the campaign is open to US and Canada only.
Read on!
Posted by Eric Smith
This Month on BookLikes: The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook, Nick & Tesla 5, & More!
Are you even READY, BookLikes users? Are you? You're not. You don't have to lie to me. This month, we've books we're publishing with the Mystery Writers of America, the latest Nick & Tesla, and The League of Regrettable Superheroes, all up for grabs.
Click on the links below to check out the giveaways. Good luck!
Manhattan Mayhem by Mary Higgins Clark: 30 Available!
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook by Kate White: 15 Available!
The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris: 15 Available!
Nick & Tesla's Special Effects Spectacular by Science Bob & Steve Hockensmith: 30 Available!
Posted by Eric Smith
Quirk Perks: The Secret Lives of the Civil War, $3.99 All Month!
THE SECRET LIVES OF THE CIVIL WAR by Cormac O'Brien ($3.99)
Amazon Kindle / B&N Nook / iBookstore / Kobo
The author of Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents and Secret Lives of the First Ladies is back with another bizarre look at history’s most celebrated personalities. With Secret Lives of the Civil War, Cormac O’Brien unearths a host of strange, little-known facts about Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and Harriet Tubman.
Posted by Eric Smith
Quirk Perks: The Little Guide to Vintage Shopping, $3.99 All Month
THE LITTLE GUIDE TO VINTAGE SHOPPING by Melody Fortier ($3.99)
Amazon Kindle / B&N Nook / iBookstore / Kobo
Vintage shopping offers couture quality at a fraction of the price. But how can you spot a Dior original in a rack full of LBDs? That’s where vintage dealer Melody Fortier comes in. Her Little Guide to Vintage Shopping demystifies the entire process so you’ll know what to look for, what to avoid, and what to pay.
Posted by Eric Smith