Magers & Quinn is looking for a few good book reviewers.We can't pay you, so we're offering something more valuable than even money: advance reader copies. Be the first on your block to read new books before they're available to the hoi polloi. Show your copy off and make the local literati jealous. Of course, … Continue reading M&Q Needs Book Reviewers
Data Privacy? Not So Much
Love the anonymity of the book world's online behemoth? This story might encourage you to shop more locally.Ottawa resident Michel Cuhaci bought a book through amazon.com, only to find that a printer's error meant he had a defective book. He posted a comment and forgot about the matter. That is, until the author (pictured above) … Continue reading Data Privacy? Not So Much
Speed Reading Dating
Seattle's University Bookstore recently held their first "Read Dating" event. Participants paired off for eight minutes to discuss books, then switched partners. It's too early to tell if any loves blossomed, but a good time was had by all.Want to meet some fellow readers? If M&Q had an event like that, would you come?--David E
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