For
an NPR junkie like me, this is very cool. How many times did we hear Garrison Keillor mention AbeBooks during the Writer’s Almanac every morning? And now, anyone can go to http://AbeBooks.com and type in either my name or Waking Up at Rembrandt’s and up comes images of the book for you to buy.
While I buy (and browse) at local, independent shops whenever I can, I think it is a good idea to support booksellers who support NPR and the Writer’s Almanac (which is almost as important to my morning as a good espresso). And I have used AbeBooks a number of times. After all, I can browse their whole selection at home, in my pj’s, by the fire. Technically, I don’t even have to wear pants. Though sitting in front of a computer without pants is bound to raise some eyebrows. Second thought, just pull on the pj’s if you do this at home.
I didn’t (and I still don’t) mean this to be some kind of advertisement for AbeBooks, though perhaps it is an endorsement of sorts. I just like the up-side of technology. And also the finding of myself in the middle of it. And I’d like to believe that if I’m good enough for AbeBooks, I might just be good enough for the Writer’s Almanac. Because really, then I can die.
In the meantime, being on AbeBooks is something to celebrate. Which got me thinking about other Almanac sponsors. Turns out, Waking Up at Rembrandt’s is on Powell’s Books as well. Next stop, the Poetry Foundation.
Namaste,
TQ
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