Re: [LM_NET] Confessions of a book store stalker

[Shonda Brisco <sbrisco@GMAIL.COM>]

I also go to bookstores to browse their collections in order to create
booklists.  Sometimes (for whatever reason), I miss some titles or
just don't pick them out when I browse online.  The bookstore visit
gives me the opportunity to open the book, check the contents, and
make lists---sort of like having a vendor bring books to my library
(which they do...and which I love).

Like Tony, I use deposit slips, old cash register receipts, napkins,
or any pieces of paper that I have in my purse to jot down
titles...I've just invested in a small notebook that I will use for
"just such emergencies!"  However, I think browsing bookstores is a
great opportunity to see things as our students do---- they love the
bookstore environment, so why not see what the competition is doing
(and take notes along the way!!)

~Shonda

On 8/31/07, Tony L. Pope <pope1966@aol.com> wrote:
> No, it's not the title of a new book...but while visiting Barnes & Noble last 
>weekend with my college-age niece, I wondered how many in the field, like me, 
>visit book stores?and peruse the wares and see current publications or titles we 
>might have missed?? Even though I primarily go in to look for something for 
>myself, it never fails when I go into B&N or another book store, I end up whipping 
>out the checkbook.? While it is getting "whipped out" to make some purchases, 
>oftentimes I'm also taking notes of titles on the backs of my deposit slips.? 
>Tthey get more use as notepads than deposit slips anyway...ha...!!? I take down 
>notes of books I'd like to add to our library collection (I'm in a Pre-K-3 school) 
>and titles that just look interesting and I'd like to read.? Even though they are 
>above our children's age level, I especially like to look in the YA section and 
>many times get copies for myself to read?of interesting looking books.?
>
> I also periodically check out Amazon.com (one of the greatest inventions of the 
>20th century!) and Amazon.com/uk.
>
> Tony Pope
> Library Media Specialist
> McHenry Primary School
> 100 McHenry Dr.
> Rome, GA? 30161
> Pope1966@aol.com
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