A Word About Trade Size Books

In January of 2008 we implemented a new credit policy for trade size books. These are the larger size books which run from $10.95 to $24.95 jacket price. We have limited space to shelve these larger books, and they receive a larger credit. So, in order to accomodate these books, when you return them, you must spend that credit on trade size books.
I tell people "If they are coming in, they must go out". A few years ago books came in paperback and hardcover. Now, the publishers first put them in hardcover, then trade size, then the new "premium" size then the regular size. What is a small used book store to do?
My shop was designed to hold only the regular size paperback books on the shelves, and we are doing our best to accomodate these other sizes. So please make a note for yourselves that when you return trade size books for credit you need to spend the credit you receive on the trade size books. You cannot spend that credit on regular size.
Annie's Book Stop in Waltham is the only Annie's which still allows you to spend all your credit on your visit. All of the other Annie's have adopted a policy of only being allowed to spend half your credit.
I hope that you will spread the word about Annie's in Waltham. Tell your book reading friends. We don't advertise, so word of mouth is the only way we can get new customers.

NO TAX DAY-YEAH!!! NO TAX DAY-YEAH!!!

This coming Saturday and Sunday August 16th and 17th we will be having another tax free weekend. That means an extra 5% that you will save on your reading material. Don't forget-at Annie's you already save 50% on books, so that's 55% for this weekend only!!!

When you visit us next time, please take a moment to look around at all the gift items we are offering. Since my last blog update of letting you know we have original beaded earrings, made by Joanne Salvato, we now have stretchy beaded bracelets, stretchy beaded anklet bracelets, stretchy thumb/toe rings, and stretchy beaded necklaces, these stretchy jewelry items are so simple to put on and take off. I personally love them, no clasps to fidget with. I will be adding more jewelry items in the coming months. We also have lotions, fun fur scarves (also handmade), bookmarks, discount earrings, and some one of a kind gift items. Don't forget all of the artwork is original, made by Joanne Salvato(owner) and for sale which hangs on our walls.

Strapped for cash? You need to shop Annie's!! We have discount bins for books,
.50 and 1.00, you can't beat that!

I just want to mention that if you are shopping for books in the supermarkets, I have noticed lately that there are a lot of reprinted older books for sale, you might think they are new, and you will be paying full price for them, when actually they are older books, and they are available at our shop for 1/2 price. So check the dates of publishing. You might have bought it new at the supermarket, but we already have it, and probably too many of them, and so won't accept it for trade in.

HERE'S A FEW BOOKS WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR

Some of you are wondering why in the world we don't take your books on any particular day, and I hope this clears it up. If we have about 10 copies of a certain title, we have a tendency to not want eleven, given that we are just a small store and have issues of storage. That being said, we do have several authors that people tend to buy over and over. Go figure! I won't list all of the authors and titles, but will just list a few for now. Also within these authors, there are titles that we don't need. OK Here we go:
David Baldacci - Camel Club, Christmas Train, Collectors, Hour Game, Saving Faith, Simple Truth, Total Control, Winner, Wish you Well, Simple Genius
Maeve Binchy - Copper Beech,Firefly Summer,London Transport, Quentins,Silver Wedding, This Year Will Be Different, Whitethorn Woods
Michael Connelly - Angels Flight(We have none), Black Ice(none), Black Echo,Concrete Blonde, Darkness More than Night, Echo Park, Last Coyote, Narrows, Overlook,Trunk Music, Void Moon
Nelson Demille - By the Rivers of Babylon, Cathedral,Charm School, Gold Coast, Lion's Game, Mayday, Talbot Odyssey, Wildfire
John Grisham - The Firm, and The Partner,Bleachers, Brethren, Skipping Christmas,Street Lawyer, Summons, Time to Kill, Innocent Man
James Patterson - currently our most popular author, 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, 5th Horseman, Black Friday, Cradle and All, Kiss the Girls, Maximum Ride(Schools out Forever), and Maximum Ride (Angel Experiment), Miracle on the 17th Green, Pop Goes the Weasel, Quickie, Season of the Machete, Thomas Berryman Number, Violets are Blue, 6th Target
Nora Roberts - #1 Romance Author, but we are overwhelmed with some titles. We do need: Black Rose, Blue Smoke, Born in Fire, Born in Ice, Born in Shame, Brazen Virtue, Captivated, Captive Star, Carolina Moon, Charmed and Enchanted, Chesapeake Blue, Considering Kate, Cordina's Crown Jewel, Dance Upon the Air, Daring to Dream, Enchanted, Engaging the Enemy, Entranced, Face the Fire, Finding the Dream, From the Heart, From this Day, Genuine Lies, The Gift, Going Home, Heart of the Sea, Heaven and Earth, Hidden Riches,Honest Illusions,Irish Hearts, Jewels of the Sun,Lawless, Less of a Stranger, MacGregor Grooms, MacGregors Rovert and Cybil, Montana Sky, Perfect Neighbor, Private Scandals, Public Secrets, The Reef,Rivers End, Secret Star, Skin Deep. Spellbound, Stanislaski Sisters, Sullivans Woman, Tears of the Moon, Untamed, The Villa, Winning Hand and of course the new ones, Blood Brothers, and the Hollow.
Stuart Woods - OMG! Where are all the older ones? Chiefs, Dark Harbor, Dead Eyes, Dead in the Water, Deep Lie Fresh Disasters, Grass Roots, Heat, Imperfect Strangers, LA Times, New York Dead, Orchid Beach,Palindrome, Run Before the Wind, Santa Fe Rules, Under the Lake, White Cargo, Short Straw, and the new one Shoot Him if He Runs.
Those are some of the authors we do save regularly because of their popularity, Also looking for Janet Evanovitch's One for the Money, and Two for the Dough, Hot Six.
We also would like you to search your bookshelves for your True Crime, and your biographies, in paperback only please. We have enough Ann Rule, but there are a lot more true crimes out there - Let's recycle!!

NEW STUFF!!!

Ok. Here's the deal. I have found a new outlet for all my frustrations and you are able to cash in on it. We now have original designed beaded earrings, made by guess who? Me. They are really unique and very pretty. Drop earrings, beaded, each one an original. They will keep on being created, and we also offer other earrings at a super discount price. We have patriotic earrings, and Flag pins. all at super prices. All this and the whole store is full of exciting books for you to read all summer!!! Don't forget we are still offering a 20% discount on all Nora Roberts Trade size books in addition to our usual 1/2 off until the end of June. Who knows what I will put on sale for July?

Rewards for Our Best Customers!!!!!

Some of you are really taking advantage of our reward program for our Best of the Best Customers!!! Maybe you haven't heard of it yet. Some of you will never get there but lots of you are continuing to get your Gift Certificates for $20.00. Here's how it works: Every time you spend $25.00 cash or charge in our store in Waltham, you get a Loyalty card, and a special stamp. When you fill the card with stamps you receive a complimentary Gift Certificate for $20.00 which you can use for anything we sell in the store. This reward program has no expiration date, so you can join in at any time. For all of you who are using our reward program THANK YOU!!!!! To all the rest of you, please continue shopping with us, we appreciate your business.

Steeple Hill Inspirational Romance

Hello Annies's fans. If you are a regular you will be able to cash in on this months special. From now until the end of May, you will recieve an additional 10% off of "Steeple Hill" Inspirational Romance titles. Wonderful romances which will inspire you. just mention our blog advertisement and enjoy your 10% off. What can I say about the rest of you who don't sign in regularly? I guess you are missing out on additional savings on something you might buy anyway. The weather is crappy. Should we really have to put the heat on in May????? I am waiting for the good weather to be able to sit outside and read a book in the sun without being blown away by northeast winds. How about you?

Mother's Day Special

If you are a regular to our blog you will be able to take advantage of the special we are running from 5/4/08 to 5/11/08 on our www.Hiddensecretscovers.com For this week only, for Mother's Day, take an additional $1.00 off each bookcover you purchase. You never know what I am going to offer at an additional discount if you don't check the blog regularly. Happy Mother's Day