East End Book Exchange
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Who We Are/ What We Do
- East End Book Exchange is a used bookstore in the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip District. We sell used and rare books and we accept books for donation or store credit.EEBX was founded in the summer of 2011 on two simple ideas: love of books and love of Pittsburgh. We began as a pop-up bookstore dedicated to connecting booklovers and books in the heart of Pittsburgh’s East End. Each weekend we set up a bookstall in a community space or local business in a different neighborhood. Over the course of the summer, we went to the Strip District, Squirrel Hill, Garfield, Wilkinsburg, and Braddock.In the Fall, we moved to the Pittsburgh Public Market. Our ultimate goal is to open a retail storefront in Pittsburgh's East End.
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Where We Are Located
- BIG NEWS!
Starting Friday, October 21st, East End Book Exchange will be a full-time vendor at the Pittsburgh Public Market. We will be at the Market every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We are thrilled to have this opportunity and look forward to seeing you all there.
The Pittsburgh Public Market is located in the Strip District at 17th and Smallman St. Their hours (and ours) are:
Friday, 10 - 4pm
Saturday, 9 - 5pm
Sunday, 10 - 4pm.
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Want To Get Involved??
- Here's how to support us:1. Buy Books!
2. Volunteer (work at a pop-up, help spread the word, design a flyer)
3. Follow us on Facebook
4. Donate books!
5. Buy books!
6. Follow our blog
7. Follow us on twitter
8. Buy Books!
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Local Authors!!
- Pittsburgh authors! Want to have your works sold at a local bookstore? We will sell your books on consignment. We are always looking for new authors to promote. Just shoot us an email if you are interested.Currently we sell works by:Sherrie FlickLori JakielaDave NewmanRosemary MacugaEric LidjiKelly ScharffCreative Nonfiction
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Current Inventory
- page under construction (there's a lot, trust me)
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the reject list
- what we don't wanttextbooks
bibles
almanacs
how-to books older than 2 years
telephone books
anything in bad condition (i.e. if you wouldn't buy it in that state, I likely won't either)
to be continued....
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Posts
- May 16, 12
I spend a lot/inordinate amount of time at Commonplace Coffeehouse in Squirrel Hill. And who can blame me? The coffee is delicious, the lattes exquisite, and the place (and the new location in Garfield) exudes a cool vibe and an utter lack of pretension. (I'm pretty sure I had a religious experience over their Winter Spice latte).
Commonplace has been a big supporter of the EEBX since we opened. So I sat down with Squirrel Hill Manager, Andre Chubb, to talk books and coffee (mostly books).-"Man in God's World" by Paul SchrotenboerWhen and where do you like to read?-I enjoy reading outside on a nice day and on my couch
What was the last truly great book you read?-"East of Eden" by John SteinbeckAre you a fiction or a nonfiction person? What’s your favorite literary genre?-I go back and forth. I usually like to balance the two.What was the best book you read as a student?-"Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community" by Wendell BerryWhat is your ideal reading experience? Do you prefer a book that makes you laugh or makes you cry? One that teaches you something or one that distracts you?-Again, I like the balance of learning and entering into a story that isn't my own.What were your favorite books as a child? Did you have a favorite character or hero?-The Berenstain Bears, Frog and Toad, Amelia BedeliaDisappointing, overrated, just not good: What book did you feel as if you were supposed to like, and didn'’t?-"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M. PirsigIf you could meet any writer, dead or alive, who would it be?-Wendell BerryIf you had to recommend one book to someone who wanted to work in the coffee industry, what would it be?-"The Book of Coffee and Tea" by Joel, David, and Karl SchapiraWhat do you plan to read next?-I never read anything by Kurt Vonnegut so I was planning on "Slaughter-House Five" - May 09, 12This week's interview features Lindsay Patross, founder of the popular Pittsburgh blog, I Heart PGH. Lindsay, who grew up in Squirrel Hill, is currently incubating an internet start-up, BlogLocal (www.bloglocal.net), which will map local blogs.Bossypants by Tina FeyWhen and where do you like to read?Sadly, at the gym while trying not to fall of the stairmaster.What was the last truly great book you read?Good question. I don't read enough books. I could suggest some great blogs.
Are you a fiction or a nonfiction person? What’s your favorite literary genre?Nonfiction. Definitely nonfiction.What is your ideal reading experience? Do you prefer a book that makes you laugh or makes you cry? One that teaches you something or one that distracts you?I am going to go with educational story telling. I really like Po Bronson's book "What Should I Do with My Life"What were your favorite books as a child? Did you have a favorite character or hero?I will admit I was a huge fan of the Babysitters Club. I also like Roald Dahl - Matilda was one of my favorites.Disappointing, overrated, just not good: What book did you feel as if you were supposed to like, and didn’t?probably every chic lit book I have read falls into that categoryIf you had to recommend one book to someone who wanted to work in social media, what would it be?If you are just getting into social media - Gary Vanyerchuck's "Crush It" is a great into. You don't need to know what a tweet is to get started.I also think that Tara Hunt's "The Whuffie Factor" does a great job of explaining why social media is important.What do you plan to read next?I just bought "Small Giants: Companies that Choose to Be Great Instead of Big" I am also eager to read "The Lean StartUp" but I can't find a bookstore in the city (tear) where I can buy it. - May 02, 12Today we begin a series in which we ask Pittsburghers about the books in their lives. The inspiration for this series came from a feature that runs weekly in the New York Times. I thought it would be fun to find out what books shape our local community.
Our first interview is with Kate Weiss-Duncan. Kate is the manager of Penguin Bookshop in Sewickley, one of the last remaining independent bookstores in Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native, she joined Penguin four years ago as a bookseller.
What book is on your night stand now? My night stand is basically made out of a stack of books so…Towards the top of the pile is Capital: A Novel by John Lanchester, 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams, and Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks.Ms. Weiss-Duncan at famed DC
bookstore, Politics and Prose
When and where do you like to read? I like to read anywhere. Waiting to get my allergy shots, before I go to bed, during my lunch break at work, baseball games, amusement parks, and while I’m knitting.
What was the last truly great book you read? Truly great? I will go with The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. It was brilliant. I hope that I don’t have to wait 10 years for his next book.
Are you a fiction or a nonfiction person? What’s your favorite literary genre? I go through spurts of reading fiction and non-fiction. I really enjoy books about science but written for the non-scientist, like The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer, and Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach.
What was the best book you read as a student? The Chosenby Chaim Potok.
What is your ideal reading experience? Do you prefer a book that makes you laugh or makes you cry? One that teaches you something or one that distracts you? Yes please, all of the above.
What were your favorite books as a child? Did you have a favorite character or hero? One of my all time favorite stories is the Dark Materials Series by Philip Pullman. In tough situations I can only hope to be as brave and strong as Lyra was in those books.
Disappointing, overrated, just not good: What book did you feel as if you were supposed to like, and didn’t? I wasn’t thrilled by The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. But I’m apparently in the minority there. I didn’t think that Katniss was all that kick-ass.
What book made you want to work in a bookstore? It was more of a bookstore that made me want to work in a bookstore. I was 13 and spending a few days in D.C. My mom gave me $100 and a metro ticket and sent me to Dupont Circle while she was at a conference. I walked into Kramer’s books and knew that I wanted to work in a bookstore someday.
If you could meet any writer, dead or alive, who would it be? Shakespeare! No, actually I would love to meet Kate DiCamillo. She writes such great middle grade fiction and seems like an interesting person. Kate was also a bookseller.
Do you read a lot of foreign literature? Do you read books in translation? I do often read books in translation. One of my favorite authors is Banana Yoshimoto. Her work is translated from Japanese. And I follow the translation work of Michael Emmerich.
If you had to recommend one book to someone who wanted to work in a bookstore, what would it be? Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops should be a required read for all bookstore employees.
What do you plan to read next? I think I’m going to read Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson - Apr 23, 12
Recently I stumbled across a seemingly ordinary copy of A Separate Peace.
Inside I found a remarkable reminder about the power of Knowles' story, the force of its perceptions, and the responsibility we have to ourselves and our friendships:It reads:Jeff,This story has meant a great deal to me, and I hope you find it as instructive and troubling as I do. The complex ingredients of friendship, which often war with each other, often yield both fulfilling and flagitious results.Your friendship has been instrumental to me, and I hope that this gift is but one small manifestation of my enduring appreciation.Happy Birthday,Jack
Needless to say, this was enough to make me immediately start re-reading the book, which I had not encountered since high school. But my mind kept wandering back to Jeff and Jack. How did Jack feel as he wrote them? And Jeff as he read them? What about their friendship was both fulfilling and flagitious? How did they reconcile those complex ingredients?
I hope their friendship has endured, whoever they are, wherever they are. - Feb 13, 12
The first six months of the East End Book Exchange has left me with more questions than answers about the state of books and bookstores in our world. Here are some of the questions that keep me up at night:
How do we reconcile our love of beautiful, centrally-located bookstores (i.e. near weekly collection of the "20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World", "25 Most Beautiful Libraries" "25 Most Beautiful University Libraries") with our addiction to cheap books?
Is the assumption that people will pay more for a book if it supports an independent bookstore elitist? Is that assumption even a viable business model anymore?
Is keeping the price of books low an affront to the writers, illustrators, editors, and publishers who created the book? Can we keep the price of books low and still do justice to the craftsmanship? How do we reconcile the real cost of books while promoting access to books?
BUT.
A truth universally acknowledged: selling books is incredibly fun, incredibly challenging, and incredibly rewarding. I would not trade it for anything. - Feb 15, 12
It has been a busy couple of weeks for the East End Book Exchange, so it only belatedly occurred to me that as of January 27th, the East End Book Exchange is six months old! Wow, how did that happen? The fact that my little bookstore has been operational and financially viable for six months now is deeply satisfying. It also makes my head spin. None of this would have been possible without the help and support of many wonderful people. I thought I would use this little anniversary to thank the many people who helped make the East End Book Exchange possible and to offer a few reflections on six months of bookselling.
To my family: I am so lucky. Thank you.
To Lindsay Patross: For championing the EEBX early and often.
To those who hosted the EEBX as a pop-up: Tiffani Emig and the Pittsburgh Public Market, Andre Chubb and the awesome folks at Commonplace Coffeehouse, Nina Marie Barbuto and Assemble, Iris Whitworth and Garden Dreams, Jeb Feldman and Molly Hanse at Unsmoke Systems: Thank you for not running in the opposite direction when the EEBX turned out just to be a skinny girl with a car full of books.
An extra shout-out to the folks at Commonplace Coffee in Squirrel Hill: thank you for continuing to listen, offering advice, and keeping me caffeinated on a near daily basis.
To Sherrie Flick, Rick Schweikert, Luke Lozier, Karen Lillis, and Kate and Michael Weiss-Duncan: Thank you for supporting me and this harebrained scheme when you had no earthly reason to do so.
To some fine folks in Dover, New Hampshire and State College, Pa: Thank you for your continued support. Many of you have visited the EEBX, donated or bought books. One of you even schlepped boxes of books one hot weekend in August. I am not sure I deserve your generosity. Thanks especially for reminding me that friendship can stretch far.
Finally, thank you to anyone who has ever donated to or bought books from the East End Book Exchange: It is the human element that matters most to the survival of a bookstore. We would not exist without you. Thank you so very, very much. - Feb 13, 12
Our first pop-up! Sunday, July 31, 2011 @ the Pittsburgh Public Market August 6, 2011 @ Commonplace Coffeehouse in Squirrel Hill August 27, 2011 @ Assemble August 28, 2011 - popping up again the Pittsburgh Public Market September 24, 2011 - Garden Dreams Urban Farm in Wilkinsburg October 1, 2011 - Wood-Fired Words at Unsmoke Art Space in Braddock October 21, 2011 - first day as a full-time vendor at the Pittsburgh Public Market February 12, 2012 - Jan 18, 12Cookbooks are big business these days. It seems that barely a week passes without a celebrity or television personality releasing their own cookbook or promoting a new food or diet fad (see: Deen, Paula).At the East End Book Exchange, we've seen a healthy number of cookbooks come and go. Among our favorites are so-called Church lady cookbooks, which a recent City Paper article described as "vintage community recipe books...often spiral bound, and sold or re-distributed amongst small groups.." Hoff describes the range of recipes that one can find in these local cookbooks. But we've come to love them not just for their admittedly curious recipes, but because they also reveal just important cookbooks, books in general, were to the pre-internet communities that created them.Take, for example, The Best of Beth Shalom, produced by Congregation Beth Shalom, a still thriving synagogue in Squirrel Hill. My best research dates this cookbook to the early 1980s.The previous owner took the time to annotate their favorite recipes:
Perhaps this bit of marginalia is a personal reminder, or maybe they new this cookbook would someday pass to a new owner:
Cookbooks are not infalliable:Passover Cookies, anyone? In Kay we trust:Reads: "Kay says this is good."
In a past life, before the EEBX, I was studying to become an academic historian. My historian self loves these annotations. They're like getting a glimpse of this cookbook's past life:Anyone who knows me, knows my love of grilled cheese, so thank you to whomever added this recipe:
Ditto for my love of apple pie: - Jan 16, 12In a recent article for The Guardian, writer Wayne Gooderham explained his fascination with book dedications. It is hard, almost impossible, not think about a used book's past - who was the owner, how did they come to own this book, why did one person give this book to another, what did they think of this book? Personal dedications are a tiny, but perhaps the only, little window into a book's past life. (It's hard to imagine anyone inscribing a kindle or an e-book).
Here are a few of the East End Book Exchange's favorite book dedications:found in:available for purchase: $10.00 found in:available for purchase: $8.00, hardcover, no dustjacket reads: "To Sharon - keep giving these away! Michael Chabon" found in:$30, hardcover with dustjacket, excellent condition. - Jan 11, 12
It was a successful holiday season for independent booksellers, and the East End Book Exchange was no exception. Here's a list of some of the titles purchased between Thanksgiving and Christmas (this is just a list. It is not a top ten list, it is not in any particular order. It is just a list).
- The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
- John Adams (David McCullough)
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (Allan Guganus)
- Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
- Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists (Fred A. Wolf)
- The Architecture of Happiness (Alain de Botton)
- Thinking about Wine
- The Food and Wine of Spain
- The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) - a personal favorite
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Michael Chabon) - twice
- A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
- Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
- Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
- The Commodore (Patrick O'Brien)
- The Trumpet of the Swan (E.B. White)
- The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever (Christoper Hitchens)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
- Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution (Nikkie Keddie)
- I Call This Flirting (Sherrie Flick)
- Walden and Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau) - sold to a guy on his way to the Steelers game
- Baudolino (Umberto Eco)
- Siddhartha (Herman Hesse)
- Remembering: A Novel (Wendell Berry) - both this and Siddhartha were sold to the Public Market's extroverted berry purveyor.
- Dec 13, 11
One evening a few weeks ago, I sat down to read Jane Austen's Emma, a book that I had been reading off and on for a few weeks. This time, however, I could not remember where I had left off. Was it where I had stuffed an old receipt, when (spoiler alert) Emma finds out about Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill, or was it where I had placed a boarding pass, when (spoiler alert again) Mr. Knightley finally expresses his affection for Emma? On other occasions I have opened books to find ticket stubs, unused napkins, or a picture shoved in between the pages. Rarely have I ever found an actual bookmark.
The secret pleasures of working with used books is seeing not only what people keep at an arm's length when they're reading, but also how they treat their books as extensions of their living space. In the books that have been donated to the East End Book Exchange, I've found ticket stubs, paper products of various sorts, more than a few personal pictures (don't worry. I'll never post them), and even a few bookmarks or two. I wouldn't be surprised if I eventually find a mattress tag.
Recently, Michael Popek, a longtime used and rare bookseller published Forgotten Bookmarks: A Bookseller's Collection of Odd Things Lost Between the Pages, about the odds and ends he's found in other people's books. NPR recently featured Forgotten Bookmarks: http://www.npr.org/books/titles/143224895/forgotten-bookmarks-a-booksellers-collection-of-odd-things-lost-between-the-page. Popek also maintains a website: http://www.forgottenbookmarks.com/, which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite blogs.
In that spirit, here some of the EEBE's favorite "forgotten bookmarks":
A ticket NYC's Boston Comedy Club:found in: Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow
A tag for SolarSilk sheets:
found in: Maxim Biller's Love Today
A blank index card:found in A History of Psychiatry
Two tickets to Cape Hatteras National Seashore:
Found in: Dave Pelzer's Help Yourself: Celebrating the Rewards of Resilience and Gratitude - Dec 08, 11
Finally, some good news coming out of State College, PA: the much-loved bookstore, Webster's Bookstore Cafe, will re-open at the beginning of 2012!
Webster's is a small local business that is near and dear to my heart and it was upsetting when it abruptly closed in the summer of 2010. It had been a staple of the Allen St. shopping district for many years, offering great titles to booklovers, delicious coffee and food for those in need of a quick, hearty bite, and place to work and gather for the town's students, professors, and community members (it was often a better place to study than the university's main library). Webster's, like a lot of independent bookstores, was the hub of downtown State College. It's local business at its best!
The grand re-opening is still in the works, but in the meantime, you can read all about it (including details about their new location) on their website: http://www.webstersbookstorecafe.com/. Next time you're in State College, make sure to check out Webster's Bookstore Cafe! - Nov 10, 11
I am looking for a few good book lovers to help the East End Book Exchange over Thanksgiving weekend. I have to make a long-planned trip to Texas during the holiday and will need some people to run the shop in my absence. The dates are Friday, November 25th (10-6pm), Saturday, November 26th (9-5), and Sunday, November 27th (10-4). It promises to be a busy weekend at the Public Market and I don't want EEBE to miss out on all the fun.
If you can work for even a few hours on any day, please email me at eastendbookexchange@gmail.com
Thanks! - Nov 01, 11
This is the East End Book Exchange at the Pittsburgh Public Market
These are some of our sections(with some last minute additions)If you have ever wondered what the beginning of a bookstore looked like, this is it. And if you are wondering what inspires us, check out this: http://www.salon.com/2011/05/15/trazzler_slide_show_beautiful_bookstores/slide_show/ and this: http://www.miragebookmark.ch/most-interesting-bookstores.htmWe can dream, right? We're looking forward to seeing you all this weekend at the Market. - Oct 14, 11
Since its inception, East End Book Exchange has functioned proudly as a pop-up business. That model has served us well. We sold a lot of great books, met a lot of great people, and had a blast exploring our great city. We enjoyed the excitement of popping up in unexpected locations, of not knowing where we will be from week to week, and we have been thrilled and humbled by the number of you who have joined us on this fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants journey. We have had fun sowing our wild oats (as much as a bookstore can sow their wild oats).
But there comes a time when every new business needs to grow up and settle down. And this time has finally come for East End Book Exchange. I am pleased to announce that beginning Friday, October 21st, East End Book Exchange will be a full-time vendor at the Pittsburgh Public Market. We will be there every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through the holiday season. We are thrilled to have this opportunity and we are grateful to the Market for all of the support they have shown us over the last few months, and especially as we have made this transition to full-time vendor.
The essence of the East End Book Exchange will not change: you will still be able to buy used books and donate your old ones. We hope you will come visit us! We look forward to talking books with you again very soon. We'll see you at the Market!
much love,
Lesley - Sep 30, 11
Hi everybody!
There's a lot going on this weekend, but one thing you won't want to miss is Wood-Fired Words. East End Book Exchange is thrilled to be participating in this great event!
Wood-Fired Words is this Saturday, October 1st, UnSmoke ArtSpace in Braddock. Saturday, October 1st, 7PM – 10PM. $5. BYOB.
This event has already been featured in Pop City Media: http://www.popcitymedia.com/popfilter/default.aspx#e3acc999-6678-4edd-bb7b-25e45b3e2b82 and in the City Paper: http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A101043
Featuring: a fiction reading by Josh Barkan, Into the Furnace writer-in-residence, live music by the Emily Pinkerton Trio, paintings by John Fleenor, the East End Book Exchange, Pittsburgh’s pop-up used bookstore, and pizza from the wood-fired community pizza oven.
UnSmoke Systems ArtSpace is located at 1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104.
Wood-Fired Words is being organized by Sherrie Flick, of the Gist Street Reading Series. - Sep 20, 11
Hey everybody!
We've got a great new event to add to our calendar! This Saturday, September 24th, East End Book Exchange heads to Wilkinsburg for the 4th Annual Hamnet Place Community Harvest Festival and Potluck. The festival will be at Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery and Hamnet Place Community Garden from 12 noon - 3:00pm. There will lots of great events for kids and we'll be there selling books and accepting donations. Not only does this promise to be a great day (who doesn't love a good fall festival), but you'll be supporting many wonderful, local, and community-focused organizations!
For more details on the festival, check out the Hamnet Place Community Garden blog: http://hamnettgarden.blogspot.com/.
Looking forward to seeing you all there! - Sep 13, 11
East End Book Exchange is excited to announce two upcoming pop-up events:
On Sunday, September 25th, we will make our third trip to Pittsburgh Public Market! We'll be there from 10 - 4pm. Come down and check out our selection of books. As usual, we'll also be accepting donations. We hope you'll stop by and say hello!
Then on Saturday, October 1st, we are heading to Braddock! We'll be at UnSmoke Art Space for Wood-Fired Words, an evening that will include a reading, music, books, art, and homemade pizza. The event starts at 7pm; reading starts at 8pm
UnSmoke Art Space (across from the mill)
1137 Braddock Avenue
Braddock, PA 15104
$5
BYOB (Please bring potluck snacks if you're inspired!)
Featuring:
Fiction writer and Braddock's first "Into the Furnace" writer-in-residence Josh Barkan
The Emily Pinkerton Trio
The East End Book Exchange (a pop-up independent used book store)
An exhibition of paintings by John Fleenor: "Meet the News Team"
Homemade pizza from the community oven
This promises to be a great evening. We hope to see you there! - Sep 08, 11
Okay, so, you may have noticed that in addition to using this blog to post EEBE announcements, I also use it to explore the experience and love of reading, of books (the kind that you can hold in your hand, the kind for which you have to lick your finger in order to turn the page), of bookstores, of the written word. If I've learned one thing thus far from running the East End Book Exchange, it is that selling books is more than just commerce. It is an emotional exchange. It's gratifying to watch people get excited by books, it's upsetting when they are disappointed when they can't find something they want (I swear I'm working on getting copies of The Help). Bottom line: books are a lot of fun.
In that spirit, I found another piece that I would like to share with you. It's by the University of Pittsburgh's own Michael Chabon and it was published in the New York Review of Books in April 2011: http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/apr/21/michael-chabon-phantom-tollbooth-wonder-words/
(I should add, I'm not wholly anti-e-reader/e-book. I can see the value in them for their convenience factor, if, for example, you're on the go a lot and don't want to carry a lot with you. But it's hard for me to see how the e-book can facilitate the same experience that Chabon describes. Anyway, I just like books better.)
- Sep 06, 11
World, we have a website!
www.eastendbookexchange.com is live and ready to go.
The website will serve as an one-stop shop for all things EEBE. It's where we'll post upcoming events and other announcements, and where you can connect to our blog, our facebook page, and our twitter feed (all of which we will continue to update). You can also email us directly using the Contact Us link.
Enjoy!
- Sep 01, 11
The Pittsburgh Public Market is celebrating their First Anniversary this weekend! They'll have a full slate of activities, in addition to their usual awesomeness, beginning this Friday, September 2nd. You can check out the entire schedule here: http://pittsburghpublicmarket.org/2011/08/25/birthday-celebration/
When you're not too busy visiting us this Saturday (@ Commonplace Coffee, 10 - 2 in Squirrel Hill), you should make sure to head down to the Market. They've been a great support to the East End Book Exchange, and they are a wonderful supporter of local Pittsburgh businesses in general. The fact that they've only been in existence for a year makes my head spin. It seems as if in only a short time they've become a real Pittsburgh institution. - Aug 31, 11
Hey guys! East End Book Exchange is going back to the Commonplace Coffeehouse (I seriously cannot get enough of that place. The coffee's so good!). We'll be there this Saturday, September 3rd from 10 - 2pm. We hope you'll take some time from your Labor Day weekend to stop by, say hi, and buy some books!
Commonplace is located at 5827 Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill.
Tell your friends! - Aug 30, 11
A friend just alerted me to the Book Bike: http://links.bikehugger.com/2011/08/book-bike.html
While it does look like fun, I'm not sure I have the strength to pedal that thing without tipping over. The East End Book Exchange is always accepting suggestions for possible (stationary) pop-up locations. If you know of a place or an event that could use a book vendor and a rapidly growing inventory, please don't hesitate to drop us a line at
eastendbookexchange@gmail.com.
Also, our website will be going live very shortly (right now www.eastendbookexchange.com just points to the facebook page). Please stay tuned! - Aug 30, 11
Check out this great article about us in today's Post-Gazette!!
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11242/1170829-294.stm
Thanks, everyone, for helping to make this possible :)
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