Norwood Book Department by Wendy

The Norwood Book Department is crafted by a woman named Wendy, stop in and say hi to this hardworking, knowledgeable person. She has thoughtfully created an area in this store that welcomes a browser.
Look at the endcaps she has built to entice you, the selection of graphic novels or the browsing room filled with one of a kind books only a bookworm would love and the kids section, WOW!
Thanks, Wendy, you make it fun!
Please, stop by and say hello. Tell her I sent you in! Which B19 is your favorite book department?

Weymouth Wonderful Book Selection

If you have any need for a book this summer, it really would make sense to plan a trip to one of the B19 stores to peruse the shelves before heading off to a big bookstore or to an internet seller.
There truly is a great selection of all kinds of books at great prices.
Today I put out horror, fantasy, New England titles and authors, cookbooks, history, business books, books on politics, biographies, books on soccer, baseball and golf, travel and fiction.
Why not give us a try, save a lot of money and then get the newest best seller without feeling the least bit guilty at spending all that money.
PS great books for Dad here too!

New Bedford Store Young Adult Department

Wow! Today in New Bedford we stocked an outstanding selection of books for teens -
John Green, Sarah Dessen, Alex Horowitz, award winners, whew! Watch out, Louise, they will be flying off the shelves.
What does your teen read? We have the coolest stuff like Baby Mouse for the younger readers, too.
Come in, say hi to Louise and let her know what your summer reading list looks like!

How do you choose a book?

Today I spent time in the Norwood store watching people browse books in the "book reading room" Lori and her team have set up. One woman just plowed through the boxes with kids books in them, tossing books to one side or another. A young man carefully went box by box, scanning titles. He had found a treasure. How do you shop for a book?
I go by the cover. It's usually a trade paper edition, I like the feel of that kind of book and definitely prefer the content whether it's fiction or non-fiction.
What do you like to read and where do you like to browse?

Amazing Christmas Items in Nashua at Building 19

Today I spent time with the staff at Nashua pricing a Christmas stock for sale on Dec 5th. This is the key reason working here is so exciting. We decided on Thursday afternoon to advertise this for this week-end and everyone kicks into high gear and makes it happen. Our longer planned events often don't go as well.
The second thing that's so cool about B19 is that this stuff is really great stuff cheap. As we went through the stock, pricing item after item, the "Wow's" kept coming as we took out another amazing item. We see so much merchandise as Merchants and sales associates, that when we see truly great deals, we recognize it and respond.
So, the prices are more than fair for this level of quality - when you look closely and see the detail, the embellishments, the joy and design put into the front, back and side of every piece, you know you are getting a value. This is the stuff the other guys knock off, from the animated plush snoring Santa to the gorgeous glass ornaments just dripping with style and panache. So much merchandise has become flat and boring for the sake of a price point. Choose things of beauty to savor every day - we can help with the bargains to help you live this way. What do you think?

A Teacher from CT comes to shop at our stores!

I met a cool lady today in the Weymouth store. When we started talking about the Young Adult books, she let me know she is a teacher in CT who regularly makes the trip to Cranston or Weymouth to buy books for her classroom in Leyard, CT. Yes, the eighth graders she teaches love to read and boy, does she know how to hook them into a good book (she lets the kids know that if their parents have a problem with the content, she will understand if they can't read that book :))
She told me we must be swamped with teachers who live around our stores. We do have a lot of customers who are teachers, but sure could use more.
She was also very excited about the YA audio books we have and bought those as well.
It is so rewarding to have conversations like this with our customers either face to face or online.

Eclectic Tastes? Come Browse!

If you like to save a lot of money and like books, Building 19 is a great starting point. Yard sales may have some appeal with paperbacks and used kids books but how about brand new books currently stocked everywhere from the supermarket edited book offering to the big book store chains? And the prices are at least 50% off, more often 70% - 80% off!
There are also resellers' deals, if you sell on Amazon or EBay, you can find money makers on the shelf at any Building 19 store.
Of course as the Merchant in this area, I am prejudiced! There is a book for you, come on in and find it!