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Eyes Wide Open

Be watching your mail. Our "hard-copy" newsletter is due this week. Our Web site at www.destinationsbooksellers.com is rounding into shape. Rewards notices and Booksense Gift Cards are on their way for the period ending June 30. And we have a major book launch party set for Monday, Aug. 29.

Join Us For a Monday Concert

Join us Monday for a pre- or post- supper concert by Irvin "Woody" Mueller and his band.

Woody will be debuting the band's CD. This will be our first purely musical live performance at the store. If you like that idea, please come and show your support.

It starts at 6 p.m.

Woody will be signing copies of the CD and his volumes of song lyrics during the event.

Only For the Brave of Heart

Do you really want to be an insider at Destinations Booksellers?

Take a virtual drive by our Web site, now under construction. I really don't mind you peeking in the "windows," be be warned, it's still very much a work in progress.

We haven't decided whether to continue this blog...we can blog on our own site, so to speak, although there won't be a place for direct comments. Mainly, you folks have never been much for sharing your own thoughts, so we'll probably just make this one a placeholder for all of you early adopters.

Watch this space for the "official" announcement for the launch of our Web site.

I wanted to be live by now, so I'll go ahead and give you the Web-only special, just for being a loyal reader. Mention this special when you're in the store. For Patron Passport members, until the offer ends, buy any magazine and get 25% off a book. Some minor limits apply, but if you buy 4 magazines, you can take 25% off four books.

I know, it sounds nuts, but we want to get you in the habit of browsing the magazine racks.

Oh, yeah. The "beta" Web site, still under construction is:

http://destinationsbooksellers.haloapplications.com

soon to be destinationsbooksellers.com!

The Wisdom of Strangers

The last visitor to my store this evening parted with this gem:

There's no idea that is as dangerous as ignorance.

Have a stimulating and rewarding day, folks.

No Duds, So Far

Our third quarterly public affairs symposium, this one featuring New Albany's chief executive, continued our run of outstanding such events. While not every store patron is passionate about public affairs, we remain committed to making Destinations Booksellers a place where ideas can flourish.

I believe everyone in attendance last evening would agree that it was a worthwhile endeavor. Thank you for coming.

Now to get the store back in shape for the back-to-school season. Our Web site is rounding into shape, thanks to the sterling efforts of Halo Applications, and we'll soon be diverting you from this URL to our site at www.destinationsbooksellers.com.

Look for Web special announcements when you see that notice. And if you haven't been to the store lately, drop by. Our ability to serve your needs will be dictated by how much we sell during this last lap heading toward our one-year anniversary. That's "paper," right? Wish I had a book that told me the answer to that one...

Mayor to Speak at PAS Tuesday

The public, but especially our regular patrons, are invited to come hear Mayor James Garner address the issues facing New Albany at our Summer Public Affairs Symposium on Tuesday evening, Aug. 2, 2005, at 7:30.

This 90-minute moderated question-and-answer session will give the public a chance to get answers about economic development, city services, Scribner Place, upcoming changes in user fees, the restructuring of the sanitation department, and more.

Please join us. It should be enlightening.