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BookieMonster’s Father’s Day Gift Generator! Father's Day is almost here! And aren't Dads just great to shop for? They're always so easy, right, you know exactly what to get them, there's always something they need... Ahem. Sorry, I was lost in...

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Winter, begone! Hello sunshine…

Category : BookieMonster News, Books for Sale, Featured

I really need to work on my headline writing.

Aaaaaanyway, spring will be here tomorrow! Officially, though looking outside at grey skies I am not entirely sure spring knows that it is expected.

Traditionally this is the time we start thinking about gardening and tidying up around the house and looking ahead to summer reading… this winter’s been tough. I’m looking forward to some warmth.

Here’s some BookieMonster suggestions for appropriate spring books:

Home & Garden

Good Green Kitchens cover

Health & Fitness

Fiction

Yes, we sell secondhand and new books!

    BookieMonster’s Father’s Day Gift Generator!

    Category : BookieMonster News, Books for Sale, Featured

    Father’s Day is almost here! And aren’t Dads just great to shop for? They’re always so easy, right, you know exactly what to get them, there’s always something they need…

    Ahem. Sorry, I was lost in some strange parallel universe there for a minute. Dads are awful to shop for. You never know what to get them. You want to get them something that tells them how amazing you think they are, yet doesn’t look like something you made in Standard 3 with macaroni.

    So they end up with another BBQ tool set. *sigh*

    BookieMonster's BookshopFear not, gentle readers! BookieMonster’s here to save the day with our handydandysuperduper Father’s Day Gift Generator! Just scan the detailed “Dad Descriptors” and choose the nearest fit to your Dad, click on the link, and before you know it it’s Father’s Day and you can present your gift with little-to-no embarrassment.

    And, helpfully, we’ll keep running these over the next few days so you can keep checking back for more ideas. :)

    Get purchasing! Those perfect presents don’t buy themselves you know!

    Win books with BookieMonster! What the Dog Saw or Cannibal Jack or Family Album

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    Category : BookieMonster News, Competitions, Fun Stuff, New Releases

    Competition time! Hurrah!

    I am going to giveaway my review copies of three wonderful books that I lurrrrved and you will too!

    Family AlbumCannibal Jack cover

    I wish I could make my photos look purdier. Anyway…

    Yep – What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell, Cannibal Jack by Trevor Bentley aaaaaand Family Album by Penelope Lively! I’m going to give these away individually so you have three chances to win! Does that make sense?

    That’s right, three brandspanking new release great reads. So to enter please fill in the form below.  That’s all you have to do!

    But if you’re really keen you can also get extra entries by:

    1. Leaving a comment on the blog during the time the competition is running.
    2. Purchasing a book from us on Trade Me – visit http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1998646 to check out our aaawwwesome range of books for sale – new and secondhand! You can tell us what you’ve bought in the form below and every purchase gets you another entry.

    Competition is only open to New Zealand residents (or at least, I can only post winnings within New Zealand, sorry), and runs from the time this post is up until midnight Sunday August 29. Judges decision is final and we reserve the right to change details if mistakes have been made.

    And we WILL email you if you have won, and make an announcement post, so please check back on Monday 30 August for announcement and look out for an email (coz we aren’t dirty spammers, oh no). :)

    So get browsing, get filling in, get commenting…

    Your Name (required)

    Your Email (required)

    Yes! I'd love to receive the amazing super-duper BookieMonster monthly email newsletter! Sign me up, baby.

    Optional: I have also shown my deep love and appreciation of BookieMonster and purchased the following auctions from Trade Me - so give me an extra entry please! (Please enter auction numbers or book titles purchased.)

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    BookieMonster’s sales and sympathy pitch

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    Category : BookieMonster News, Books for Sale

    So I am a bad blogger, bad bad BAD blogging monkey! I have not been entertaining you like I should with my witty words and general gab.

    But SRSLY I am BUSY you guys! I just have an amazing amount of stuff going on. My life is stuffed with stuff. Some of it involves reading and books but at the moment, not enough!

    BookieMonster's BookshopYou can help – please buy from us! We’ve got almost 800 listings at the moment and I know it’s a lot to go through but duuuuuuuude – there’s got to be something in there for everyone!

    Father’s Day is coming up you know. Hint, hint.

    And if you don’t feel like buying anything then please tell (send the link http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1998646, go on) your family, your friends, your enemies, your workmates, your neighbours, your cats, your dogs – open up a bank account in your guinea pig’s name and get them to buy a book! (“Hello, I’d like to open an account.” “Certainly sir, and first may I have your name?” “Mr Fluffykins McSnugglebottom the Third.”)

    However if, by same insanely crazy thousand to one chance you don’t want any of the books we have for sale (srsly, what are you on?) then check out Book Depository UK and our affiliate link – they have MILLIONS AND MILLIONS (and miwwions) of books for sale and you don’t pay any shipping at all whatsoever nosirreebob so help them.

    The BookDepository

    And, if after all that you’re wondering what’s keeping me busy (apart from the usual) then you should check out my Posterous blog AtNgaire in which I link to all sorts of web malarkey that captures my fancy and write about exciting things like social media, online marketing, community management and basically anything else I want. Yes, I’m one of those wonks. But you can be one of them too, just by commenting – or really, just send me cool stuff to put on there. It’s fun.

    Not leastly you should totally check out the amazingly awesomely extraordinarily choice Groupy and grab yourself a besty deal. They’ve been keeping me busy too.

    Right-o! :D

    Addition: I meant to add also if your Dad isn’t the reading type but is the obsessive with detail and military models type – or just a military buff then check out Mr Monster’s site at www.militarymodels.co.nz – he’s running a huuuuuge Father’s Day sale over there! Plus he’s all real clever and stuff. We loves him. ♥ Awwwwwwwww.

    This just in: books are selling!

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    Category : BookieMonster News, Books for Sale

    This week I’m selling books! Okay, I sell books most every week but this week I’m taking advantage of my own advertising space to tell you about the books I’m selling! :)

    So here’s some recommendations from me of books that you can buy (now, right away, this instant!):

    Classics (for the refinement of one’s mind)The Darling Buds of May

    New Zealand (struth cobber!)

    Coffee Tea or Me?Non-fiction (for the edumacated amongst us)

    The Book of LossHistorical fiction (bodices are ripped!)

    The Ghost RoadLiterary fiction (coo-er, we are fancy!)

    Complete Cat BookAnimals (teh kittehs, teh goggies, teh birdies)

    Weird but cool stuff (Because we’re weird. And cool. Very cool.)

    BookieMonster's BookshopI know, what a selection, right? There’s more! (like, waaaaay more). Check out BookieMonster’s Trade Me Bookshop!

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