Falls River Books, Used Books, Rare Books, Raleigh

Why shop Indie? 02/19/2010
 
From Indie Bound:



Why shop Indie? When you shop at an independently owned business, your entire community benefits:

The Economy

  • 1) Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Spend the same $100 at a national chain, and your community only sees $43.
  • 2) Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors.
  • 3) More of your taxes are reinvested in your community--where they belong.
The Environment

  • 1) Buying local means less packaging, less transportation, and a smaller carbon footprint.
  • 2) Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money to beautify your community.
The Community

  • 1) Local retailers are your friends and neighbors—support them and they’ll support you.
  • 2) Local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of national chains.
  • 3) More independents means more choice, more diversity, and a truly unique community.
 
 
For those that participated in the Winter Coat Drive, thank you for your donations. It has been a brutally cold winter, and we donated over 100 coats to those in need this winter!
 
 
Pick up a referral card at Falls River Books. Fill in your information and give the card to a potential new friend of Falls River Books. If your friend turns in your referral card to Falls River Books you will receive via email a "Book Buck." Collect "Book Bucks" to get free merchandise. Thank you in advance for promoting your favorite local used book store.
 
 
Operation Paperback collects gently used books and sends them to American troops deployed overseas. Since 1999, they have shipped over 950,000 books to locations around the globe. Many of our troops are serving far from home and living in facilities that provide few of the comforts of home. At the end of the duty day, the opportunity to escape into a good book is welcomed. If you purchase a book from Falls Books, we will pay for the shipping to Afghanistan, Iraq or other places where our troops are stationed. Thank you for participating in this valuable endeavor.
 
 

The teens who can barely talk - they only have an 800 word vocabulary

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1242056/Teenspeak-youngsters-unemployable-limited-vocabulary.html
 
 
On the second Thursday of November, December and January, the North Carolina Writer's Network members bring their laptops to Falls River Books and write in a collaborative fashion. The first meeting was November 12th and was a great success. This event is open to the public come join us.
 
 
An excellent blog post by Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times. http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/10/books_do_furnish_a_life.html
 
 

Cooking with Falls River Books



More than just a bookstore, Falls River Books is also a community-gathering place. This summer, Falls River Books will be compiling an e-cookbook consisting of recipes submitted by North Raleigh residents and our customers. Whether you have been cooking scrumptious creations for years or you have that one family recipe that you just love to make for special occasions, share your special recipe with us!

Do you have a recipe you want to include? Email Steven at sde925@yahoo.com. Please include your name, and neighborhood so we can give you credit in the book.


Need any other ideas for recipes or cooking basics? Check out the cookbooks on the shelves of Falls River Books!

 
 

Falls River Books has a fan page on Facebook. If you become a member of this group you will learn of updates to the website, get evites to store events and learn about special offers only available to Facebook members.

 
 

We have a large selection of cookbooks at Falls River Books in every category. We will be featuring them at the North Raleigh Farmer's Market in the booth behind the store. The make excellent gifts for Mother's Day.