Pennywise Books will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 1. That means we will be closed for the entire long weekend.
No, that doesn't mean I'm going away on some lovely vacation. It means that I have lost my mind. More specifically, I have entered the 3 Day Novel Writing Contest which is exactly what it sounds like.
I will be holing myself up in the store for 72 hours in an attempt to write a complete novel - start to finish. Just the idea is making me tired.
For more information on the event, check out the 3 Day Novel Contest website. I'll post about my own personal experience after the fact.
Wish me luck...
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
High Canadian Dollar = SAVINGS!
The high Canadian dollar continues to have an impact on the economy. The other day I was listening to a program on CBC talking about this issue (very similar in content to the information in this article: http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/08/06/flaherty-apec.html) and I began to get curious, so I did a little research on my own.
As I write this, the Canadian - US exchange rate is 1.07467 (that's about $1.08 Canadian for every US dollar, just to be clear). Now, on the back of an average mass market paperback, the US price is $7.99 while the Canadian price is $10.99. By my calculations, that works out to a differential of 1.3755.
Why the big difference? You've got me.
Therefore, to make things a little more reasonable, we are announcing that all mass market paperbacks in stock are now 20% off the cover price. Now, that $10.99 novel is only $8.79. It's not perfect, but it helps you take advantage of the high Canadian dollar.
To make this even more worthwhile we are continuing to bulk up this sale stock - new releases and backlist titles alike. Contact us with any questions.
I hope to see you all soon!
As I write this, the Canadian - US exchange rate is 1.07467 (that's about $1.08 Canadian for every US dollar, just to be clear). Now, on the back of an average mass market paperback, the US price is $7.99 while the Canadian price is $10.99. By my calculations, that works out to a differential of 1.3755.
Why the big difference? You've got me.
Therefore, to make things a little more reasonable, we are announcing that all mass market paperbacks in stock are now 20% off the cover price. Now, that $10.99 novel is only $8.79. It's not perfect, but it helps you take advantage of the high Canadian dollar.
To make this even more worthwhile we are continuing to bulk up this sale stock - new releases and backlist titles alike. Contact us with any questions.
I hope to see you all soon!
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