Monthly Archives: May 2009

Emails That Deserve A Mention - 1

By Tapas | Published: May 24, 2009

The great thing about working at a bookstore is the spectrum (or is it spectra?) of people you interact with on a day-to-day basis.
Budding musicians want to know which guitar books are best for beginners, parents to be want to know what to expect when they’re expecting and those focused on career want to [...]

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A Pfeiffer

By Tapas | Published: May 23, 2009

I left work early to go meet a shining queen. She incidentally played an accidental role in me finding Flipkart, so this does merit a mention. In other news, she plans to leave for Korea in a month or so and was asking me if I could get her a Lonely Planet Korea, used or [...]

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My Friend Sancho :: My Friend Shindig

By Tapas | Published: May 21, 2009

Right, so it’s been a couple of weeks. Amit Varma has in all probability wound up his recent multi-city promotional tour, promoting of course his maiden novella - “My Friend Sancho”. Flipkart actually got it’s first order (pre-order) on the 9th of May at 10:29:27AM.
Even with my Flipkart perks (whatever they may be) [...]

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