While Robert Langdon was probably running around finding clues where none existed (all over the course of 12 hours), we were doing more or less the same - packing the 600 or so backorders as fast as we could! That’s 50 books an hour, no matter how you slice it.
Not to mention all the other [...]
Category Archives: Some Books at Flipkart
Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol Takes Up Our Time
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A Letter To Mr. Sam Miller
Dear Mr. Miller,
May I call you Sam? Please allow me to introduce my good self. Myself Tapas R. I know what you might be thinking, “What is this R.?” You see Sir, I am from a South Indian family where it is customary to add a lot of initials either preceding or following one’s name. [...]
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I’m A MacLeod Micropatron
I just placed the first order for Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys To Creativity.
For those not in the know, you can buy Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys To Creativity by Hugh MacLeod on Flipkart
My shameless pimping notwithstanding, here’s a cross-sell: You might also like Seth Godin’s The Dip.
Studies show that cool quotient increases [...]
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Hugh MacLeod’s “Ignore Everybody” Out!
I’m bloody excited!
I don’t get excited often because there are not a lot of things that excite me…but this genuinely has me BLOODY EXCITED!
Gaping Void is just one of those things. It’s like Beavis and Butthead. You either get it or you don’t. Either you get it and get hooked or you lose the plot [...]
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Flipkart F.A.Qs and F.U.Q.s - Same Book Different Prices?
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Question: “Why does the same book show up with different prices. What’s the difference?”
The Fairly Short Answer: There are many reasons for price differences, but primarily it is owing to the following:
1> Different Publishers: The same book can be and is printed by [...]
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Emails That Deserve A Mention - 1
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
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 [...]