It’s Bookshop Day – so here are 6 ways to pick up some bargain reads and great rewards
TURN over a new leaf to pick up some bargain reads and great rewards.
It’s Bookshop Day and, to mark it, there are lots of free events all over the country.
Read on for the best deals . . .
BOOKMARK AN EVENT: Look out for events in bookshops across the country today. From appearances by famous authors to Pokemon swaps, there is a calendar of free events for kids and adults.
Check the events page at waterstones. com and independent bookshops, or follow #BookshopDay or @booksare mybag on social media.
BOOK SEARCH: Looking for your next read? Visit nationalbooktokens.com for lots of recommendations. It’s also a good place to sign up for competitions to win free books or signed copies. To broaden your reading, try goodreads.com and whatshouldireadnext.com.
BOOKS FOR LIFE: This Bookshop Day, you can win a £250 book gift card each year, which will keep you in reads for life and support independent bookshops. Enter at bookshop.org.
STAY IN THE LOOP: Swap unwanted reads for credit to spend at independent bookshops. Find out about buy back service Bookloop at bookshop.org.
LISTEN UP: Audiobook retailer and app, libro.fm, which shares profits with independent bookshops, is running a sale on bestselling audiobooks until tomorrow. Seven hours of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows is down from £7.67 to £4.56.
DOUBLE STAMPS: To celebrate the joy of bookshops, Waterstones and Foyles will offer double stamps to loyalty card holders in all their shops today. Not a member? You can sign up for free today and start collecting stamps immediately.
With Waterstones Plus you get a stamp for every £10 you spend and when you have ten stamps you get £10 to spend in Waterstones shops, cafes and online. So, spend a tenner today and you’ll get two stamps.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
Deal of the day
FIND a fun frock in Oliver Bonas’s mid-season sale. This floral metallic stripe green midi dress is down from £95 to £33.
SAVE: £62
Cheap treat
GIVE a bedroom an autumn uplift with this joyful pink and green candy-stripe duvet set from Asda, from £12 for a single.
WHAT’S NEW
PETS At Home is getting in the spooky spirit with Halloween-inspired My Pet Pals workshops this weekend, next weekend and from October 26 to November 3. Book on the store’s website.
Top swap
FOR cosy toes, slip your feet into these suede flatform boots from M&S, above, £45, or step out in the mini snug boots from Matalan, below, £10.
SAVE: £35
Shop & save
YOU can get the Disney Singing Moana fashion doll for £21.99 at very.co.uk, down from £29.99.
SAVE: £8
LITTLE HELPER
USE your Tesco Clubcard to get a cut-price Indian meal for two. Includes two curries, six onion bhajis, pilau rice and two naans for £7, down from £8.50.
HOT RIGHT NOW
BUY one tin of Crown or Dulux paint at Homebase and get another half-price.
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