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Dark Horse Books is now on Twitter
Posted in Store updates, Uncategorized on March 19, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Dark Horse Books Website is live
Posted in Store updates on February 16, 2010| 1 Comment »
It was a bit of a struggle, but the Dark Horse Books website is live. Please check out the website. It is www.darkhorsebooks.com Soon the site should allow the online purchase of books and other items. Helpful feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Just in time for Valentine Day, we have some new poetry books
Posted in Store updates on February 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
For your pleasure, here is a poem by Robley Wilson-
I Wish in the City of Your Heart
I wish in the city of your heart
you would let me be the street
where you walk when you are most
yourself. I imagine the houses:
It has been raining, but the rain is done
and the children kept home
have begun opening their doors.
from Poetry 180 A Turning Back to Poetry
We have Dark Horse Books hoodies and t-shirts
Posted in Store updates on February 9, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A shipment of Dark Horse Books hoodies and long sleeved t-shirts arrived today. There is a variety of colors and sizes available. We also have children long sleeve t-shirts.
Dark Horse Books caps are expected any day. Also, there are Crone t-shirts for those of us trying to embrace our outer crone.
New Online Presence for Dark Horse Books
Posted in Store updates on January 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Dark Horse Books now has an additional online presence through Abe Books. While the Store is still compiling its online inventory, it has already accomplished its first goal of listing its inventory of the many wonderful books, which are written and illustrated by the local and regional authors of the Teton area. The inventory has been online for less than 24 hours and already there are 96 matches to want lists. These matches may or may not result in sales. However, Dark Horse Books believes that it is a strong indication that this newest venture is an opportunity for Dark Horse Books to provide a greater venue for local authors and writers.
In the next month, Dark Horse Books hopes to have a website up and running. Through this website local and distant customers will be able to order books and review our inventory.
Sat. Dec 5, 2009 – Shop For Schools
Posted in Store updates on December 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Hello Everyone:
Dark Horse Books will be participating in Shop For Schools this Saturday, December 5, 2009. When you purchase a book at full price, ten percent of your purchase will be donated to the Teton Valley Education Foundation.
Welcome Phyllis!
Posted in Store updates, Teton Valley tidbits on December 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Wow, it’s finally here — the day Dark Horse Books has a new owner!!!
As you all saw in the Valley Citizen last week, Phyllis Lamken of Victor has purchased Dark Horse and her first day — officially — behind the counter is TODAY!
Of course, there are many details left for me to assist Phyllis and family with, so I’ll be here on and off (quite a bit, at least this first part of the month) during December. Do stop by and say hello and discover all the new energy and verve Phyllis brings with her to the store — I’m excited, I hope you are too.
This is my last blog post here on the DHB site. I may be setting up a new personal blog (will let Phyllis know about that and maybe even link it here). And if any of you are interested, my new personal e-mail is jeanneanderson@silverstar.com.
With Judith, Phyllis and Amber, celebrating decorating for the holidays on Saturday.
If you haven’t yet seen the Valley Citizen’s story last week about the sale, click here.
Thanks for everything, and with gusto, here’s to a wonderful new era at Dark Horse Books!
Thankful… and thinking local
Posted in Our front porch view, Store updates, Teton Valley tidbits on November 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
It’s Wednesday, November 25, early on what promises to be a frosty morning. As you know, Peter and I are selling the bookstore and the transfer takes place next Tuesday, Dec. 1st. I have promised my friends at the Valley Citizen that I would not “scoop” them by revealing the buyer’s name here on the Dark Horse blog (the story will be in this week’s issue) but of course there’s more I feel I MUST communicate.
First, THANK YOU to all of you for making our two-year experiment into a 14-year-old business.
It has been because of your support, your encouragement and your friendship that we have, as Lewis and Clark used to say, “proceeded on.” We’ve been proud to be YOUR source for books, reading information, and more. Your purchases, your humor and your loyalty have been instrumental in the store’s ability to continue to operate.
Hopefully, that won’t change. I personally hope you will continue to see Dark Horse Books as a community hub and THE spot to connect with literature and people.
Of course I will miss encountering you from my usual spot behind the counter! But there are so many other ways to connect (and I’ll likely be exploring all of them!)
One thing I know, the new owners are bringing a HUGE dose of passion and creativity and community spirit to the bookstore.
Someone, flatteringly, said we would be a tough act to follow. (So many people have said so many nice things, it seems!) The good news is that the Dark Horse Books show will go on….. like a play with a new director, it’ll have a bit of a new interpretation, lots of fresh ideas and energy, carrying on the traditions we’ve established but perhaps with a new (and better?) twist. I hope you share my excitement!
Lastly, I’d like to remind you all that ALL our local businesses need your support. Head to downtown Driggs (and Victor and Tetonia, too) rather than to Idaho Falls or shopping on-line — you might be surprised by all that our stores have to offer.
And if you don’t believe local retailers and restaurants are commited to this community, check out JUST HOW MANY (including Dark Horse Books) are once again participating in the “Shop Local for Schools” day on Saturday, Dec. 5th. We put our money where our mouths (and kids!) are — won’t you too? Not just that day, though — do it THROUGHOUT the season!
As for us, on Friday we’ll be decorating the store (have always liked to do it AFTER Thanksgiving!) and throughout at least some of December, I’ll be assisting with training and wrapping up all details on the transition.
So, once again, thank you, on this Thanksgiving. Have a safe and blessed holiday, and hope to see you soon!
Transition’s in the wind….
Posted in Store updates, Teton Valley tidbits on November 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Hello to all our wonderful customers and regular readers! You’ve probably been aware that Peter and I were gone for not quite the last two weeks, and that the Dark Horse blog wasn’t updated during that time. The good news is that the blog updating was just about the only thing NOT ON THE MOVE regarding Dark Horse…. We will have exciting news and SOON for all our friends and neighbors — stay tuned (and keep on coming in!!!)
E-mail scam
Posted in Store updates, Teton Valley tidbits on October 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Just to alert you — this morning I received an e-mail supposedly from our friend Sue Heffron. It even came from HER e-mail address — but it said she was stranded in London and needed $$$ wired to her. WRONGO!
Sue is NOT in London but I was able to alert her (within a few minutes, Andy opportunely walked by the bookstore.)
She just wrote: “Yes, My hotmail account was stolen with all my contacts and I can’t even get into it, to let people know. Would you please let local people know that this is a scam and to delete anything from me from that account. I opened a new account…. Please let everyone know that I’m sorry for the inconvenience!”
Done and done…. so don’t send Sue’s imposter any money, let me know if you want her new e-mail address so you can change your address book for her (to be on the safe side, I don’t even want to put THAT here), and just be glad this didn’t happen to you!
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