Star Cat Books

I need to, for the next few weeks, reduce the hours at the store. I’m about to have knee replacement surgery in early August, but my “good” knee is worse than the one being replaced, so by 4pm I’m ready for ice on both of them and to be lying down.

So, all this is saying, for several weeks our hours will be:

10am – 3pm, Tuesday-Saturday

If you’re by early, I may be in as early as 9am, as my husband comes with me to help open the store and then rush off to work, himself.

Looking forward to seeing you all! Remember, the month of June is our big SALE month! 40% off all used books, 15% off all new books.

My first audiobook sale came through today! And it was a powerful book, too.

Join us in listening to books — follow this link and get your books a la carte or join as a member and get 3 books for the price of 1 in your first month.

If you can’t remember this link (bookmark it!), go to our usual website (starcatbooks dot com) and click on the LibroFM box in the right-hand column.

Star Cat Books on LibroFM
www.libro.fm/?bookstore=starcatbooks

STAR CAT BOOKS is reopening Tuesday, June 9, 2020!

40% off all used books, 15% off all new books.

We will be supplying gloves for all customers for your protection & the books’ — we require all customers wear their own masks to enter the store. We are also gloved & masked for your protection and ours. We love our customers and want them safe.\

Our maximum capacity will be 4 customers (5 if my assistant isn’t around or I’m not around).

Our hours remain unchanged: 10am – 5pm, Tuesday – Saturday.

Come on down for our grand reopening!

We don’t know when we will be open again. Please watch this space for more information.

Online shopping is available (see post below), used books still available (see post below), gift certificates still available (see post below).

Our online bookshop is up and running. Browse our recommendations, search for any book you want! As long as our logo and bookstore name are at the top of your page, you’ll be ordering from us (with us getting the profit!); shipping is direct to you.

Note that gift certificates from our store cannot be applied to the online bookshop.

https://bookshop.org/shop/Starcatbooks

Our gofundme for Star Cat Books is stalled at just over $1,000. Our rent, which we just paid for April, was $725. We now have two bills due: electric & internet (both necessary because they run our security system). $133 + $142.

We also need to pay May’s rent of $725.

Do the math. We aren’t going to make it unless we get an influx of money. PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA. Keep an independent bookstore in VT alive.

If you want to tug at heartstrings, this is the bookstore run by one of Neil Gaiman’s copyeditors and friends.

WE NEED HELP OR WE WILL BE FORCED TO SHUT THE DOORS AND WALK AWAY FROM 3K OF BOOKS, SHELVING, CASH REGISTER, EVERYTHING.

I’m getting desperate.

I’d say buy books from us, but our bookshop on the bookshop DOT org doesn’t pay enough and it only pays once every 15-20 days. We need money NOW.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/love-star-cat-books-in-the-time-of-covid19

We are in the process of setting up an online bookshop (new books only for now) similar to what we had before. Please bear with us as this process may take a few weeks; the woman in charge of it for the company we’re dealing with is home sick (we hope you will keep her in your thoughts).

Watch this space for more information as it comes!

A client inquiry reminded me to make this post!

WE SELL GIFT CERTIFICATES IN ANY DENOMINATION.

I can take orders using credit/debit over the phone & mail you a gift certificate, even though I’m working from home. Call (US) 603-512-9251.

We have clients all over the world who order with us using gift certificates. They place the order for us to get books for them; we ship them “debiting” from the gift certificate each time.

Gift certificates can only be used for books already in the “brick store” (we will search for you!) or used books we can search for and order for you.

Please write to starcatbooks@starcatbooks.com to order gift certificates and books. We’ll arrange a purchase via phone.

We are mostly closed this week due to COVID-19 precautions. We’re going to set up a day & limited hours for you to pick up books you’ve ordered that are coming in by mail. Watch this space for more information soon.