Archive for July, 2011

Summer SALE Madness!

Posted by unicorntreebooksboss on 27 July, 2011

It’s nearly August,

the kids are on hols,

next week the beach arrives in Lincoln’s City Square again right beside us,

And as from tomorrow pm Minion Conscripts have been called into action

and Yay Me i’m away to the Lake District for 4 days camping and walking!!

So today to celebrate my summer hol mood,

the Summer Sale has rolled out!

All books,

YES ALL BOOKS! are on BUY 12 & PAY FOR 10

- any choice, mix and match, new & old!

All DECOUPAGE & PEEL-OFFS are

BUY 20 GET 2 MORE FREE!

and All other

CRAFT ITEMS are BUY 12 & GET 1 FREE!

It’s what’s in stock on offer folks, the choices are yours and it’s while stocks last only

- we don’t think some items will be there long in some cases and we can’t guarantee that items will be back in stock before the Summer Madness ends at the end of August

- so be quick and get in here because I’m not likely to ever be this generous again because the only things not in the sale are the gifts and candles!

If the sun was shining I would think I’d got sunstroke with this one!

So there we go that’s the bookshop boss done being silly and summery for now – time for a mint syrup flavoured coffee I think - that syrup makes me think of Kendal Mint Cake, hmm maybe I’ll bring minion conscripts some back and some for you lovely customers too!
So anyway come in, browse and, we hope, stock up soon (you’ll be mad if you don’t with this offer!) – we’ll look forward to seeing you, recieving an email from you, chatting on the phone (01522 525557) with you or even facebooking or twittering with you!

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York Book Fair – Collectable bookselling at its finest and we’ve tickets to give away!

Posted by unicorntreebooksboss on 26 July, 2011

Yes indeed – never ever let it be said that booksellers aren’t kind and generous people -

especially we here at the Unicorn Tree!

We have 4 complimentary tickets to the York Book Fair to give away – each ticket admits two people and there is even a free shuttlebus from the railway station to the event! Amazing!

So what is the Book Fair?

From modest beginning with just 20 exhibitors at the White Swan Inn in York in 1974, the York Book Fair has grown into the largest, and many say friendliest, rare, antiquarian & out-of-print book fair in the U.K.. Held over two days, 215 of this country’s leading booksellers offer for sale a breathtaking diversity of books, as well as maps & prints, ranging in price from just a few pounds up to tens of thousands of pounds. This year we also welcome a number of dealers from overseas.

You will find books over 500 years old, to review copies of recently published works, and everything in between. The venue is very easy to reach, there is unlimited free parking, and also a free shuttle bus from the Railway Station to the Fair every 20 minutes.

Who Will Enjoy It?
Anyone interested in books and reading. This is not just a Fair for dealers, but is open to everyone young and old, and a great place to start collecting. With over 100,000 books for sale, where else can you look at, touch, enjoy, and even purchase so many rarities under one roof. If you are already a collector then it is a great opportunity to meet new dealers in your area, and if you aren’t already a collector it’s one of the best places to be inspired to become one!

All in all it is a great day out for any book lover, regardless of whether you collect or not, and it’s not just books, there are also maps and other ephemera too – it’s lovely and I only wish I was going!

So if you want one of these complimentary tickets just go to our facebook page – Unicorn Tree Books – like it if you haven’t already and write on the wall to tell us you want a ticket
- the first four to do so get the tickets! it’s just that easy

So there we go that’s the bookshop boss being generous yet again – so I reckon that it must now be time for a hazlenut flavoured coffee I think.

Anyway don’t forget to come in, browse and, we hope, stock up soon, we also have some very good books and collectable things lurking here in Unicorn Tree Books & Crafts too remember and we really look forward to seeing you, recieving an email from you, chatting on the phone (01522 525557) with you or even facebooking or twittering with you!

Unicorn Tree Books, Central Market, Lincoln. LN5 7ET
http://www.lincolnbookshop.co.uk
http://www.lincolnchristianbookshop.co.uk

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>Competition time for tickets to the Pickering Traction Engine Rally!

Posted by unicorntreebooksboss on 5 July, 2011

Competition time!

I have 2 half price tickets to the Pickering Traction Engine Rally and Music Festival

going on between 4-7th August!

So I’m going to give them to someone who can use them

(Bah-working! I say – otherwise I’d be using them and you lot wouldn’t get a look in!)

Now as there may be more than two of you who want them let’s make this fun!

To enter the competition you need to go over to our facebook page:

www.facebook.com/UnicornTreeBooks

Like the page if you haven’t already and on there

I want you to tell me what Fiction Genre would best be at home at a steam/traction engine rally

and why you think so!

Share the competition with friends and at the end of next week we’ll get the topper down

and put all the entries in it and see who the lucky winners are!

Good Luck and tell others!

So there we go that’s the bookshop boss done being generous and having competition fun for now – time for a vanilla syrup flavoured coffee I think – nothing like a bit of a change of pace now and again!
So anyway don’t forget to come in, browse and, we hope, stock up soon – we’ll look forward to seeing you, recieving an email from you, chatting on the phone (01522 525557) with you or even facebooking or twittering with you!

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>It’s Independent’s Day in Lincoln Central Market – So come support your Indie Retailers here!

Posted by unicorntreebooksboss on 4 July, 2011

PRESS RELEASE from Lincoln Central Market Retailers at Sylvia’s Shoes, 2 by 2 Pet Supplies & Unicorn Tree Books.

Independents’ Day 2011 – your high street & Market needs you!

Today is the 4th July 2011 and here in Lincoln as well as across the country, the public have been encouraged to buy at least one item from their local, independent shop to keep the high street alive.

Skillsmart Retail and the National Skills Academy for Retail have teamed up with independent retailers and trade associations around the country to encourage the public to celebrate diversity on the high street & in the Markets and support their local, independent retailers on 4^th July. Retailers downloaded the ‘Your high street needs you!’ poster online, ‘like’ the campaign on Facebook and following it on twitter.

We here in the Markets are all independent businesses and a number of us have been actively promoting today with posters on our stalls, with twitter and facebook posts and in person.

As the Lincoln Echo article on page 2 pointed out times are hard and closures are a reality, Fresh data from Local Data Company’s surveys of 2,700 UK retail destinations (out of a potential 4,400 total UK destinations), highlights that high street vacancy rates have started to rise again. The Local Data Company states that 14.6% of outlets are now vacant. This indicates that approximately 50,000 units are now not currently open to business on the UK high streets, showing just how challenging the situation is on the ground.

‘In Lincoln Central Market a number of us are working to promote the fact that the high street and markets are still places of great value despite the percieved thoughts that supermarkets, national chains and of course the internet are where the best bargains are to be had – this isn’t always true and independent retailers often sell things at the same or cheaper prices than the large retailers and yet give often more back to the community and local economies, Local independent retailers such as those in the market also supply items often not found elsewhere – our market in Lincoln is such a place with the only independent bookshop in Lincoln that also is now the only Christian Bookshop after two previous such shops closed down, 2 by 2 Pets also is the only city centre pet shop selling things not always found elsewhere, though Raw has closed down Sylvia’s Shoes is still here in the market providing shoes as an independent, The Lincoln Stamp Centre is one of only a very few independent stamp collectors businesses still in lincolnshire – so though it may to some seem a ‘drab’ market hall it is certainly vibrant with unique independent businesses and somewhere perhaps worth checking out and promoting we hope.’

Anne Seaman, Chief Executive of Skillsmart Retail said: “We are delighted to lead this campaign and support small retailers. Raising awareness amongst the public is one of the biggest challenges smaller retailers face and our message is about encouraging the public to use their local high street & Markets and understand how important a diverse retail sector is.

It’s also essential that local retailers understand that to compete today they need to be top of their game. The time for sitting back has passed and action is required: Your high street needs you!”

ENDS

For more local information contact Melanie Carroll – owner of Unicorn Tree Books, Lincoln Central Market on 07789 249228

For more Independents day information: ( http://skillsmartretail.ctml2.com/skillsmartretaillz/WebCapture.aspx?pID=141&t=0 )

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