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LINCOLN, ILLINOIS — Ink & Imprint Books is happy to
announce our participation in the 12th Anniversary of Independent
Bookstore Day!
Ink & Imprint Books will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday,
April 26 and will offer refreshments, sales, giveaways, and raffles
throughout the day. Customers will receive a free Ink & Imprint
sticker with every $10+ purchase. The first 10 people who spend $50+
will receive a free Ink & Imprint tote. In addition, for every $10
spent, customers will be given a raffle ticket to enter to win one
of the store’s raffle items.
Indie Bookstore Day is also the first day customers will be able to
buy Ink & Imprint t-shirts. Plus one lucky customer who finds the
LIbro Golden Ticket hidden in the store will receive 12 free
audiobooks. Kids can also decorate a bookmark for a chance to win
the bookmark design contest.
Periodically throughout the day, local authors will be stopping by
the bookstore to meet customers and sign their books. Authors Kathy
Swaar (11:30 a.m.), Alivia Byers (11:30 a.m.), Sara Whitney (1:00
p.m.), A. Harper (1:30 p.m.), and Dave Bishop (1:30 p.m.) are all
scheduled to attend.
“Indie bookstore lovers all over the country get excited to
celebrate Independent Bookstore Day, and I’m thrilled that Ink &
Imprint Books is open to participate this year and bring some of the
joy of this event to Lincoln. It’s going to be a fun day for local
book lovers!” —Julie Bates, Owner, Ink & Imprint Books
Independent Bookstore Day (Indie Bookstore Day) was established in
2013 to promote, celebrate, and highlight the value of the
Independent bookstore community. The day has been observed on the
last Saturday of April every year since 2013. This year there are
over 1,200 stores participating across the country.
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Independent Bookstore Day is
organized by the American Booksellers Association, a national
not-for-profit trade organization, that works with booksellers and
industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of
independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the
book community.
ABOUT INK & IMPRINT BOOKS
Ink & Imprint Books is an independent, locally owned bookstore that
opened in downtown Lincoln, Illinois, in the historic Scully
Building at 125 N. Kickapoo St. on Nov. 29, 2024. The bookstore
offers a selection of new books, curated used books, and unique
literary and crafty gifts. Learn more about the bookstore at
inkandimprintbooks.com.
[Text from file Julie Bates
Ink & Imprint Books]
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