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Trade-In Day at ABC Den Haag on November 2nd

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

It’s that time of the year again:  ABC Den Haag will accept your old fiction paperbacks on Friday, November 2nd, 2012!

Bring them to the Treehut on our first floor from 11 – 17 hrs.  Not only will you get some reclaimed bookshelves at home out of this, but ABC Gift Certificates as well!

Here’s the deal:

  • We accept all genres of fiction, including science fiction & fantasy, romance, crime and chicklit.
  • We will also accept your old graphic novels.
  • We do NOT accept non-fiction and children’s books!
  • We pay in ABC Gift Certificates, with which you can pay in both our stores. They are valid indefinitely. Please note that we do not pay in cash.
  • If you have more questions, please mail dh@abc.nl or call 070 – 3642742 and ask for Ester.

We prefer mass-market paperbacks (pocket books) but will also accept large paperbacks and hardcovers.  Depending on the resellability of the books offered, it is up to us to decide how much we will give you for your books.  We retain the right to refuse non-resellable books.

Please note that ABC Amsterdam does NOT have Trade-In days anymore – only ABC Den Haag.  See you on November 2nd!

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What We’re Reading: Den Haag

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Well, what some of the ABC Den Haag crew are reading, in any case:

Ester: Redeye by Clyde Edgerton

Tom: View with a Grain of Sand by Wislawa Szymborska (although he’s undoubtedly reading it in its original Polish)

Nyjolene: Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan’s Foremost Geisha by Mineko Iwasaki, translated by Rande Brown

RonZ: Son of Perdition by Wendy Alec

Joe: Naamah’s Blessing by Jacqueline Carey (he also mentioned that his favorite book of the year so far was One Day by David Nicholls)

Sophie: A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin + Stitch by Stitch: Learning to Sew, One Project at a Time by Deborah Moebes (yes, I’m reading this as much as I’m working through its projects)

Simone: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (an Advanced Reader’s Copy, lucky woman)

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ABC Den Haag is looking for a new colleague

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Always wanted to work at ABC?  Interested in joining our Den Haag team to compare quirks?  Want to know how to get rid of bikes chained to a gate?  Well, here’s your chance!

Requirements:

  • You need to be 20 years or older.
  • You need to be able to speak both English and Dutch.
  • You need to be knowledgeable about and fan of our Science Fiction / Fantasy section.
  • You need to be available for up to 40 hours a week, for at least six months.
  • You need to be willing to work in our store in Amsterdam when required.
  • You need to be interested in joining our great team!

Please send your relevant CV and letter of motivation to simone@abc.nl.

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What We’re Reading: ABC Den Haag

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Just in case you were thinking this blog has turned into a rundown solely of all the events that are taken place – it’s not!  Here’s what our Wednesday colleagues at ABC Den Haag are reading at this moment (we like our Mysteries and Thrillers, it appears):

Simone
The Runaway Jury – John Grisham
The Hand That First Held Mine – Maggie O’Farrell

Ester
Up In the Air – Walter Kirn
Shutter Island – Dennis Lehane

Nyjolene
The Hot Mom To Be Handbook – Jessica Denay
A Beautiful Dark – Jocelyn Davies (advanced reader’s copy – book out 09/2011!)(no image or link to our database available yet :-) )
Fashion Babylon – Imogen Edwards-Jones & Anonymous

Tom
Un des journals d’Anaïs Nin (en francais, mais oui!)

RonZ
A Quantum Murder – Peter F. Hamilton

Jouke
The Fifth Witness – Michael Connelly
The Warded Man (a.k.a. The Painted Man) – Peter V. Brett

Sophie
The Brutal Telling – Louise Penny

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

 

ABC Den Haag got its very own street art this morning!

While we know you love us, and all, chaining your bike to our grate is taking it a bit far, don’t you think?  :-)

P.S.  If you know or recognize this bike, the police at Jan Hendrikstraat now have it in their custody.

P. P. S.  In further bike news:  all the dead and forgotten bikes around ABC Amsterdam were finally removed by the city council and can now be found at the AFAC (click here for their website)(in Dutch).

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