Following the appearance of AbeBooks in a variety of national newspapers in January, we now have further media mentions to report. Spreading the word about AbeBooks in the UK and Ireland is very important and helps to increase the number of potential buyers visiting our site and looking at your titles. The most recent media hits have covered a wide readership which is particularly beneficial for promoting AbeBooks in more specialised fields and attracting buyers from all corners of the world.
Most recent appearances:
- The Guardian ( approx. 400,000 readers)
Robert McCrum writes about AbeBooks' latest promotion on the most impressive book covers of all time and explores past titles and cover designers that have left their imprint on the industry. McCrum also invites readers to leave messages about their favourite book covers.
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- New Media Age (approx. 6,600 readers)
The top 10 book sites according to their market share is featured in the offline edition of this magazine. AbeBooks achieves a high position with 8.2% of the market, surpassing among others Alibris, Waterstones, Borders UK and Barnes & Noble.
- The Irish Independent (approx. 160,000 readers)
The Bookworm column in the offline edition of this newspaper's Weekend Review covered the most recent marketing campaigns run by AbeBooks, including the "join the Barack Obama book club", the 30 novels worth buying for their cover alone and the 10 funniest books according to British readers.
- The Daily Express (approx. 730,000 readers)
AbeBooks was discussed in an antiques valuation article as a source to go to when wanting to assess the value of a copy of The Children's Golden Treasure Book of 1939.
- Essentials (approx. 93,000 readers)
This general consumer magazine recommended that readers go to AbeBooks.co.uk in order to look for second hand books and to purchase on a marketplace with a reliable system which will help if anything goes wrong.
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