I have a friend who works at DD, and I felt sort of bad, gleefully stacking up books at discount -- basically taking so much pleasure from his demise.
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Doubleday bookstore in Circle Centre Mall is going out of business. However, their loss is our gain, as -- something that to my knowledge is unprecedented in the world of bookstores owned by other huge, mega-box bookstores -- they are liquidating their stock: Everything in the store is 50 percent off.

Oh the joy!

I got the news of the bookstore's sale from Steve Hammer yesterday. Of course, I e-mailed all my friends. The sale began Sunday, and by the time Tina got there at 2 p.m. Monday the vultures had decended. At that point I decided I had to get to the store before everything was gone, so my boyfriend Robert and I hit CC after work.

I have a friend who works at DD, and I felt sort of bad, gleefully stacking up books at discount -- basically taking so much pleasure from his demise. However, that did not stop me from combing every shelf and spending almost $80.

I guess the closing was kind of thrown at the staff, because they only found out about this last week. Happy holidays, as of Jan. 7 you will be unemployed. Great timing, combined with the crap economy.

In any case, I scored 3 calendars and a bunch of paperbacks I wanted, plus a box set of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Robert was sweet and bought me a stuffed Hedwig and Son of a Witch.