Category Archives: Sales

Final Day, Final Blow Out!

July 31 is our last day open, as you all know.  Many wonderful books have found new homes, but….. there are still many left here looking for their forever homes right?!

Please help spread the word that nonprofits can pick free books for their clientele tomorrow, as long as they bring their own boxes.

We also have many bookshelves and other furnishings still available, and reasonably priced.  Please call asap if you are interested.  Or better yet, come down and pick one up.

It is a little liberating to answer the question “are your books in any order?” with “Nope, good luck”.  So be prepared to do some serious browsing when you come in!

Best wishes to all my readers and customers.

 

Any Good News Today? Store Sale Update

Dear Friends,

Well, there is some good news and some bad news.  I’m sorry to say that I have to put a closing date out in the public.  I am still actively seeking to sell the book store, but will plan on closing on June 30 if no buyer steps up.

In good news, Courtney McElvogue who has worked in the store since we moved to

Main Street, has started a Gofundme campaign to raise the purchase price.  She has great experience, and of course we support this endeavor!  If you would like to help, here is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/to-buy-range-and-river-books

 

What this news means:

  1.     We will not accept more books for store credit or cash unless we find a buyer.
  2.      You will need to use store credit and gift certificates before the closing date, there       will be no cash outs of either.
  3.      We will not take any more special orders as of June 1.
  4.      Consignment goods will be cleared out about June 18.
  5.      Yes there will be close out sales in late June if necessary.
  6.      It may or may not be the cottonwood cotton making me tear up.

I hope the next post I can make is all good news.  Thanks for your support either way.

Diane

 

 

 

 

 

Choo Choo Swapmeet

We will again be set up at the Choo Choo Swapmeet , in the first row on the South side!  Stop in for some very well priced treasures straight from storage.  What has accumulated in 4 years?  Come and see!  $3 entry fee per person to support the Laws Railroad Museum.

Customer Loyalty Day Coming Up Monday!

An interesting batch of Folio Society books.

Monday, March 26 will be our first 100% Store Credit Customer Loyalty Day of the year!  Please plan on stopping by.  You may use store credit up to the sales tax amount any any purchase of used books, used CDs or DVDs.  We do ask for cash for the sales tax.

Please remember that new books, consignment art, stationery, vintage vinyl records, toys, games, food and drinks are not on sale.  Also be warned that the CalTrans road construction on Main Street will be underway, and we may have intermittent water shut offs and other inconveniences, but we still really want to see you!

Bruce has all of the vintage vinyl on sale 30% off if you need an added incentive to drop in!

This sign speaks for itself right?! Come in while the selection is best! #vintagevinyl #rangeandriverbooks #greatsaleinmusic

 

Loyalty Tuesday November 29!

As thanks to our loyal customers who continue to bring in great stock for the store AND take books home, we offer the chance to use 100% store credit on used, non-consignment items throughout the store (not including sales tax).  If your store credit has been piling up, this is your chance to Christmas shop or restock your To Be Read pile.  If you have any questions, please give us a call.  760-873-6882

Well!
Well!

There is still Time….

Christmas books make great gifts!
Christmas books make great gifts!

Since I try to celebrate one holiday/season at a time, I tend to have a lot of “last minute” things on my list.   (I also claim all 12 days of Christmas to celebrate, so I think there is still time…)  If you are in that boat too, stop in!  We are still in full Christmas mode here, and have lots of giftable books and other things, including gift certificates, to finish the shopping list.  Our Storybook Tree Contest goes through the end of the year, and we are

Enter the Storybook Tree Contest!
Enter the Storybook Tree Contest!

sampling different delicious teas every day.  Most of the teas are organic, some herbal, some black as well as green.  Just added some nice new organic hot cocoa to improve the hot drinks line too.  Get out of the cold and stop in for a visit!

Our holiday hours will be short on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, 10:00 to 2:00ish, and we will of course be closed on Christmas Day and New Year Day.  January will see the start of some more limited winter hours as well.

Merry Christmas, all twelve days of it, Happy Solstice and other seasonal celebrations, and best wishes for the New Year!

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More Christmas and gift ideas for kids...
Lots of gift ideas to choose from!

 

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Dreaming of Quilting

While I will probably never complete a quilt with my thread tangling tendencies, I can certainly dream and admire others’ handiwork.  The stack of quilting books we have in now are just perfect for that, or for actually designing a quilt if you are more coordinated than me.  These are some beauties, with interesting reading in addition to attractive patterns!

Patchwork PicnicPatchwork Picnic- recipeIn the dreaming category, what could be better than lovely quilts in gardens, with picnic recipes to go along with each masterpiece?  Patchwork Picnic by Suzette Halferty and Nancy J. Martin is truly beautiful, and if I never manage the patriotic Stars and Stripes quilt, I could probably accomplish the Fresh Tomato Tart, so that is something!  While most of the recipes in the I’d Rather Be Quilting Cookbook sound like the tasty imageconcoctions of a quilting grandma, I had to smile at the Sauteed Liver recipe accompanying the Kansas Troubles quilt pattern…there would be trouble at the dinner table if not in Kansas!  The author writes for the Winged Square pattern which inspired an oven fried chicken recipe, “Winged Square looks very much like a pre-Columbian Indian picture of an owl flying overhead.  The designer of this block could easily have had in mind the flapping wings of the young rooster which was about to become oven-fried chicken.”  I am positive you have never thought about your quilt patterns or your dinner this way!  This copy is signed by all three authors, and I don’t know which of these ladies are quilting grandmas, if any.

imagePlain and Fancy, Vermont’s People and Their Quilts by Richard L. Cleveland and Donna Bister is another quilt book meant for reading.  Great historic photos fill the pages along with many stunning old quilts like a Slashed Star pattern or an embroidered Kate Greenaway style beauty.  The artwork in Quiltscapes by Rebecca Barker is exactly that, art.  She has Quiltscapespainted her quilt patterns blended into lovely settings just to inspire you.  Who could pass up the blue and yellow geometrics of the Lighthouse pattern surrounding a windblown lighthouse scene with seagulls flying? The practical patterns and image Honoring the Seasonsmeasurements are included too.  Takako Onoyama has also brought us a beautiful book Honoring the Seasons, Quilts from Japan’s Quilt House Yama.  Her store in Japan opened in 1976 to a puzzled but increasingly enthusiastic clientele, and her quilts blend traditional American patterns and techniques with Japanese materials, themes and design.  It all comes out well, and makes for interesting reading!

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For you practical minded quilters, we have a slew of inspired pattern books, from Beyond the Blocks, Quilts with Great Borders by Nancy J. Martin, to Quilts for Baby, Easy as ABC by Ursula Reikes, or Chameleon Quilts, Versatile Looks Using Traditional Patterns by Margrit Hall.  It is amazing how different a basic Log Cabin quilt can look with different treatments!  Advanced quilters will appreciate the plethora of unique combinations in A Colourful Journey, including items like pillows and table runners as well as bed quilts and throws.

I’ve seen memory quilts made from dad’s shirts, T-shirts,  baby clothes and of course crazy quilts made from lovely scraps.  Shirley Botsford’s Daddy’s Ties book presents patterns forDaddy's Ties quilting with the gorgeous silk patterns from dad’s old ties.  These are some great ideas, from Christmas ornaments, to lampshades to full quilts.  There are some practical considerations too, like how to take apart a tie and wash that fragile fabric.  These are pretty unique!  If you need more unique quilting design ideas, try one of the design coloring books like Swirling Designs by Get Grama.  These would look fantastic quilted!

Quilts from Larkspur FarmOne last favorite to consider,  Quilts from Larkspur Farm by Pamela Mostek and Jean Van Bockel.  Larkspur Farm is a beautiful flower farm, cottage rental and wedding venue.  Flowery quilts are spread around the grounds with patterns and instructions on other enhancing projects, like holding a garden tea party or making a blackberry pie.  Big sigh, everyone would like to move in here I imagine.

Did I mention all Quilting books are on sale this month?  15% off!

 

Plaid Friday & Cider Monday

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Yes I am shamelessly “borrowing” these ideas from other bookstores, but I think they are okay with it…

Don’t get sucked into the dismal, quagmire of Black Friday shopping- what a terrible idea anyway!  Makes you  think of the Stockmarket Crash and other catasrophic events.  I know braving the crowds in a mall would be catastrophic for MY holiday mood.  Now Plaid Friday is much more colorful, diverse, and just plain interesting, just like shopping in our local  bookstores, right? And Cyber Monday?  Why bother when you can enjoy Cider Monday at Range & River Books.  We’ll serve hot spiced cider all day, offer up some special deals, and even gift wrap! 

The Cider Monday idea comes from the well named Toadstool Booksops  in New Hampshire.  Here is what the owner, Willard Williams,  says about the shopping event, which I cannot put any better:

Shoppers are promised cider, smiling servers that will not crash, personal service and advice, the opportunity to touch and try before adding to the cart (err… armful), no logins or passwords, payment in cash if desired, and always free freight. Simply take your purchases home with you, no charge.

Locally owned stores everywhere are invited to join in this year’s celebrations.

 

 

Grand Opening Open House

Please come celebrate the new store and our big move with us!  Saturday afternoon and evening we’ll have party food, some music, door prizes, sales, and other fun stuff.  Visit with your friends, or stake a spot on the front porch to watch the classic cars parade!  Most of the boxes will be unpacked, the ice cream will be ready, and coffee will be brewing, all we need is you here to celebrate!

October 4,  from 2 to 8:00 Open House.  Please note a revised schedule – we’ll have the local group Rearview Mirror between 2 and 4:00!!!   Questions?  760-873-6882new store tables new store product new store shelves new store sign new store sarah