'Reading' Category
S4L Book Club – Cheap
I am struck by the following claims: Generally speaking, consumers don’t know what things cost, and we all tend to believe we’re paying too much. We associate price with profit, not realizing all the costs that go into production. In fact, consumers grossly overestimate profit margins. How often do you think you’re paying too much [...]
S4L Book Club – Cheap
I was surprised—and skeptical—when Ellen claimed that outlet malls were not only the fastest growing segment of retail but also the fastest growing tourist destinations. Really? Really? Upon further consideration, though, I guess it could be true: Many people shop for entertainment and fun. If that’s what someone does for recreation, why shouldn’t it influence [...]
S4L Book Club – Cheap
Here’s a link to a ten-minute YouTube video where Ellen Ruppel Shell explains what led her to research and write Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture. Ellen acknowledges that she is what psychologists call a “deal-prone person.” The prospect of getting a good deal can motivate her to buy, and thinking she’s gotten a [...]
S4L Book Club – Cheap
Woo-hoo! Finally! I am so eager to discuss this book. First of all, I had to twist some arms to make this discussion come about. Did you wind up liking the book, and are you glad you let me twist your arm? Also, is it what you expected? I think there’s more to the book [...]
Harriet’s Book Bus
Harriet is fortunate to have a library “book bus” (that might be “bookmobile” to you and me) service near her home in Norway. It will surprise no one here that she makes excellent use of it. In November, the local paper did a story on the Book Bus, featuring an interview with Harriet. I asked [...]
Barb’s Short Shelf Favorites for Christmas
The Short Shelf Book Services by Barb Weber Note from Jen: All links to Amazon on this page are my (not Barb’s) Affiliate links. If you click on one and then make any purchase, I, and subsequently Stitching for Literacy, will get a small commission used for needlework outreach. Your purchase price is not affected. [...]
Affiliate Link Reminder
Remember, if you’re buying gifts through Amazon this holiday season, and you access Amazon through a link here (or now on the Funk & Weber site, too), I and Stitching for Literacy receive a small commission. There will always be book links in the sidebar, and the image here is an affiliate link, too: You [...]
S4L Book Club
Yay! Yay! Yay! Thanks heaps for letting me twist your arms. I think maybe there’s more to this book than the title conveys. I recently listened to chapter three about the psychology of price. I find it fascinating and disturbing. I like to think I’m smart enough to not fall for the ubiquitous $whatever.99 ploy, [...]
A Bribe
Stitching for Literacy is all about . . . well, let’s face it: it’s about bribery. We bribe kids to read by giving them bookmarks, right? That works for me. Anything to get kids on the path to reading for fun. The hope, of course, is that they like it. That in the end, they [...]
S4L Book Club – Cheap
So who has read Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture? And who’s ready to discuss it? I am so glad to have read this again, and I hope someone else has read it, too, because I really want to discuss it. As the holiday season approaches, and as we’re bombarded with Black Friday, Small [...]
