Lorem Ipsum Books

Lorem Ipsum Books

Lorem Ipsum Books is an independent seller of used, new, and remaindered books in Cambridge's Inman Square. The store's motto is "Useful Books from Inman to the Internet." Lorem Ipsum Books was named after the Lorem Ipsum placeholder text. It opened in February 2004 by MIT Media Lab graduate Matt Mankins, who believed that independent stores should embrace the Internet as a sales partner, rather than competitor. Mankins believed that bookstores needed to do two things if they were to remain viable: sell globally and price with market intelligence and not "rules of thumb". [cite web| url=http://alum.mit.edu/ne/noteworthy/profiles/book-smart.html| title = Book Smart: An independent used book store owner looks to revitalize a lagging industry with a little ingenuity and some code. | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | publisher = MIT]

Events

Lorem Ipsum Books has hosted several Indie rock acts in conjunction with the Cambridge music series known as the Critique of Pure Reason. In recent years this has included Patrick Wolf, John Vanderslice, Woelv, and Soltero. [cite web| url = http://www.thecritique.org/history.html | title = The Critique of Pure Reason History | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | publisher = The Critique of Pure Reason]

Awards

* 2005 Boston Phoenix Award for "Best Place to Help a Bookstore Save The World" [cite web| url = http://72.166.46.24//supplements/the_best/05/edshop.asp| title = The Phoenix The Best 2005 | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | publisher = Boston Phoenix]

External links

* [http://www.loremipsumbooks.com Store website]
* [http://www.ka-zam.com Ka-Zam inventory control software for bookstores]

References


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