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Ink & Imprint Books celebrates its
first Indie Bookstore Day
Annual Indie Bookstore event celebrated
on April 26, 2025
[April 21, 2025]
LINCOLN, ILLINOIS — Ink &
Imprint Books is happy to announce our participation in the 12th
Anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day!
Ink & Imprint Books will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday,
April 26 and will offer refreshments, sales, giveaways, and raffles
throughout the day. Customers will receive a free Ink & Imprint
sticker with every $10+ purchase. The first 10 people who spend $50+
will receive a free Ink & Imprint tote. In addition, for every $10
spent, customers will be given a raffle ticket to enter to win one
of the store’s raffle items.
Indie Bookstore Day is also the first day customers will be able to
buy Ink & Imprint t-shirts. Plus one lucky customer who finds the
LIbro Golden Ticket hidden in the store will receive 12 free
audiobooks. Kids can also decorate a bookmark for a chance to win
the bookmark design contest.
Periodically throughout the day,
local authors will be stopping by the bookstore to meet customers
and sign their books. Authors Kathy Swaar (11:30 a.m.), Alivia Byers
(11:30 a.m.), Sara Whitney (1:00 p.m.), A. Harper (1:30 p.m.), and
Dave Bishop (1:30 p.m.) are all scheduled to attend.
“Indie bookstore lovers all over the country get excited to
celebrate Independent Bookstore Day, and I’m thrilled that Ink &
Imprint Books is open to participate this year and bring some of the
joy of this event to Lincoln. It’s going to be a fun day for local
book lovers!” —Julie Bates, Owner, Ink & Imprint Books
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Independent Bookstore Day
(Indie Bookstore Day) was established in 2013 to promote,
celebrate, and highlight the value of the Independent bookstore
community. The day has been observed on the last Saturday of
April every year since 2013. This year there are over 1,200
stores participating across the country.
Independent Bookstore Day is organized by the American
Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade
organization, that works with booksellers and industry partners
to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned
book retailers, and to assist in expanding the book community.
ABOUT INK & IMPRINT BOOKS
Ink & Imprint Books is an independent, locally owned bookstore
that opened in downtown Lincoln, Illinois, in the historic
Scully Building at 125 N. Kickapoo St. on Nov. 29, 2024. The
bookstore offers a selection of new books, curated used books,
and unique literary and crafty gifts. Learn more about the
bookstore at
inkandimprintbooks.com.
[Text received from Julie Bates
Ink & Imprint Books]
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