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Hot Holiday Gift Ideas Are Online at Chapters.Indigo.ca
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) TORONTO, ONTARIO, December 10 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG) -
Attention: Lifestyle, Entertainment, Book Editors
Great books and terrific toys make thoughtful gifts. Indigo's Holiday Gift Guide at www.chapters.indigo.ca makes it easy to find the best affordable and meaningful gifts for everyone on the holiday shopping list. The easy-to-use, online gift guide is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with thousands of great titles and the most sought after toys at amazing prices. From Recent Bestsellers under $10 in the Online Bargain Outlet to everyday irewards member savings, holiday shoppers will find deals with every click online at Indigo. Online holiday shoppers also receive free shipping on "in-stock" orders over $39 and last minute shoppers can still order, with a premium shipping service to deliver gifts in time for the holidays.
Top ten lists, reviews and comments from members of the award-winning Indigo Online Community help online shoppers arrive at the most fitting and well-priced gift ideas. To give the gift of reading and share the spirit of storytelling, Indigo booklovers recommend these books with buzz:
For fiction lovers:
- A Heather's Pick and winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize, Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes is captivating historical fiction that is both harrowing and awe-inspiring.
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows is a fresh, spirited and charming book.
- The 2008 Giller Prize Winner, Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden offers a compelling portrayal of contemporary aboriginal life.
For non-fiction fans:
- Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell's recent exploration of success and what makes high achievers different.
- The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life is the authorized biography of one of the world's richest men.
- The inspiring account of a life well-lived in Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture.
- The stunning exploration of our natural history in David Attenborough's Planet Earth.
For the foodie:
- Barefoot Contessa's Back to Basics - offering a masterclass in cooking from the beloved culinary icon.
- Jamie Oliver's eighth cookbook, Jamie at Home, serves up over 100 new recipes inspired by his own vegetable patch.
For tweens and teens:
- All four books in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga including Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard - five fairy tales from JK Rowling to add to the libraries of muggles, witches and wizards.
- Christopher Paolini's third book in the Inheritance Cycle fantasy fiction series, Brisingr.
For the gift of possibilities:
- Give the gift of an Indigo shopping spree with Indigo and Chapters Gift Cards loaded with any denomination over $5 in store, and over $10 online. An affordable gift that never expires, an Indigo Gift Card provides a world of options for the booklover.
About Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG) is a publicly traded Canadian company and the largest book retailer in Canada, operating bookstores in all provinces under the names Indigo Books Music & More, Chapters, The World's Biggest Bookstore and Coles. Indigo operates www.chapters.indigo.ca, an online retailer of books, music, DVDs and toys.
In 2004, Indigo founded the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation, a registered charity that provides new books and education materials to high-needs Canadian elementary schools, to address the literacy crisis in Canada. Visit loveofreading.org for more information.
(i) Free Shipping applies to most orders $39 or more.
Contacts:
Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Janet Eger
Director, Public Relations
(416) 342-8561
Email: jeger@indigo.ca
Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Lisa Huie
Manager, Public Relations
(416) 646-8926
Email: lhuie@indigo.ca
Website: www.chapters.indigo.ca
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