6 unusual Christmas gifts for books lovers

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We told you last week that books are the most popular Christmas gifts in France… and we love this fact ! But if you really want to be original this year, here are some ideas of unusual gifts only made for books lovers…!

1- The perfect bookcase to keep all your books organized

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2- The book light

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3- The book of your blog, to keep all of your articles and photos !

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4- The bookmark to know exactly where you stopped reading your book

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5- The candle which smells old books… to create a cosy atmosphere !

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6- The perfect mug to drink your tea or coffee while reading your favorite book… or blook !

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Pierre turned his blog into a book : his opinion

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Pierre is a young french guy who left France during one year to travel and discover new cultures. He told all of his adventures in his blog, shared his photos and gave some advices. He wanted to keep all of his memories in one book, so that is why he decided to turn his blog into a book. Discover his opinion about BlookUp.

Hello Pierre. Let’s introduce yourself !
My name is Pierre. I was 26 and lived in Nantes (France) when I decided to leave everything and travel for one year. I went to Asia and Australia. I love sports and I currently live in Pau (France).

What is your blog about ?
My blog is all about my travels. From Nepal to Indonesia and Australia… All of my adventures, experiences and memories are in this blog. I also gave some advices for the other travelers. This is a personal blog which was not made to be famous.

Why did you create this blog ?
I actually did not know if I wanted to write on a travel diary or to create a blog. I finally decided to make both. My blog was the perfect way to tell my feelings, meetings, stories and to describe all of the amazing places I saw. I also wanted to stay in touch with my friends and family and to tell them what I was living.

I am not good to keep all the memories and details in mind, so having a blog was a good idea to keep all of this !

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Why did you want to print your blog ?
I just wanted to have a real book to show to my friends and family, or all of the other persons I know who would like to know more about the 9 countries I discovered. I also wanted to show it to my grandparents, who are not really interested by the Internet !

What did you like about BlookUp ?
This is really easy to use !! I did not want to spend hours and hours on making this book. BlookUp is a good tool to import your blog, and you can even choose which articles or photos you want on your book. Moreover, the price is very law compared to other websites.

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Books are the most popular Christmas gifts

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Finding nice gifts for Christmas can be hard sometimes. But no need to find something very original, simples gifts are usually more appreciated than others. This year, books are still the most popular Christmas gifts in France, and new technologies will not change this.

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The main reason is that books don’t cost you a lot, and you can be sure that it will be appreciated by the one who will receive this beautiful gift. A lot of French people will discover a few books under the Christmas tree on the 24th of December for sure.

If you want to be original this year, you should offer a blook to your friends or family ! You can print your blog or theirs : holidays, recipes or family blog… this will definitely be a good idea !

Print the book of your blog from Blogger

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You have a blog on Blogger ? Good, Blogger is the writing and design platform owned by Google, the number 1 search engine in the world.

Did you know that you could keep a paper mark of your blog thanks to BlookUp ? If printing your blog is a process that scares you because of the difficulty to organize your posts and to create a page setting, with BlookUp there is nothing easier : everything is optimized for it to take you the less amount of time and energy possible.

Creating the book of your blog to keep a memory of the highlights of your life is now within everyone’s reach. See you soon on BlookUp !

Le Haut de la pile : a reading box for books lovers !

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Nowadays, people don’t take time to go to the bookshop and choose a book. Opening a book and being only focused on the story is not part of our everyday life anymore. This is why a new french start-up has been created. Le Haut de la pile was born from the wish of two young reading lovers : Xavier-Emmanuel Moreau and Zoé Cadé, who decided to take the crazy challenge of sending a reading box to their clients.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe concept is really simple. You just need to order a box and choose one of the booksellers on the website.  You can read their profiles and see which kind of book or authors they like. Then, you will receive one or a few book(s) (depending on which box you chose) thoroughly picked by the bookseller according to what you like. You will receive the box at home, and the only thing you will have to do will be to take time to read the book 🙂

Le Haut de la pile wants to re-create a relationship between the booksellers and the readers, and chooses to send only little-known books. This is a beautiful idea !

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Emma printed her blog with BlookUp : her opinion

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Emma owns a cooking blog. She shares all of her recipes with her readers. She chose BlookUp to print her blog and turn it into a book to keep all of her recipes.

  • Hello Emma, let’s introduce yourself !

My name is Emma and I work in the medical field. I love the Internet, it was made for curious people like me !

  • What is your blog about ? Why did you decide to print your blog ?

The story of my blook is kind of special. My blog actually doesn’t exist anymore. I created it ten years ago, because my friends and family always wanted me to share my recipes with them. Instead of writing it on a paper everytime, I thought it was a good idea to created a website. I actually wanted my friends to share their recipes too, so I gave them the login and pass words. But they never did it. Anyway, I decided to keep on sharing mine though.

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  • How did you discover BlookUp ?

I discovered BlookUp on a blog post. I didn’t know it was possible to print your blog… and it was the perfect way for me to keep all of my recipes before my blog disappears !

  • What did you like about BlookUp ?

BlookUp interface is very easy to use. The final book is really beautiful and good quality !

  • What did your friends and family think about your blook ?

They loved it ! They think the idea of printing a blog is really nice, and they love to read my recipes on a real book instead of on the Internet.

  • This is not the first time you print your blog with BlookUp. Why did you chose to print it again ?

The only reason is… I have been asked to ! I printed 3 blooks for each fo my daughters and then I realized I forgot to print one for me ! Cooking with a book is definitely better than with a webpage. Then, my friends and family asked my to print one for them…

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Story Pod : a new kind of library in Newmarket (Canada)

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Last week, we discovered the Blook and Bed Hotel, a very original hotel based in Tokyo, where bedrooms are seperated by books. This week, we are going to Canada to discover an other original concept.

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In Toronto (Canada), some people have created a library for the city of Newmarket. It is a big black cube which produces light by night thanks to the solar energy. During the day, this cube becomes a library which looks like a book. People can come over and read a book while sitting on the grass around. There are books for everyone : children, teenagers, adults… everyone will find what he wants.

This is such a good way to encourage people reading !

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This tiny book is full of happiness !

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This is the end of the week. The week-end is almost here, so we decided to share a lovely project with you.

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The artist Evan made the tiniest book we have ever seen, untitled « The small pleasures of life ». The idea was to list all the little pleasures everybody can have in his everyday life : drinking a good coffee, reading a book, writing blog articles, watching the stars,… Every little pleasure, memory or feeling is summarized in a few words on one page, and illustred by a very simple drawing on the other page.

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This is such a beautiful idea, full of happiness and poetry ! Every one should own this kind of book 🙂

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