Our new HP TouchSmart computer lets you browse our site, our blog, and the IndieBound site to find recommendations, order books, etc. To my knowledge, it's the first of its kind in an indie bookstore environment, so we have a grand experiment in the 'Works!

After this winter's upgrades, we have way more control over our website than we had previously. We're adding features and obscure Nantucket titles daily.

Also, In a truly useful development, our inventory data now gets uploaded to a server every night. When you look at a book page, it will say "On our shelves now" if it's in stock. So handy. (One caveat... the info is no match for the human brain. To be certain of a book's status, just call us.)

Nifty! An iPhone app that shows top sellers and recommendations from independent booksellers, helps locate stores, and even lets you order from our "IndiEcommerce" sites. Read the article here

It's free to download from the App store. I was so excited to try it and I was not disappointed: Bookworks popped right up (amazing how the phone knows where you are...) and led right to our site.

If you don't have an iPhone, have no fear. All that great information is available at IndieBound.org

Click here for one of the cooler book ads we've seen on an author's website. .

I'm not a birder, but there are more than a few on this island who might enjoy this account of "A frustrated housewife [who] sets out to see more bird species than anyone in history--and ends up risking her life in the wildest places on earth--in this powerful portrait of Phoebe Snetsinger, who found refuge from society's expectations in a dangerous and soul- stirring obsession."

Hardcover $26.00

This book has the kind of buzz reserved for books right up there with Harry Potter and Twilight, with exactly the same kind of crossover audience. After seeing rave reviews from booksellers everywhere, I finally read the book about two months ago and it is as good as they say. It's hard to tell the plot without turning people off a bit, since it's a sort of futuristic teenage gladiator-type tale with it's share of violence, but I'm here to tell you it's great nonetheless and deserves a wide audience.

Here's a chance to tout another great feature of our updated webite: it has excellent age recommendations for picture books and YA titles. Invaluable! Should be a great help, especially in gift buying.

Excitement is already building for the HG sequel or HG2 as they say. The title is "Catching Fire" and it goes on sale September 1st. Reserve yours ahead to be sure you won't have to wait a moment to find out what happens next for our fearless Katniss. I've read the advance copy and all I can tell you is: it's as great as you will expect it to be.

Hardcover $17.99