Garforth Bookshop Main Street Premises Closure

Don't panic !

Even though the 'bricks and mortar' shop has now closed, you can still 'click and order' on the original Garforth Bookshop website, which is still live online and trading as normal.

This very first domain was accessed at www.garforthbkz.com and launched in 1999 and has traded from there continually ever since.

A more user friendly site of global interest was launched by us the following year, after we became the very first for book tokens online and this name was appropriately chosen as www.firstbookshop.com

Although our founder Roger Bernard Crossland sold the shop, located on Garforth Main Street in 2003 his internet domains all went from strength to strength and now number 100. The plan was to concentrate purely on ecommerce, which he did at a new purposely designed freehold office in Bridlington, from after the sale.

An offer was made several times in the years following 2003 to the new owners of the shop business Byron & Louise Godfrey, to build exclusively for them a free new bespoke website, to retail books direct from Main Street, Garforth, Leeds, but due to their lethargy this offer was never taken up. A very great shame that was, as excellent domains names had been secured for them specifically for this purpose, these being www.booksgb.com and www.booksgb.co.uk to represent 'Books Garforth Bookshop' but thereby also giving their business a national and international ring to it, as this also stood for 'Books Great Britain'.

Today the shop has gone, Byron & Louise have gone, plus Baraka who took over from Byron & Louise, has gone too.

Things could have been so very, very different., but at least Roger is still here, his bookselling domains are still here and many of his customers going right back to his beginnings with WHSmith in 1974 still remain customers and friends today!

For more information about all of our 100 domains in full , simply click on the link below :

tokenhouse.co.uk

Free Book Mark For Fathers Day!

UK National Book Tokens make a great gift for Dad this Father's Day 16th June 2013, paticularly now these gift cards can be used for regular books and ebooks! You can request us to send the Book Token direct to the recipient, saving you time and money. Not only will we inscribe a free handwritten dedication of your choice and send the gift post free, for a limited time only each token will also include a free book mark! No other National Book Token provider offers the exact same service that we do, which includes a standard rate telephone ordering line on 01262 604828 being open 7 days from 8am until 10pm.

FIRST FOR BOOK TOKENS ONLINE IN 2000

FOREMOST FOR BOOK TOKENS ONLINE IN 2013

EBOOK CARD from national book tokens

First Bookshop - First Again!

Yesterday we became the very first online retailer in the world to offer the new ebook card.

Not only can you buy ebooks with this, but regular books can also be purchased too.

The perfect gift for all book lovers young or old, from £5-

We were first for book tokens online back in the year 2000.

2013 see us becoming first also for ebook tokens online!

To buy freepost, please visit the website, by clicking on the link below :

firstbookshop.co.uk


Use ebook cards and regular national book token cards, to download ebooks, at our other domain :

bookpage.co.uk


SUPPORT YOUR INDIE BOOKSELLER TODAY !

BOOKSELLING AND LEADING THE WAY SINCE 1974.

Theatre Ticket Booth Leicester Square London.

Our Theatre Token Gift Vouchers can be used to buy tickets at the original cut price ticket booth situated in London's Leicester Square!

Here is some information about this one of our redeeming outlets, however please note that purchases made with our Official Theatre Tokens, can only be done in person at this particular location :

What is TKTS?

TKTS is London's most famous and popular theatre ticket shop. Based in the Clocktower Building in Leicester Square, TKTS is an essential part of a visit to London. Smart Londoners, too, head to here for great value tickets to dozens of top West End shows.

What can I buy at TKTS?

We're famous for half-price tickets on the day of performance for West End musicals, plays, opera and dance. But we've also got thousands of advance tickets, many at amazing discounts, all of them representing great value-for-money. A limited number of shows also sell full price tickets through us.

Why is TKTS different?

TKTS is run by The Society of London Theatre on behalf of the theatre industry. It is the original ticket booth and has operated since 1980 in the heart of Leicester Square. Its unique official status guarantees you amazing bargains, an incredible choice of shows, and friendly, award-winning customer service from our expert staff. Any profit made, is used to fund a range of important activities in the theatre industry.
For more information, please visit the website, by clicking on the link below :

tkts.co.uk

BUY UK THEATRE TOKENS 7 DAYS:

From 8am until 10pm on: 01262 604828

Freepost vouchers with no expiry date.

Valid Nationwide !

Easter Seaside Holiday?

Our family now has 2 different styles of holiday homes available for you to rent during the Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter.
Located in the East Yorkshire resort of Bridlington, birthplace for UK Surfing!
For more details, please click on either link below :

MAGPIE NEST HOUSE

ADMIRAL'S COTTAGE

BOOKS NOT PILLS FROM THE DOCTORS?

Can a good book help beat depression? GPs draw up list of 27 'mood-boosting' reads to help those with mental illness Therapeutic qualities of books hoped to help those with depression, anxiety and stress. List includes Cider With Rosie, A Small Island and The Secret Garden It is the rural idyll that has given happiness to generations of book-lovers. Now Cider With Rosie is to be recommended by GPs across the country, in the hope that its therapeutic qualities will help those with mental illness. The book, which chronicles the Gloucestershire childhood of author Laurie Lee, is one of a new list of ‘mood-boosting’ books which experts hope will help those with depression, anxiety and stress. The list also includes Bill Bryson’s Notes From A Small Island, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden and Salmon Rushdie’s Haroun And The Sea Of Stories. It will be advertised on leaflets distributed by GPs from May as part of the ‘Books on Prescription’ scheme, supported by the Department for Health. The official list of was drawn up by the Reading Agency via book groups, many catering to people with anxiety and depression. And it may not be long before the likes of Fifty Shades Of Grey By EL James are also being recommended, as readers have been invited to submit their own suggestions. The book is one of a 27-strong list of 'mood boosting' books which will help those with depression The book is one of a 27-strong list of 'mood boosting' books which will help those with depression It is hoped those with ‘mild to moderate’ mental health conditions will try out the idea before turning to prescription drugs - many of which can have unpleasant side effects. Debbie Hicks, director of research at the Reading Agency, said: ‘Readers chose books which they thought had qualities that promote well-being. ‘We have funny and humorous titles and you also get books that have quite breath-taking experiences in them. ‘Reading is a really good stress-buster. It can help you escape to another world and get out of your everyday life. ‘There’s lots of evidence that reading can really help you relax and escape and this is a good strategy for dealing with stress and anxiety.’ The scheme was announced yesterday by the Society of Chief Librarians as part of a new national strategy for Britain’s libraries. It will run alongside the ‘Books on Prescription’ scheme, which allows GPs to ‘prescribe’ self-help books stocked at local libraries. On each prescription leaflet will also be a recommendation for the patient to dip into the ‘mood-boosting’ reading list. Almost every library in the country has agreed to stock the approved list of self-help books and mood-boosting books. In addition, the books will be distributed in colleges, hospitals and workplaces around the country. Research by Mindlab International recently revealed that out of a range of activities, reading reduced stress the most - by 67 per cent. The official list of was drawn up by the Reading Agency via book groups, many catering to people with anxiety and depression. And it may not be long before the likes of Fifty Shades Of Grey By EL James are also being recommended, as readers have been invited to submit their own suggestions. The book is one of a 27-strong list of 'mood boosting' books which will help those with depression The book is one of a 27-strong list of 'mood boosting' books which will help those with depression It is hoped those with ‘mild to moderate’ mental health conditions will try out the idea before turning to prescription drugs - many of which can have unpleasant side effects. Debbie Hicks, director of research at the Reading Agency, said: ‘Readers chose books which they thought had qualities that promote well-being. ‘We have funny and humorous titles and you also get books that have quite breath-taking experiences in them. ‘Reading is a really good stress-buster. It can help you escape to another world and get out of your everyday life. ‘There’s lots of evidence that reading can really help you relax and escape and this is a good strategy for dealing with stress and anxiety.’ The scheme was announced January 2013 by the Society of Chief Librarians as part of a new national strategy for Britain’s libraries. It will run alongside the ‘Books on Prescription’ scheme, which allows GPs to ‘prescribe’ self-help books stocked at local libraries. On each prescription leaflet will also be a recommendation for the patient to dip into the ‘mood-boosting’ reading list. Almost every library in the country has agreed to stock the approved list of self-help books and mood-boosting books. In addition, the books will be distributed in colleges, hospitals and workplaces around the country. Research by Mindlab International recently revealed that out of a range of activities, reading reduced stress the most - by 67 per cent.

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