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In these truth-elusive times, I try to avoid conspiracy theory wormholes as much as possible.

However when Amazon abruptly removes ALL traces of a book called “Conspiracy & Populism: The Politics of Misinformation” from its catalogue, it does make you wonder what sort of censorship is at play 🤔

Thank you so much, you are most welcome! 🙏💚📚🤓

Coram Beanstalk Coram Beanstalk – volunteer as a trained reading helper in a primary school to provide one-to-one literacy support

Simply Textbook has just made a cash donation to @corambeanstalk.bsky.social to further support their amazing work helping children and young people become more confident readers. 🤓📚

To make a donation of your cash or your time, please visit

www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk

Texas Instruments Little Professor toy

I just found my old Little Professor 🤓

Us kids of the 1980s had to amuse ourselves with these while we waited patiently for the iPhone to come along 😂

First released by Texas Instruments in 1976, it sold over 1 million units in 1977 alone.

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Did you have one of these? Have you still got it?

#worldbookday
#penguinclassics

#worldbookday
#penguinclassics

It’s #worldbookday which seems like a most excellent excuse to dig out my treasured collection of iconic Penguin Classics! 🐧📚🧡

All collected by Simply Textbook over recent years from members of the academic community 🎓

Which ones have you read? Which is your favourite?

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Happy New Year!

Did you know… 2025 is a perfect square year?! 🤓

45 x 45 = 2025

The last example of this was 1936 (44 x 44); and the next one will be 2116 (46 x 46)

I don’t know the full significance of this, but hopefully (all fingers crossed)… it’s all good! (Orange presidents aside, obvs) 🤞🤞

Amusing bookmark which says “if my book is open… your mouth is closed”

This definitely wins this year’s gold prize in the category of “Best Bookmark Found Inside Second Hand Book”

If my book is open - your mouth is closed

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Happy St Andrew’s Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Piles and piles of books.

Upcoming collection dates 📚

Monday 25th November:

🔘 University of Sussex (Falmer)
🔘 Guildford/Godalming area

Wednesday 27th November:

South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

🔘 USW (Newport & Treforest)
🔘 Cardiff (University & city-wide)
🔘 Caerphilly area

To request a collection:

simplytextbook.co.uk/requestacoll...

Wow, that is a blast from the past!

Thanks Heather!

Simply Textbook proudly operates a very strict zero-landfill policy. 🚫

Books should never ever be in landfill, it is indeed a horrible thought!

Simply Textbook is here to help, Helen!

Simply Textbook is passionately committed to keeping books out of landfill, and does its VERY best to get them into the hands of another reader.

We rightly wince at single use plastics, but sadly far too many great books fit into the same category. 😞

If you need a collection please get in touch and I’m sure we can work something out.

The more books you have, or can accumulate with your colleagues, the better the chance of arranging a collection without having to wait too long.

Some locations are visited more than others.

Most frequent: London, Thames/M4 corridor to Bristol, Sussex, Oxford, Cambridge, East & West Midlands, South Wales

Less frequent: Norwich, Yorkshire, North West, North East, North Wales

Rare: far South West, far South East, far North.

No Scotland.

Simply Textbook collects from any university location in England & Wales.

Collections are free of charge for serving university staff, or recently retired staff (within last 2 years)

(Minimum quantity and/or geographical restrictions may apply).

Simply Textbook collects ANY published books with ISBN 📚

Academic and non-academic; fiction and non-fiction; any subject, age, condition, language.

(Sorry, no journals, periodicals, magazines, brochures, booklets, manuals, folders, dissertations etc)

All books find a new home one way or another.

Excellent, thanks! I’ve received your web form, and will get back to you right away.

A memorial stone dedicated to a cat named Bob.

A memorial stone dedicated to a cat named Bob, placed outside of a shop.

I just dropped off some parcels at the local parcel shop, and saw this lovely memorial for the very first time, despite going there most days.

Bob - I never met you, but it seems that you were one very cool and much loved cat. 😻😿

RIP Bob 🐈‍⬛

Great, Tim - I look forward to hearing from you.

a cartoon character is standing on a desk with his arms in the air . ALT: a cartoon character is standing on a desk with his arms in the air .

Thank you, Carole! 👍

Tim - Carole has sent you to the right place, that’s certainly something that I’d love to help you with.

I collect from homes as well as university locations.

Please either drop me an email at matthew@simplytextbook.co.uk, or submit a form at simplytextbook.co.uk

Thanks! 📚

Weather app showing 2°C with 4cm of snow on Thursday, swiftly followed by a rain soaked 15°C on Saturday!

Crazy weather changes!

At least the snow won’t be hanging around for long.

Give new life to your unused and unwanted academic books Simply Textbook collects unused and unwanted academic books and finds them a new home - NEVER in landfill

Thank you, Hilary - great question!

To find out more about arranging a free collection for you or any of your colleagues, please visit

simplytextbook.co.uk

A bookcase full of academic books.

Looking to connect on Bluesky with folk from the UK academic community.

Simply Textbook is a free service offered to university staff in England & Wales, collecting any unwanted books and finding them a new home - NEVER in landfill.

The safe way to dispose of the books you no longer read or need.

A book called Surviving Dictatorship

When you collect second hand books professionally, some titles grab your attention more than others.

This one seems very timely 🇺🇸👀

Hello Bluesky! 🦋

I created this account a few months ago, but didn’t get very far setting it up.

Now the time has *definitely* come to abandon my account on the rancid cesspit called X 👎👎

Please follow! 🤝

Simply Textbook collects and re-homes any unwanted academic books - never in landfill! 📚🚛♻️