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 🤔

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

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?

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) 🤞🤞

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! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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...

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.

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 🐈‍⬛

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.

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! 📚🚛♻️