Blindness
Hello Reading Copy readers,
My name is Hillary Samson and I am the new manager of Interactive Marketing at AbeBooks. The IM team gathers and posts the content for the site and is also responsible for email marketing. I have been with AbeBooks for close to 5 years, (which is a long time for an ecommerce company) working in the Bookseller Community for a year and then Product Management for 3 years. I have recently returned to AbeBooks after a one-year maternity leave (little Annie just had her birthday) and love working with the folks in Marketing.
Right now in Interactive Marketing we are working on our textbook and summer reading campaigns. We have some fun contests, so check back over the next couple of weeks to get involved.
Life is always interesting at AbeBooks. This morning we are all excited about The Highfield Mole books posted on our site (see Richard’s post below).
My own reading interests were piqued by a Globe & Mail article about the production of a film based on the novel Blindness by Noble Prize winning author Jose Saramago. It is a Canadian production starring some of my favourite actors including Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Sandra Oh. Although I have been aware of this novel for a few years, I have yet to read it. I won’t go see a movie based on a novel until I read the book, so I’ll be picking up one of the 200+ copies on our site and diving in this week.
Happy reading,
Hillary
