Friday 4 March 2011





BOOKS & ADVERTS





Books!- they're packed full of juicy wordiness, with now’t taken out; eight out of ten cool cats prefer them, because your reading’s worth it…

We’re living in interesting times now, don’t you agree dear readers?...


On the one hand, the BBC is launching a whole season devoted to books, with ne’er an advert in sight. On the other hand, commercial TV is being allowed to increase the amount of time allocated to adverts during its drama programmes, while “product placement” is rearing its all-consuming head…Harrumph!
Well, as you’d expect from a proud, upstanding bibliophile, I`ve no time whatsoever for commercials…None. None whatsoever!
Hand on heart, I can honestly say without fear of contradiction that I`ve never ever EVER been influenced by adverts; books are the thing for me, they’re grrreeatt!
(And don’t forget our Tweets on Bex-L – the Tweets you CAN read between meals)…
So…why not “Go to work on a book?”
Ours are full of snap, crackle, and pop
And, if you cast your mind way, way back to a distant age, a million housewives every day would pick up a library book and say “Bookz Meanz Finez”…(But not now, of course, because anyone can renew their books ONLINE…)
Can’t find what you want? Should’ve gone to Bexley Libraries

What advertising slogan can YOU devise to help us promote books?
Or reading?...
Or (“Ssshhh – you know who”)…Librarians?

Just use the comments thingummy at the end here...
Well, that’s me done for another week…now, do you know what?...I`d love a Babycham.

TTFN

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Don't just book it... read a book about it"

Blogbrary said...

Dear Mr Cook (?)
Thank-you. Very wise.
(Try Bexley's travel guides, too - they're miles better!)

Sandra said...

"It's not just any Library book, it's a Bexley Library book"

Billy said...

"All because the lady loves inter- library loans".

sandra said...

" Hands that turn pages, are a bexley library reader"

Anonymous said...

A page and a half is not enough of a Bexley library book!

Anonymous said...

Every little book loan helps

Anonymous said...

I'm a secret library book reader!

Bexley Libraries, Bexley Libraries

I'm trying to give it up but it's one of those nights

Bexley Libraries, Bexley Libraries