Double Up Books Wins a Twinny Award
I was excited to learn this week that Double Up Books won a “Twinny Award” for best twin merchandising! It is particularly thrilling because this was a contest that parents of twins and multiples participated in to vote for the best in each category. We were nominated to be added to the ballot and were voted top twins store for 2009.
We are so grateful to be recognized for this acheivement and we want to thank everyone who nominated us and voted for us during the contest! We are still in a growth phase and I am personally thankful that Double Up Books is so well regarded in the twins and multiples community. We work hard to offer you the best twins and multiples books at a great discount as well as providing top notch customer service.
Double Up Books awarded the Twinny Award for Best Merchandising
Other nominees for this category are also well deserving and include my good friends at http://www.TrendsInTwos.com – an awesome place for twins gifts and gear founded by twins mom Kellie Asaro – and http://www.GeminiGreetings.com – the only store specializing in twins and multiples greeting cards and stationary goodies founded by Angelice Tyson. Be sure to check out their wonderful twins sites too.
The Twinny Award was organized and presented by the site Twin Happy at http://www.twinhappy.com and managed by twins mom Jennifer Miller. Don’t just be happy, be Twin Happy!
Who is Double Up Books? Double Up Books is the only bookstore specializing in books about twins and multiples for both parents and children. Stop wasting time trying to find the best books about being pregnant with or raising twins and multiples – we’ve done the hard work for you. No more unsuccessful searches through other bookstores without finding what you are looking for – we’ve pulled the all the best twins and multiples related books and put them into one place for you. We also have a wide selection of children’s books featuring twins and multiples and characters. Double Up Books is an internet retailer and a member of the New England Independent Booksellers Association. Visit us at http://www.doubleupbooks.com.
Happy 2nd Anniversary!
It’s our 2nd anniversary!
It’s been 2 years since we opened our internet doors in September 2007 and we couldn’t be more excited about celebrating our 2nd anniversary! This has been an incredible month of celebrations, discounts, contests and specials that I hope you were able to take advantage of. If not, don’t worry the month isn’t over yet. Right now we have 2 FREE offers going on.
1. If you spend $20*+ on your order and use priority mail as your shipping preference, you’ll receive a FREE book light. One of my favorite things to do is to get in bed with a good book while everyone is asleep and read while using my book light. I also use it as a flashlight when I check on the twins while they are sleeping or when I’m walking down the hall in the dark to make sure I don’t step on any of their toys they left behind.
2. If you spend $25*+ on your order and use our standard shipping option that starts at just $3.50, you’ll receive FREE The Little ABC Coloring Book. Your twins or multiples will be able to learn the alphabet while coloring in the letters in this cute and educational coloring book.
FREE Little ABC Coloring Book with $25+ order shipped with standard shipping.
Many of our specials were made available through either our newsletter or social networks that Double Up Books participates on. If you’d like to be included in announcements, please sign up for our FREE monthly newsletter, Keeping Up with Multiples; follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/doubleupbooks; or fan us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Double-Up-Books/120617376126.
*Order requirements are prior to shipping charges and taxes, if applicable. Coupons may be used in conjunction with these offers, however final order total must meet requirements listed above. This offer is only available for orders shipped within the United States. No coupon code needed – we’ll automatically add the free item to your order. This offer is only good while supplies last.
Become a Fan of DUB on Facebook
Double Up Books now has a fan page on Facebook and we can’t wait to meet our fans over there! Fan us at Double Up Books’ Facebook Page to be the first hear about exciting specials, fun contests, announcements, Fan-only discounts, and Double Up Books’ news. You don’t want to miss the excitment so be sure to fan our page.
Not on Facebook? You can join Facebook for free to connect to all of your friends and family members who are there as well as businesses and websites that you love.
Don’t forget that Double Up Books is also on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/doubleupbooks or @DoubleUpBooks. We post different things to Facebook and Twitter so be sure to follow us on Twitter too.
And as always, thank you to everyone who fans and follows us. We’ve found that Double Up Books’ customers are simply the best!
Fan Double Up Books on Facebook
Follow Double Up Books on Twitter
DUB Official Sponsor of Twinstock ‘09
Filed under: General Twins and Multiples Info, Twins Bookstore News
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this August, the site Twinstock.org is hosting a blog party! For 31 days, we’ll be spreading the message of “Peace, Love & Twins!” It’s going to be a lot of fun and I hope you can join us.
Double Up Books will be giving away 2 baby bodysuits of your choose from our Gaga for Mama babywear shoppe to one lucky winner who participates in the festival and enters to win them. For complete details on how to join in on the fun, visit http://www.twinstock.org.
In addition to the festivities, there will also be a Twitterthon fundraiser for the Fetal Hope Foundation, an organization raising awareness and support of TTTS (Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome) and other fetal syndromes. If you’re on Twitter, you’ll want to follow @TwinHappyJen for more details. We’ll also be posting information about the festival on our Twitter page at @doubleupbooks.com.
A good time is sure to be had by all! Go on, get groovy.
It’s Contest Time at Double Up Books!
Filed under: Coupons and Specials, Twins Bookstore News
We are having the biggest contest ever offered by Double Up Books. Enter for a chance to win a $50 prize package including the new books Chicken Soup for the Soul Twins and More AND Healthly Sleep Habits, Happy Twins AND a $21.05 savings pass to Double Up Books!
It's Contest Time - Enter for Your Chance to Win
It’s our “Help Us Grow” contest and all you have to do is tell anyone about Double Up Books and www.doubleupbooks.com to enter.
Just go to the contest entry page to enter, to see complete contest details and rules. But, enter soon because this contest only runs until 11:59pm ET on July 13, 2009.
ENTER TODAY!
TwitThis Now Available to Tweet Posts to Twitter
We just added the ability for you to tweet our posts directly to your Twitter account using TwitThis technology! You’ll see a “TwitThis” icon below every post. Just click on the icon, enter your Twitter account info to sign into your Twitter account, and voila your tweet is ready for you to post. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
Still not on Twitter? Twitter is a social networking site where people post short (less than 140 characters) about what they are doing. It’s a very friendly site and you’re sure to make new friends instantly. We’ve had our Twitter account for about 3 weeks and already have 100 people who follow our posts (called “tweets” in Twitter language) and have met some really great people.
To sign up and follow Double Up Books, go to http://www.twitter.com to sign up for free. Then, be sure to follow us @doubleupbooks or go directly to http://www.twitter.com/doubleupbooks.
Not interested in Twitter? You can also post information about our blog posts to your Facebook, StumbleUpon, Digg account as well as others. Just click on each post’s title to go to the post’s page and look for the social networking icons below the post.
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins Featured Book for June
Filed under: Featured Twins Books, Newly Published Twins Books, Twins Bookstore News
This month’s featured book is a book that all parents of multiples have been waiting for! Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins is the only book dedicated to the unique sleep challenges that twins and multiples face. The book includes a step-by-step sleep training program that will get your twins on a healthy sleep schedule. When your twins get the right amount of sleep at the right times, they’ll be happy and so will you.
Author Marc Weissbluth, M.D. is no stranger to children’s sleep patterns and programs. He is also the author of the bestselling book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. To say that I’m excited for his new book is an understatement. I am a huge fan of Dr. Weissbluth’s earlier book and was lucky enough to have read it well before my twins came along. I still reference it whenever a sleep issue with my twins pop up.
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins is currently available as a pre-order. We will start shipping copies when published on June 9, 2009. Order yours today and get some happy twins!
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins
Search Twins Books by Gender of Twins
We’ve just added a way to search for children’s books based on the twin character’s gender. So, if you have boy/boy twins and are looking for books that feature boy/boy twins as characters, we’ve made it very easy for you to search for just those type of twins books for your children.
To see all of the twins books for children, just go to our multiples books page and scroll down to the bottom under “Books for Twins, Triplets and Multiple Birth Children” or if you are looking for something specific, just follow the below links.
- Children’s Books for Boy/Boy Twins
- Children’s Books for Boy/Girl Twins
- Children’s Books for Girl/Girl Twins
It’s so important for your twins to read books that feature twins and now we’ve made it even easier to find the right book for them.
Follow Double Up Books on Twitter
You can now follow Double Up Books on Twitter! Just go to http://www.twitter.com/doubleupbooks to follow us and see what we’re up to.
What’s Twitter? Twitter is a site where you post little announcements (called “Tweets” in Twitter language) about what you are doing. Because the message is no greater than 140 characters, you get just short bursts of relevant information.
Why should you follow us on Twitter? We’ll be having Twitter exclusive contests, coupons, and announcements over time. Generally, we’ll post something to Twitter first, then we’ll post it to this blog, then we’ll announce it in our e-newsletter, Keeping Up with Multiples. Therefore, news is delivered faster to you when you follow us on Twitter.
If you haven’t yet joined Twitter, you can do so at http://www.twitter.com. There is no charge to join.
Hope to see you there!
Goodies in Every Priority Mail Order
When you select Priority Mail and Priority Mail Flat Rate shipping as your shipping option during checkout, not only will you receive the items you ordered, but we’ll be throwing in some no-charge goodies as well!
In each order you’ll get a different combination of goodies. You might get a Double Up Books pen, a coupon good for a future purchase, coupons good for other twins sites stores, a Double Up Books calendar magnet, a Double Up Books refrigerator magnet, a Double Up Books hat, a Double Up Books bookmark.. . just to name a few. And, if you’re really lucky you may just get an order filled with all of the above!
Goodies will arrive in orders shipped from our primary warehouse and shipped separately from orders coming from our secondary warehouse. This offer is good for a limited time and may be discontinued without notice.
