Lyn Blackledge, Book Business Weblog
Today is Monday, September 06th, 2010
Brilliant Usborne book for adolescent girls. (Buy Online)
A sensitive, detailed and informative guide to female puberty, invaluable for young girls and parents alike, tackling key subjects from physical changes to buying their first bra.
Bright, stylish original colour illustrations and diagrams reveal everything young girls need to know about the changes they experience as they near [...]
How Usborne Books can help on World Book day
World Book day will soon be upon us and my Usborne books organsiers all round the country are taking bookings for school/preschool book fairs. All primary school children will be given a £1 book token to use so this is an ideal time to arrnge an Usborne [...]
Usborne phonics books offer
Stef , an Usborne group executive in my Usborne division, can see the power of the brilliant offer on the Usborne Phonics BooksShe took a set to show reception class mums in the school playground whilst waiting for her son and in minutes sold 8 sets!! Well done Stef and well done [...]
Usborne guided readers
Usborne Guided Readers What a fantastic offer ! Our packs of six books with teachers notes are on offer for just £15 and represent excellent value. You can see details here
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One of my latest Usborne Book recruits.
Gary, one of my newest Usborne team members decided to join us for the Usborne Gala and conference and he had a great time! Which man wouldn’t, surrounded by over 200 women. He just felt the 7 men in attendance was 6 too many!!!!
I really, really love my job. How many people can actually say that these days? I decide when and where I work and who I want to work with. This morning I have had a lie in and now i am up and refreshed and ready to go!!! Just deciding which part of the [...]
January 19th, 2009 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
Wow what a lort of books I have here ready to be packed up to go to the NEC Festive Gift Fair Graeme Jeremy of 5 Star Transportwill be whisking it all away and transporting stock, book racks and tables etc to the NEC in Birmingham tomorrow. I along with team members, Gary, Catherine, [...]
November 18th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
Well, Thursday and the day started early as it usually does on Thursdays. It was visitors day at the Island business network group. There I met up with not only my IBN friends but also some guests. I have long been telling my team that we need to take our Usborne “shops” into the care [...]
September 18th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
Tuesday and Wednesday were “Usborne days” I, along with other Usborne members of the executive club were treated to an overnight stay at Heythrop Manor “to the Manor Usborne” and it was a brilliant day with lots of exciting news and we were treated to a wonderful Mexican meal in the evening. Usborne always do [...]
July 4th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
Angela and Helen (members of my Usborne team) and I have been out to play tonight!! Well actually we went to Guildford to an Usborne training run by Val Knight. Her trainings are excellent and packed full of useful information. I was so inspired I engaged the guy in the liphook service station in conversation [...]
May 21st, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
Cant wait for the revamp!!!! 
Have to say just looked at your website and found some lovely books, will put in an order later today ...
You can't beat a good sale - everyone loves a bargain!! Great time to join if you are looking for a home based business. I have no idea. I was unable to get back to her. 
Question: Is the Jayne Fisher who wrote above on 11 February 2009 the author of the Garden Gang books. My ... within he next fortnight! 
Well it was great to hear the new pod cast. I have missed it. When will the next on be? ... Well, as you said, you were definitely a RED HOT SPEAKER 
Thanks for the positive feedback Lyn. I enjoyed speaking at the Usborne event and even managed to take some of ...