We have a couple of regulars who come in to browse the catalogs and mark the books they think we should order. We are very much a community bookstore. The Dixons' sense of community extends to readers and writers all over the state. Just tell the cashier which school you go to or want to support. Children compete to see who can read the most books.
Every district has a winner.
Fund-raisers for small communities to raise money for their libraries, and to bring books to isolated places. The Dixons work with communities to plan the event and choose books, and they pay to ship the books out. The Dixons have also created an e-mail catalog of books about Alaska, updated four times a year, available to librarians in the state. Cook Inlet Book Company's Web site has information about special orders, a catalog of titles, and a list of favorites with the cover and a description of each. And the next time you drop in, pick up a copy of The Reader's Edge , the store's publication about new books, including an Alaskan bestsellers list for adults and children.