Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals and Christmas Gift Ideas for Readers, Writers, and Business

Black Friday and Cyber Monday fever has already begun! Enjoy top savings now through 11/30/09. EditNY recommends the following gift ideas for readers, writers, and folks in the business world, including administrative assistants.

Book summaries. They are short and sweet, to the point, and enhance your vocabulary in less time than it takes to read an entire book.  This is especially useful to anyone in the business world. Check out this unique gift idea by reading a sample summary. Enter SAVE15 to take $15 off ANY one-year subscription!

For the writer who loves their coffee or the reader who savors warm coffee through their reading experience, get them a holiday tumbler: Gold Glitter Holiday Tumbler and Red Bean Holiday Tumbler. Also makes a great gift for the office professional who can't leave his or her desk to get fresh, hot coffee, these tumblers will keep their coffee warm.

If someone you know is in the job market, they could stand to benefit immensely from a professionally written resume. Getting them this service will boost their confidence and help them to get a job. Check it out here: Resume services. It's a win-win!

For the refined coffee drinker, this festive silver illy gift tin with 3 illy espresso coffees of your choosing make for a great gift.  Another fun gift idea from illy is this illy Espresso, Cappuccino or Coffee signature logo cup gift tin (pictured below).  Enjoy FREE Shipping on all orders over $50!

My next pick: Gift baskets designed with the reader in mind. For him and  her. Order easy and you're done! Save 10% off $40 or more. Use promo code 725796. Pictured below.

Birthstone paperweights are fun and whimsical.  Other home office helpers gift ideas are writer's block mind stimulation books, such as brain games. FREE Shipping on any orders of $40+

Christmas is around the corner.  These specials are good through 11/30/09.  Happy Holidays!

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Long-Term Temping Equals Potential Employment

I used to steer clear of temping when looking for a new job, as I didn't want to lose out on benefits (is health insurance really a benefit?  Seems like a necessity to me).  However, when you are unemployed and the market is in the hands of employers, long-term temping suddenly seems like a wonderful strategy to land a job.  Aside from earning money, you get to demonstrate the skills on your resume and let your potential employer get a sense of how great you are.

Another reason for taking the temping route is for your own sanity.  Instead of jumping at the first job with the great salary, temping lets you try the company out.  You will quickly find out whether you like working for a small company or a large one as well as other factors that you may not think about in your job search, such as work environment, culture, and so forth.

In addition, some staffing agencies actually offer health insurance to long-term temps as long as you pay a premium.  This alleviates a lot of the stress of being without benefits which may propel you into the wrong job for you. Yet another benefit to long-term temping is the networking factor.  If your assignment does not lead to permanent employment for one reason or another, and you have proven to be a good potential employee, then perhaps your manager can recommend you to some of his or her peers in other organizations. 

Better to take the time now to figure out your long-term goals and find something that you can foresee doing career-wise than to take the first job that comes along out of fear of not finding another one.  Long-term temping is one such avenue by which to find a suitable job.

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Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for the Avid Reader

Readers want to be pampered as much as anyone else.  Christmas gifts geared for the reader can be unique and interesting.  Here are EditNY's picks.

For men, consider this Book Gift Chest that comes with a book of your choosing. Delicious snacks include almond crunch popcorn, cheese straws, pretzels, dry roasted peanuts and chocolate chip cookies.  Personalize it for the optimal effect.

For women, this delightful Just For Her Book Basket will be appreciated. Choose the perfect book for it. Goodies include dessert tea, gourmet cookies, a biscotti stick and lemon hard candies.

Secret Storage Books. Trick the reader with a hollow book containing a secret compartment inside. Perfect for the coffee table and very private. Choose from a wide variety of topics and styles.

For on-the-go reading, the Kindle 2 is a great wireless reading device that is light and extremely portable. Read virtually any book and never worry about carrying too much stuff around.  It is light and thin as a magazine.  Read more about the Kindle.

A membership to an online book rental service. Rent books and save valuable living space as well as money (includes college textbooks).

My personal favorite idea: A membership to an online book summary service. Sound smarter and more intelligent with top business books. Read professionally written summaries to glean the most important highlights and aspects from these books. Enter SAVE20 at the end of the checkout process and take $20 OFF a Premium Online subscription or a Premium Audio Subscription!  Ends 12/31/09

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