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Rhode Island Governor Signs E-Fairness Provision Into Law -- Efforts Continue in Four States
July 01, 2009 - On June 30, Rhode Island became the second state to require online retailers
with affiliates in the state to collect tax on sales made to in-state residents
over the Internet. And, at press time, the e-fairness fight appeared close to
a tipping point in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, and North Carolina. |
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SBA Clarifies Debts Eligible Under ARC Loans
July 01, 2009 - The Small Business Administration has recently answered a question regarding
which loans and debts qualify for payment under an American Recovery Capital
(ARC) loan. |
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July Indie Notables Flier & Shelf-Talkers Now Available
July 01, 2009 - The July Indie Next List Notable titles are now featured in a downloadable
flier and in shelf-talkers. The titles, which reflect a wide range of intriguing new
fiction and nonfiction, make a great addition to stores' Next List
displays. |
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Bookseller DIY: Leaner, Meaner, and Cleaner
July 01, 2009 - For its first anniversary, IndieBound's popular Bookseller
DIY has been given a makeover. Among the changes: A collapsible menu
on the left provides convenient, uncluttered access to everything in the DIY
collection, and download links for each item are provided directly beneath the
thumbnail. |
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ABACUS: An Urgent Call Out to Past Participants
July 01, 2009 - "We've participated in ABACUS for a number of years, and every
year we learn something -- tips, shortcuts, changes in accounting, and, most
of all, small ways to save money," Becky Milner of Vintage Books in Vancouver,
Washington, said recently. "We take that two percent seriously. A shaving
here and there really does make a difference to our bottom line." Milner's
comments just about sum up why the ABA Board and former CEO Avin Mark Domnitz
have each undertaken outreach efforts to members to ensure that ABACUS continues. |
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Bookish Travels Down Under
July 01, 2009 - ABA Chief Marketing Officer Meg Smith writes about her experiences and
shares photos from her recent trip to Australia as a guest of the Australian
Booksellers Association. Smith, who was among the keynote speakers at the conference "Selling the Future of the Book" in Manly, was also able to visit a number of
bookshops in Sydney, attended awards banquets and other conference presentations,
and saw how Australians are reacting to e-books. |
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The Latest Indie Bestseller Lists
July 01, 2009 - Bestsellers in hardcover, paperback, and children's categories based on sales from independent bookstores across America. |
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Downtown Santa Fe's New Gathering Place
June 30, 2009 - Booksellers Dorothy Massey and Mary Wolf are off to an auspicious start
in the new location of Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, New Mexico. On
June 12, the same day the 31-year-old business reopened in a new 4,000-square-foot
space, the co-owners were presented with the New Mexico Book Association's Book-in-Hand
Honor. |
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Video Demonstrates New Book List Features
June 30, 2009 - IndieBound.org has a new video teaching tool that demonstrates, in a fun way, all of the recently launched Book List features available to members of the Indie Community. Check it out, and share it with your customers. |
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Cross Promoting Indies: Tattered Cover and Twist & Shout
June 30, 2009 - For Tattered Cover Book Store and indie record store Twist & Shout,
neighbors in Denver's Lowenstein "CulturePlex," cross promotions have
become a regular, and successful, way of doing business. Since their first holiday
promotion in 2003, the businesses have done a joint holiday catalog; advertised
in each other's print and e-mail newsletters; hosted a private shopping party
for a new residential development; held joint Memorial Day weekend sidewalk
sales; and more. |
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BTW News Briefs
June 30, 2009 - NECBA Spring Galley Review Project Online; Carol Seajay Named New NCIBA
Administrator; Magic Tree Bookstore Pairs With Library to Create YA Cafe; S&S
to Handle Kaplan Sales Worldwide |
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