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March 11, 2010
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ABA Bookstore Members Eligible for Free BEA Badges
March 11, 2010 - All ABA Regular
Bookstore and Provisional members are eligible for free admission to
BookExpo America 2010. The number of free badges will be based on a
bookstore's ABA dues category, with an additional badge available for
each staff member who attended the 2010 Winter Institute in San Jose. |
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Reservations Open for Celebration of Bookselling
March 11, 2010 - The spirit of indie booksellers and the 2010 Indies Choice Book Award winners will be honored at ABA's Celebration of Bookselling Luncheon at BookExpo America. Two booksellers from each ABA member store can now reserve a spot at the Celebration Luncheon, to be held on Wednesday, May 26, at New York's Javits Convention Center. |
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Amazon Fires Affiliates and Independents Fire Back
March 11, 2010 - Early this week, Amazon.com created a firestorm when it announced it had fired all of its Colorado-based online affiliates to protest a state sales tax law. The move by Amazon sparked a public outcry from independent booksellers, Democratic legislators, Gov. Bill Ritter, and even a few online affiliates. Nineteen Colorado booksellers, along with ABA and the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association, have written to Gov. Ritter to thank him for publicly decrying Amazon's decision and to urge his continued support of HB10-1193. |
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Announcing the Indie Next List Poetry Top Ten
March 11, 2010 - Here is the 2010 Indie Next List Poetry Top Ten, based on the enthusiastic nominations of independent booksellers nationwide. A full-color PDF of the list is available for download via BookWeb. |
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Booksellers Forums Upcoming in Missouri, Georgia, Maine & Ohio
March 11, 2010 - In the next several weeks, ABA's Spring Booksellers Forum Tour will be making stops in St. Louis, Missouri; Atlanta, Georgia; Portland, Maine; and Oberlin, Ohio. ABA senior staff will be at the Booksellers Forum programs to listen to booksellers' concerns, to provide updates on the association's programs and key initiatives, and to present a popular education session from last month's Winter Institute. |
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Going Back to the Real World!
March 11, 2010 - Who doesn't like free? IndieBound is launching the first annual celebration of e-Free Day on Saturday, April 17. A unique promotional idea for bookstores, e-Free Day encourages customers to take a vacation from e-mails, status updates, tweets, chirps, and pings. The new marketing campaign casts indie bookstores as the ideal antidote to consumers' digital overload. To help promote e-Free day, IndieBound has created an array of materials in the Bookseller DIY, including "Eat. Sleep. Read. ... that's it!" bag stuffers, bookmarks, fliers, and invitations. |
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The Booksmith Says Swap This Book
March 11, 2010 - Praveen Madan of San Francisco's The Booksmith often brainstorms and
writes about how indie bookstores can find new ways to "bring
people together to talk about books and ideas." One idea that has caught on is Bookswap, an event that's
gotten notice everywhere from the New York
Times to book blogs.
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Community Experts Leave Their Mark at the Bookstore
March 11, 2010 - "If there's one thing local bookstores have," said Bookshop Santa Cruz owner Casey Coonerty Protti, it's a knowledge of experts within their communities. Coonerty Protti has put this expertise to work through Bookshop Santa Cruz's Trusted Source Program. |
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LIBRIS Provides Internet Operations Insurance Coverage
March 11, 2010 - Internet sales are integral to many bookstores' operations, and LIBRIS (League of Independent Book Retailer Insurance Services) understands that. LIBRIS was developed to provide specialized coverage tailored to protect bookstores -- and that means insuring against Internet operations liability. |
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Candlewick Launches Indie Marketing Program
March 11, 2010 - Independent booksellers have long been known for their handselling skills. Candlewick Press plans to encourage booksellers to use those skills through the new Candlewick's Handselling Indie Recognition Program (CHIRP). |
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Board Candidate Petition Process Ends March 19
March 11, 2010 - In addition to the three director candidates nominated by the ABA Board, any bookstore member may submit a petition in support of a director candidate for the 2010 elections. Valid petitions must be received by March 19. |
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Around Indies
March 11, 2010 - Skylight Books Makes TV Debut; Subterranean Books' Blog Honored; BookCourt Launches Literary Magazine; Emerging Leaders Spread the "Indievolution" |
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BTW News Briefs
March 11, 2010 - Canadian Booksellers Association Opposes Amazon Warehouse; BEA & Above the Treeline Partner for "Books@BEA"; Penguin Group to Launch New Science Imprint |
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The Indie Travel Guidebook Bestseller List
March 11, 2010 - For the eight-week period ending March 9, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide. |
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Small Business Majority, Main Street Alliance Urge Health Care Vote in Congress
March 11, 2010 - This week, the Health Reform Coalition, including the Small Business Majority, the American Library Association, the Main Street Alliance, and many other national groups, urged Congress to vote in favor of health care reform. |
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The Latest Indie Bestseller Lists
March 10, 2010 - Bestsellers in hardcover, paperback, and children's categories based on sales from independent bookstores across America. |
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