Industry News

27 May

Book Sense Welcomes New Publishing Partner

Book Sense is pleased to welcome the recently launched Unbridled Books as its newest publishing partner. In February, industry veterans Fred Ramey and Greg Michalson announced the formation of Unbridled Books, a new house based on a longstanding publishing partnership.

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27 May

Book Sense Audio Series Adds Three New Titles

Special Promotion on Original 10 Titles Available at BEA

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27 May

Planned Troy Opening Sparks Great Interest

Brad Pitt may miss the fall grand opening of bookseller Susan Novotny's new store in upstate New York. He'll be losing a good opportunity for a cross-promotion.

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26 May

LIBRIS Announces "It's Dividend Time"

LIBRIS (League of Independent Book Retailer Insurance Services), the insurance company created by ABA for the benefit of independent booksellers, has announced that it will soon be distributing dividends to participants in the program. Dividends to be distributed to ABA members are determined by a percentage of premiums paid on Business Owner Package and Workers' Compensation policies written from July 2002 through June 2003. Dividends distributed to non-ABA participants are equal to a smaller percentage of these premiums. Dividend checks will be mailed shortly.

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26 May

Michigan Passes Legislation to Streamline Sales Tax

On Thursday, May 20, Michigan's House of Representatives passed legislation that would streamline the tax codes to make it easier for businesses to collect state sales and use tax on Internet and catalog purchases, the Associated Press reported. Rep. Lorence Wenke (R-Richland), chairperson of the House Tax Policy Committee, introduced the main bill in the four-bill package (H.B. 5502 - 5) and stressed, "This is not a new tax, but rather a tax already owed by Michigan citizens.

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26 May

ABFFE Joins ACLU Patriot Act Challenge

On Tuesday, May 25, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) filed a brief in support of an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) challenge to Section 505 of the USA Patriot Act.

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25 May

Bestseller Reporting Explained ... at BEA

The ABA/Book Sense Lounge at BookExpo America (BEA) -- Room 401 at the McCormick Place Convention Center -- is the place to go to learn about Book Sense Bestseller reporting. ABA staff will be on hand from Thursday, June 3, through Sunday, June 6, to explain how easy it is to report your weekly sales figures through the Nielsen BookScan, ABA Upload, or ABA Web Data Form methods.

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25 May

ABA Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules Available to Bookstore Members Online

The "American Booksellers Association, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules -- September 30, 2003 and 2002 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)" has been posted to BookWeb.org and is accessible to ABA bookstore members. For a downloadable PDF format, click here.

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20 May

Jane Pauley to Host Celebration of Bookselling

Jane Pauley, whose forthcoming book, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue, will be published by Random House, will be the host of ABA's Celebration of Bookselling at this year's BookExpo America (BEA). Pauley, who interviewed thousands of newsmakers as a co-anchor of NBC's Today Show, for which she was named "1986 Broadcaster of the Year" by the International Radio and Television Society and "Best in the Business" by the Washington Journalism Review in 1990, will host the event to be held on Friday, June 4, from 5:30 p.m.

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20 May

2004 ABA Board Election Results

Mitchell Kaplan
Suzanne Staubach
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20 May

An Update on ABA's Thursday Afternoon BEA Programming

On Thursday, June 3, at BookExpo America (BEA), ABA will once again be holding its popular All-Day Education Program. Here's an update on afternoon programming, which offers booksellers a choice of five different sessions that will be held from 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and then again from 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. In addition, there will be a College Store Idea Exchange and Roundtable, held at 1:45 p.m. only, and a Large Store Roundtable, which spans Thursday morning and afternoon.

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20 May

CRP Petitions Should Be Sent to ABA Now

Though booksellers should continue to collect signatures for the Campaign for Reader Privacy (www.readerprivacy.com), ABA is asking booksellers to send in all signed petitions as soon as possible, so that the signatures can be counted and included in its CRP presentation during BookExpo America. (Petitions should be mailed to ABA, Restore Reader Privacy, Attn.: Oren Teicher, 828 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591.) Every signature counts!

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20 May

Fairy Tale Beginning for New Independent Bookstore

A large crowd gathered outside Merritt Bookstore, Volume III, for the official ribbon c

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20 May

June 'We Also Recommend' PDF and Shelf-Talkers Now Available

The second component of the June Book Sense Picks selections -- the downloadable PDF flier of "We Also Recommend" titles -- is now available (click here). The June Book Sense Picks, which were announced on May 6, can be reviewed at news.bookweb.org/read/2507.

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