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On Sunday, April 20, Idlewild Books will open near Union Square in New York City with an inventory of 6,000 titles, all of them arranged according to country. "I've always been a big traveler and reader so the idea of a bookstore organized by country -- with literature, guide books, books about politics and culture, and so on, all shelved together by place -- always appealed to me," said owner David Del Vecchio.
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7th Heaven James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017701
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April and the celebration of National Poetry Month is just around the corner. To help booksellers prepare, this week Book Sense unveils the Spring 2008 Poetry Top Ten, title recommendations from independent bookstores nationwide. The list is a wonderful complement to the dozens of resources -- including the official National Poetry Month poster -- provided by the Academy of American Poets.
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Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
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ABA asks booksellers to write to their governors now
This week, Florida and Pennsylvania became the latest states to respond to a letter from the American Booksellers Association and seven other trade groups calling for the equitable enforcement of sales tax laws on online purchases. In addition, Texas continued a dialogue with ABA on the sales tax issue via a letter from the state's comptroller of public accounts.
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About ABA
The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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