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21 Nov

BusinessWeek Op-Ed Urges Sales Tax Fairness

In a November 22 BusinessWeek op-ed, the co-chairs of Advocates for Independent Business, ASTRA’s  Kathleen McHugh and ABA’s Oren Teicher, urge the U.S. House of Representatives to consider the issue of sales tax fairness and “act swiftly to tackle it.”

 
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21 Nov

BTW News Briefs

NCAC honors Sherman Alexie; Miami Book Fair International’s 30th anniversary celebration underway; U.S. Postal Service moves into Staples stores; The Everything Store named Business Book of the Year; University Press of New England launches ForeEdge; U.S. Department of Labor asks for book recommendations; Hachette U.K. joins with NetGalley; Staff changes at Penguin Random House; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt signs with Ingram’s MyiLibrary; HarperCollins teams with Midwest Tape for on-demand audio; Book industry remains strong in Argentina

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21 Nov

ABACUS-12 Sent to Participating Bookstores

Bookstores that participated in the ABACUS-12 Survey should have received a customized report analyzing their 2012 financial results. The reports were sent via e-mail over the past few weeks.

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21 Nov

Around Indies

Flavorwire features 25 more indie bookstores; Black Stone Bookstore opens in Ypsilanti; Chapter Two to open in Dallas; Students rally in support of Bookshelf Stores

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