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29 Jan

Cader Offers Book World Free Lunch Daily

In the course of his publishing career, Michael Cader has done a lot of business over countless lunches. Since the spring of 2000, he's been making his own "Lunch," PublishersLunch, an aggregation of book-related news and links along with Cader's informed, but jocular, commentary. The comprehensive e-mail goes out each weekday morning free to over 24,000 editors, publishers, librarians, writers, movie scouts, booksellers, and other bona fide participants in the book business.

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29 Jan

A Memo Re NRF's Recent Convention & Trade Show

ABA Marketing Director Jill Perlstein provides booksellers with her impressions of the National Retail Federation's (NRF) 92nd Annual Convention & Expo, which was held on January 12 - 15 at New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center.

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29 Jan

BTW News Briefs

Michigan Agrees Not to Enforce Minors' Access Law Until Hearing

Last week, Michigan's Solicitor General, Thomas Casey, came to an agreement with a coalition of booksellers, publishers, magazine distributors, and free expression groups not to enforce a minors' access law until a hearing on the coalition's request for a preliminary injunction. In exchange, the plaintiffs will not ask for an expedited schedule.

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29 Jan

MPBA Wants Minors' Access Bill Voted Down

This week, the Colorado House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of H.B. 1078, a bill that would make it illegal to allow a minor access to any material considered "harmful to minors." The bill has members of the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association (MPBA) up in arms because, MPBA contends, the bill is vague, would be impossible to uphold, and could place severe restrictions on the availability of constitutionally protected materials.

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