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21 Jan

A 'True and Outstanding' Epistolary Tale Is a Book Sense Bestseller

"She's somewhat of a mistake that really worked," said Elisabeth Robinson, referring to Olivia Hunt, the rambunctious and loveable protagonist of her first novel, The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters (Little, Brown), a January/February Book Sense 76 Top Ten pick and a Book Sense bestseller.

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21 Jan

MPBA Book Sense Bestseller List Debuts

The first Mountains & Plains Independent Bestseller List, published in a cooperative effort between Book Sense and the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association (MPBA), debuted this week.

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20 Jan

ABA Book Buyer's Handbook Update -- 1/20/04

Below is an outline of the most recent changes to the data in the ABA Book Buyer's Handbook online at handbook.bookweb.org.

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20 Jan

November Bookstore Sales Off Slightly From Last Year

After five consecutive months of gains, retail sales at bookstores turned downward in November. Preliminary data released by the Bureau of the Census shows November 2003 sales at bookstores of $1,041 million, down 2.9 percent from $1,072 million in November 2002.

Despite soft sales in November, 2003 year-to-date sales for bookstores are 2.5 percent better than for the first 11 months of 2002.

Overall retail sales of $316 billion for November 2003 were 5.0 percent ahead of the $301 billion for November of 2002.

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