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08 Jan

ABA Booksellers Advisory Council to Convene

ABA's Booksellers Advisory Council (BAC) will be meeting with representatives of the ABA Board and senior staff in Miami, Florida, on Sunday and Monday, January 11 - 12, to offer the association guidance on a number of issues important to independent booksellers. The BAC is composed of 25 members and represents a broad cross-section of views from within the community of independent booksellers.

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08 Jan

Letter to Booksellers from ABA COO Oren Teicher

Dear Book Sense Booksellers:

Last year, booksellers and librarians made amazing progress in our effort to restore the protections for customer privacy that were eliminated by the USA Patriot Act.

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08 Jan

Customer Support Sought in Campaign to Amend Patriot Act

While booksellers and librarians have taken a leading, and crucial, role in efforts to restore the protections for customer privacy that were eliminated by the USA Patriot Act, ABA now wants bookstores to call on customers to lend a hand to the cause, too -- literally.

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08 Jan

Booksellers Report Happy Holidays

A number of independent booksellers across the country reported sales gains this holiday season, reversing last year's trend. In areas of the country where unemployment rates remain high, holiday sales were down slightly from the previous year, but better than booksellers' expectations.

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