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04 Dec

Independent Booksellers Seek Same for Dynamic Relationship and Sales

News Flash -- Oakland, California: DIESEL, A Bookstore, established in 1989, is not closing, not for sale, and not under new management. The founders/owners, Alison Reid and John Evans, are looking for one or more new partners to share equally in the operation of their "high quality, independent neighborhood bookstore celebrating a California urban aesthetic, a cosmopolitan gathering point for those who love good writing."

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04 Dec

This Season Syracuse Shopping for a Bookstore

Syracuse, New York, is going through somewhat of a downtown renaissance. In the past five years the downtown has added, and continues to add, residential housing units; in the past eight years, a net total of 83 retail shops have opened there. Today, downtown Syracuse can offer consumers almost anything they want … except for one thing: "The only missing component is an independent bookstore," said Stacey Griffin, economic development specialist for the Downtown Committee of Syracuse (DCS).

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04 Dec

Spread the Word: Book Sense Gift Cards Have No Hidden Fees

With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, a number of news outlets have found a new "hot" topic: hidden gift cards fees.

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04 Dec

Businesses Look to Create Sustainable Connections With Consumers

On Saturday, December 6, Sustainable Connections (SC), a Bellingham, Washington, local-business network, will be holding a "Buy Local Day." The event kicks off a holiday season-long promotional campaign in which SC is asking Whatcom County, Washington, consumers to "Think Local, Buy Local, Be Local." Inspired by Austin Unchained, which was held November 15 and organized by the Austin Independent Business Alliance, the aim of SC's Th

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