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20 Nov

Holiday Shoppers Say They Will be Looking for Gift Cards

NRF survey says consumers to spend $17.24 billion on gift cards

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19 Nov

Giovanni's Room Celebrates 30 Years

Over the course of his long tenure at Giovanni's Room -- "America's World-Class Lesbian & Gay, Transgender & Bisexual Bookstore with all the trimmings" -- Ed Hermance has seen the second-oldest gay and lesbian bookstore (Oscar Wilde Bookshop in New York City is the oldest) through some sea changes.

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19 Nov

Holiday Shoppers to Buy More Books According to Retail Survey

Good news continues to fill the cash registers of booksellers, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) in the second installment of its 2003 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, published on November 17. The survey revealed that 60.8 of consumers intended to purchase books, CDs, and DVDs as a holiday gift. Only apparel -- at 62.2 percent.

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19 Nov

The Book Sense Holiday Food and Cooking Bestseller List

Based on four weeks of sales ended November 16, 2003, from hundreds of independent bookstores across the country.

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