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30 Oct

BTW News Briefs

BEA Sets Sights on International Growth

On October 28, officials at BookExpo America announced several new programs and initiatives, including hiring a European-based consultant who is a former executive at the Frankfurt Book Fear, to help define and develop BEA's presence in the international publishing community. With the international sales and rights communities viewed as especially important areas of growth, BEA officials note that they are eager to set useful, achievable goals that will have an immediate impact.

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30 Oct

NRF Study Predicts a Season of Increased Giving

'Tis the season to be jolly -- especially if you are a retailer. That, at least, seems to be the conclusion of a new National Retail Federation (NRF) survey. The NRF 2003 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch for NRF, found that the average consumer plans to spend $671.89 this holiday season, up 3.6 percent from 2002 when consumers spent an average of $648.85.

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30 Oct

Book Sense Bestseller List Mirrors Independents' Uniqueness

Independent bookstores are renowned for their uniqueness, and independent booksellers for their knowledge and love of books. And, aside from the local independent bookstore itself, nowhere are these traits more apparent than in the Book Sense Bestseller List. Compiled from data gathered from hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense, the Book Sense Bestseller List is both timely and distinctive, consistently providing consumers with knowledgeable handsells not often found on other bestseller lists until weeks or months later, if at all.

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30 Oct

California Bookstores Surrounded by Smoke and Fire Remain Optimistic

As the California wildfires continue to blaze, BTW received reports from booksellers at San Diego's Mysterious Galaxy and Pasadena's Vroman's Bookstore.

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