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23 Oct

Newtonville Books Celebrates Five Years and a PEN New England Award

Newtonville Books in Newton, Massachusetts, part of the Boston metro area, was conceived five years ago by an M.B.A. student at Boston University's Graduate School of Management. Writing a business plan for a new enterprise was the sole course requirement for one of Tim Huggins' classes, and he took the opportunity to create a viable design for his longtime passion, bookselling.

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23 Oct

BookSense.com On the Move... E-mail and Domain Hosting Now Available

Here, BookSense.com Director Len Vlahos provides an update on the latest improvements and enhancements to BookSense.com.

Greetings BookSense.com Booksellers!

So many improvements are being made to BookSense.com this month that it called for a second installment of my On the Move… column.

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23 Oct

Book Sense Bestseller Lists in the Media

The following newspapers, magazines, Web site, and television station recently began featuring a national, regional, or category Book Sense Bestseller List.

Newspapers

The Daily Ardmoreite -- Ardmore, Oklahoma (National list)
Waupaca County Post -- Waupaca, Wisconsin (Midwest list)

Magazines

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23 Oct

BTW News Briefs

Kiplinger Predicts Happy Holidays for Retailers

The weather outside might be frightful, but the holiday shopping season looks delightful for retailers, according to The Kiplinger Letter. Kiplinger predicts that consumers are poised to spur sales to a 6 percent rise this season, which would make this holiday season the merriest since 1999, when sales rose by 8 percent.

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