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18 Jul

ABA Book Buyer's Handbook Update -- 7/18/03

Below is an outline of the most recent changes to the data in the ABA Book Buyer's Handbook online.

Publishers can update their online listings and add special offers at any time using the Publisher Editing Tools at http://handbook.bookweb.org/pubhome.jsp. Questions about access to the editing features of the Handbook online should be e-mailed to [email protected] or call (800) 637-0037, ext. 1263 or 1261.

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17 Jul

Announcing the Fall 2003 Book Sense 76 Science Fiction and Fantasy Top Ten

Here are booksellers' picks for the top ten science fiction and fantasy titles for the fall. Pads will be in the August white box mailing and a downloadable PDF file will be available at www.bookweb.org/read/1474 next week. This Web page also includes links to all past Book Sense 76s.

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17 Jul

John Rubin Wants Booksellers to See Above the Treeline

In late February, Rubin Venture Consulting rolled out a new online software product, Above the Treeline, a tool meant to help bookstores improve finances by controlling inventory costs and increasing staffing efficiency. At the time, four booksellers were using the software; today, that number has grown to 12. The company's founder, John Rubin, told BTW that he has improved his product and is seeking to add as many new booksellers as he can. "[Above the Treeline] is going to improve your financial performance," he said.

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17 Jul

BTW News Briefs

TIA Program DOA

The Senate's $368 billion version of the 2004 defense appropriations bill includes a provision that would deny all funds to the Terrorism Information Awareness program, formerly known as the Total Information Awareness program, as reported by Wired News. Next week, the Senate bill will be reconciled with the House version, which contains no explicit provision to refuse funds to TIA. If denied funds, the TIA program would effectively be dead. --DG

Online Sales Soar

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