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02 Jul

Elliott Bay -- At 30 Years a Vibrant 'Booksellers'' Store

"The nice thing about milestones is that they give you the occasion to sit back and take stock," said Elliott Bay Book Company's Peter Aaron. However, when Elliott Bay celebrated 30 years of bookselling on June 29, it's likely that Aaron didn't have much chance to sit back, as the store hosted author readings and a party for 300 people, including employees, past employees, and friends. Terry Tempest Williams showed up; so did poet Madeline DeFrees.

Aaron recently spoke to Bookselling This Week about how Elliott Bay has weathered the years.

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02 Jul

BookSense.com On the Move…

Here BookSense.com Director Len Vlahos updates booksellers on the latest improvements and enhancements to BookSense.com.

Greetings! There's a lot of BookSense.com news in this edition of "On the Move…." From new shipping options to longer timeouts to a new Levenger icon, much has happened since my last column, so let's get right to it:

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02 Jul

BookSense.com's Co-op Reimbursement Program -- A Bridge Between Booksellers and Publishers

Over the past two years, BookSense.com has grown exponentially in its value to independent booksellers. Here's an invitation to stores with Book Sense to take another look at the improved product as well as details of the BookSense.com Co-op Reimbursement Program, which can offset a significant portion of the monthly costs.

Greetings Bookseller With Book Sense,

It's time for you to take another look at BookSense.com!

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02 Jul

U.S. Supreme Court Wants Nike Lawsuit to Run Its Course in California

In January, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would hear Nike v. Kasky -- a case that could have produced an important ruling on whether or not the First Amendment protects corporate commercial speech. Now, the Supreme Court says it won't hear the case after all. On June 26, the high court issued a one-sentence order declaring it had changed its mind -- that Nike's appeal had been "improvidently granted." The case will head back to California's state court, though experts believe there's a good chance that it will end up at the door of the U.S.

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