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01 Jul

ABA Book Buyer's Handbook Print Deadline Approaches

ABA is currently polling bookstore members to find out how many stores are interested in purchasing a new print edition of the ABA Book Buyer's Handbook. In April 2002, the ABA Book Buyer's Handbook online launched at handbook.bookweb.org/, and since that time more than 750 publishers, distributors, and wholesalers have changed or added information to their company data.

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30 Jun

ABA Book Buyer's Handbook Update -- 6/30/03

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

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30 Jun

ABA Asks First Lady to Promote Diversity in Book Buying

Booksellers had mixed reactions to First Lady Laura Bush's appearance on the CBS Early Show on June 25 to inaugurate an Early Readers Club to promote children's literacy. The endorsement by the First Lady of a regular feature about quality children's books on national television is considered a tremendous boost for children's literature. However, booksellers and others in the field were disappointed to hear that as part of the segment viewers were encouraged to purchase books for the literary organization First Book via Amazon.com only.

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26 Jun

Summer's Here and the Time Is Right for the BACARDI Mixers & Book Sense Book Club Sweepstakes

The BACARDI Mixers & Book Sense Book Club Sweepstakes is set to begin in July and will run for four months. Book Sense and The Minute Maid division of The Coca-Cola Company teamed up to create this in-store national sweepstakes promotion to drive consumers participating in reading groups to independent bookstores with Book Sense and to raise awareness of the Book Sense brand. Bookstores with Book Sense should be on the lookout for sweepstakes materials, which should arrive no later than July 11.

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