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22 May

Prairie Lights Shines for 25 Years

A recent study conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics declared San Francisco as the leader in book sales per capita. The San Francisco Chronicle quoted a San Francisco bookseller as saying she sold architecture and fine cookbooks but couldn't make a living selling cheap romance novels. "You could do that in the Midwest," she said. Jim Harris, owner of Prairie Lights in Iowa, might disagree.

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22 May

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Department of Justice Contacted Libraries 50 Times in Anti-Terrorism Efforts

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22 May

Summer Children's Book Sense 76 Now Online

The latest Children's Book Sense 76, with booksellers' recommendations, is now online at http://news.bookweb.org/read/1475. Stores should receive the printed fliers by the end of the month.

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22 May

An Important Reminder

Though this weekend is a holiday weekend, the deadline for reporting to the Book Sense Bestseller List remains the same. It is still Monday at 3:00 a.m. EST. (That's midnight PT.) It is crucial that everybody report this weekend, as these lists will be spotlighted to the entire bookselling and publishing community at BookExpo America next week.

There will be no Book Sense Bestseller lists for the week of June 2.

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