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06 Feb

Scholastic Announces Suggested Retail Price for New Harry Potter

Scholastic announced today that the suggested retail price for the next Harry Potter title, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will be $29.99.

The fifth book in the bestselling series by J.K. Rowling will be published on June 21, 2003. The title will have 38 chapters and will be over a third longer than Rowling's previous book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

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05 Feb

ABA Book Buyer's Handbook Update -- 2/4/03

Below is an outline of the most recent changes to 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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05 Feb

Bluestockings to Close at the End of February Unless Buyer Found

Another well-known New York City independent bookstore is looking for a last-minute reprieve. Just two weeks after announcing that her store was up for sale, Bluestockings Women's Bookstore owner Kathryn Welsh told BTW that the store would close at the end of February unless a buyer materializes before then. The news comes less than a week after Deacon Maccubbin announced he had purchased the landmark gay and lesbian bookstore Oscar Wilde Bookshop, just prior to the store's scheduled closing.

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05 Feb

Book Sense Featured in USA Today Snapshots

This week's Book Sense Children's Bestsellers list was previewed in the Wednesday, February 5, edition of USA Today. On the front page of the newspaper's Life section, the top five illustrated children's books were highlighted in the popular "USA Today Snapshot."

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