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19 Dec

An End and a Beginning at Bookends

As of December 2, new owners took possession of Bookends, in Ridgewood, New Jersey. On that day, Dana and Walter Gilligan, store owners for nearly 19 years, handed the keys over to Pat and Walter Boyer, who were beginning their first days as booksellers.

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19 Dec

Full January/February 2003 Book Sense 76 Now Online

The January/February 2003 Book Sense 76 -- with booksellers' recommendations -- has been posted at http://news.bookweb.org/read/1029. The printed flier will be shipped to stores beginning the first week of January.

These titles were selected from 2,000 nominations from independent booksellers across the country. To access an online nomination form and deadlines for future 76s, go to www.BookWeb.org/booksense/seventysix/2330.html.

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19 Dec

ABA Again Calls for Governors to Enforce Sales Tax Regs

The American Booksellers Association has once again called on the U.S. governors in the 45 states that collect sales tax to fully enforce existing regulations by ensuring that retailers with a physical presence in their state collect sales tax on online sales.

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19 Dec

Forum on Government Secrecy and the First Amendment Features Daniel Ellsberg

Writer and activist Daniel Ellsberg arrived at a recent panel co-sponsored by the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) and the Free Expression Network (FEN) just moments before the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start. With a winning smile and a mien that combined bookish uncle with friendly academic, Ellsberg looked engaging and relaxed, especially for a man who had been arrested that day at a Manhattan anti-war rally at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

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