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11 Jan

Nominations Needed for New Spring Kids' List

This Friday, January 12, is the deadline for the Spring Book Sense Children's Picks, the debut of the fourth kids' list. Nominations of children's and young adult titles that independent booksellers will be enthusiastically handselling this spring may be sent to [email protected] or via a convenient web form on BookWeb.org.

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11 Jan

AMS Bankruptcy Clouds Future of Many Small Publishers

As the fallout from Advanced Marketing Service's (AMS) decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the end of December continues to rain down on the book industry, much uncertainty surrounds the prospects of many of the small, independent publishing clients of Publishers Group West, AMS's distribution subsidiary.

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11 Jan

Perseus to Acquire Avalon -- More PGW Clients to Follow?

On Wednesday, January 10, Perseus Books Group announced that it had signed a letter of intent with the Avalon Publishing Group under which Avalon would be merged into the Perseus Books Group.

"We admire Avalon's books, authors, and publishing approach," Perseus President and CEO David Steinberger said in a statement. "We're excited to be bringing the independent publishers that comprise Avalon together with Perseus."

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11 Jan

ABA Requests Meetings With U.S. Senate & House Small Business Committee Chairs

Following the Democratic Party's successes in the November mid-term elections, when it secured a majority in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, the majority party has assumed leadership positions for Congressional committees. For small business owners, two key committees -- the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship and the House Small Business Committee -- have already begun to identify priorities for the 110th Congress, and committee members have introduced new legislation.

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