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30 Nov

Unchaining America One Community at a Time

On Saturday, November 18, over 60 communities around the country celebrated America Unchained, the third annual event sponsored by the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA). America Unchained urges communities to "unchain themselves" and to shop at local independent businesses for the day as a way to educate consumers about the economic value of locally owned businesses.

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30 Nov

ABFFE Challenges Miami School Board and FCC

In two separate legal briefs filed in the past week, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) charged that the Miami-Dade County School Board and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are guilty of censorship.

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30 Nov

Pubnet Announces Alternative to Publishers' Direct Electronic Dial-Up Ordering Systems

Pubnet, an electronic ordering option for booksellers from Bowker, has announced the introduction of Instant Response, a program that gives booksellers immediate acknowledgement for purchase orders placed with participating publishers. In addition, Instant Response is designed to serve as an alternative to a publisher's direct electronic dial-up ordering system. According to Pubnet, it is anticipated that some publishers will be phasing out such systems after the introduction of ISBN-13 in January 2007.

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30 Nov

Winter Institute Publisher-Sponsored Scholarship Winners Announced

Twenty-two booksellers have been awarded publisher-sponsored scholarships to attend the American Booksellers Association's second annual Winter Institute in Portland, Oregon. The scholarships cover airfare and hotel accommodations at the Doubletree Portland-Lloyd Center, the host hotel for the February 1 and 2 education event.

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