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09 Nov

Keillor's Common Good Books Has a 'Ravishing' Weekend

Common Good Books, Garrison Keillor's new independent bookstore in St. Paul, Minnesota, opened on Wednesday, November 1, to a welcoming crowd of about 400 people. "We felt ravished," said manager Sue Zumberge after a very busy weekend. "Let's just say that we went through 1,000 bags, and that was just one size."

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09 Nov

New Owner to Continue Traditions of Gallery Bookshop

Forty-four-year-old Gallery Bookshop, which includes the much younger Bookwinkle's Children's Books, entered a new era at the end of September. That's when the gradual transfer of ownership of the Mendocino, California, store from Tony Miksak to staff member Christie Olson Day was completed.

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09 Nov

BTW News Briefs


Perseus Announces New Distribution Service Model

This week, the Perseus Books Group announced a new distribution model that gives independent publishers a choice of options. Under the plan, prospective clients will have the choice of being a client of Consortium, which offers a comprehensive, full-service sales and marketing partnership, or being a client of the newly-named Perseus Distribution Services, which will offer an unbundled menu of services in the tradition of CDS.

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