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09 Nov

Protest Leads to Expansion for North Light

At Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California, a growing number of professors are protesting the recent transfer of management of the university bookstore to Barnes & Noble by giving their book orders to nearby North Light Books & Cafe in Cotati. As a result, co-owner Carolina Clare said, North Light plans to open an annex closer to the university to handle next semester's orders.

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09 Nov

Making the Case for a Book Sense Success Story

One of the stellar successes of the 2006 publishing season has been Sara Gruen's debut novel, Water for Elephants, which was the number-one selection on the June Book Sense Picks list.

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09 Nov

Two Main Street Amendments Fail by Narrow Margins

Election Day 2006 proved to be disappointing for two booksellers who were supporting measures to keep big box stores out of their respective communities. In both cases, the votes went in favor of corporate retail by a narrow margin.

In Davis, California, a measure that will allow a Target to open in the community passed by a three percent margin, according to the Sacramento Bee; and in Ravalli County, a proposition to repeal an emergency ordinance that placed a 60,000-square-foot size cap on new retail development also lost by a slim margin.

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09 Nov

Hotel ABA Registration Opens

The American Booksellers Association today announced the opening of registration for Hotel ABA - Brooklyn, the hotel exclusively for ABA member booksellers planning to attend BookExpo America (BEA) 2007.

Approximately one thousand booksellers are expected to stay at the hotel, the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, during next year's BEA at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, from Thursday, May 31, to Sunday, June 3.

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