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02 Nov

Two New Winter Institute Sponsors

Simon & Schuster has become the newest Publisher Sponsor of the American Booksellers Association's Second Annual Winter Institute, which will be held in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday and Friday, February 1 and 2, 2007. Simon & Schuster is providing financial support for the institute and is sponsoring a scholarship that will be awarded randomly to an ABA member bookseller who has an account with the publisher.

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02 Nov

ABA Winter Institute Scholarship Winners Announced

The American Booksellers Association has announced the winners of its 2007 Winter Institute scholarships: Lisa Sharp of Nightbird Books in Fayetteville, Arkansas; Miah Olmsted of Back to Books in Hudson, Wisconsin; and Jessica Stockton of McNally Robinson in New York City.

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01 Nov

ABA's 2006 Regional Trade Show Programming Wrap-Up

Over the past two months, American Booksellers Association senior staff has crisscrossed the country to provide educational programming and to meet with booksellers at the nine regional association trade shows. ABA Board members were also in attendance at most of the shows to gather input from members.

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01 Nov

Local Businesses Victorious in Nantucket

Wendy Hudson of Nantucket Bookworks and other local business owners on Nantucket Island, off the Massachusetts coast, recently learned that an ordinance to keep chain stores out of the island's historic downtown had received the state's stamp of approval.

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