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25 Oct

ISBN-13 Just Two Months Away

On January 1, 2007, every retailer's Point-of-Sale (POS) system will need to accommodate 13-digit International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN), the unique identifiers assigned to every published book and book-like product.

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25 Oct

Group Ensures Brazos Bookstore Continues as Houston Literary Hub

Brazos Bookstore has long been considered a hub of Houston's literary community. This past spring, when the store's future was in doubt, 25 members of that community joined together to keep it alive. "It makes one proud of city," said new store manager Jane Moser. "Houston is known for its oil and conservative politics.

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25 Oct

Contest Puts BYU Bookstore All Over the Map

As Linda Brummett, manager of the book department of BYU Bookstore, put it, "centennials are rare." So the Provo, Utah, bookstore has devoted the entire year to celebrating its 100th anniversary by giving away thousands of dollars worth of gift cards, iPods, digital cameras, textbook rebates, and other prizes.

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25 Oct

BTW News Briefs

Osondu Booksellers Makes Progress in Oprah Campaign

This past July, Margaret Osondu of Osondu Booksellers in Waynesville, North Carolina, launched a campaign to bring her store, and independent booksellers as a whole, to the attention of Oprah Winfrey. Her persistence has finally garnered a response: According to Shelf Awareness, an employee of Harpo Entertainment, Winfrey's production company, contacted Osondu and requested that she send a video of the store and town.

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