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29 Jun

Struggles Continue for New Orleans/Gulf Coast Booksellers Almost One Year Later -- Part I

It has been nearly a year since Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and since that time, there have been countless stories detailing the storm's destruction and residents' frustration and despair, their struggles to rebuild, and their bravery and determination. Yet, little by little, the reports about Katrina's aftermath are declining in number as media attention centers on more immediate events.

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28 Jun

Love in the Age of iPods

Rachel Cohn and David Levithan aren't the sort of authors who need complete silence in order to be creative: they prefer to rock out to the music on their iPods as they write. According to Levithan, "It'd be hard to find either of us without our iPod earphones in. It's a totally constant soundtrack."

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28 Jun

Bestseller Lists on Holiday

Due to the July 4th holiday, there will be no new Book Sense national and regional bestseller lists produced during the week of July 2. This week's Bestseller List is dated June 29 and July 6, 2006.

This weekend, booksellers who report their sales through Nielsen BookScan should report as usual; however, those using the ABA Upload or Web Data Form methods need not report.

Regular Book Sense Bestseller List reporting will resume as usual on Saturday, July 8.

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28 Jun

Books Inc. to Open Number 11 in a Clean Well-Lighted Place

San Francisco's Books Inc. will be opening a new store in the location currently occupied by A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books at Opera Plaza. Michael Tucker, president/CEO and co-owner of Books Inc., which has 10 locations, told BTW that he signed a lease on Tuesday morning, June 27, and hopes to open the store by mid-September.

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