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08 Jun

Book Sense Picks Pre-Boarding Has Begun

The deadline for the August Book Sense Picks is tomorrow, Friday, June 9 ... but there is still time to send in your nominations to [email protected]. Nominations can also be entered through a convenient online nomination form.

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08 Jun

Coonerty Wins Santa Cruz Supervisor Seat in Landslide

In a primary election on Tuesday, June 6, Neal Coonerty, owner of California's Bookshop Santa Cruz, easily won a seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. Coonerty garnered 58 percent of the vote, while his two opponents, Chris Krohn and Jonathan Boutelle, won 25 percent and 12 percent of the votes, respectively, as reported by the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

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08 Jun

IBF Announces ABA Member Stores for Calendar

The International Booksellers Federation (IBF) has announced the American Booksellers Association member bookstores to be featured in the two-year calendar "50 Unique Bookshops -- 2007 & 2008." IBF, a non-governmental organization of booksellers associations and booksellers from around the world, is publishing the calendar featuring 50 bookstores representing all IBF member countries to celebrate its 50th anniversary. It will be unveiled at the 2006 Frankfurt Book Fair.

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07 Jun

Killer Events Knock 'em Dead

Booksellers attending the panel on "Creating Killer Events" on Thursday, May 18, at BookExpo America heard from experienced booksellers about the importance of making an independent bookstore the community center for great author (and "authorless") events, to sell books, to garner free publicity, and to strengthen ties with customers and other key community institutions.

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