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30 May

BEA Offers Podcast of Updike Speech About Books & Bookstores

A podcast of John Updike's speech at the Saturday, May 20, Book & Author Breakfast at BookExpo America (BEA) is now available through the BEA website, www.bookexpoamerica.com, or by going directly to www.bookexpocast.com. Updike, who had been expected to talk about his new book, Terrorist (Knopf), instead delivered a passionate address about books and booksellers.

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30 May

Booksellers Highlight Summer Favorites at BEA

"The Frontline Booksellers' Summer Picks," part of the programming at last month's BookExpo America, featured a panel of independent booksellers who each highlighted a handful of their top spring/summer picks. The panel included Mark LaFramboise of Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.; Laura Grey of Shaman Drum Bookshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Kari Patch of Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Jessica Stockton of McNally Robinson in New York City; and Stuart Hecht of The Book Vault in Wallingford, Connecticut.

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29 May

Affinity Partner Offers New Label Designs, New Payment Options

American Booksellers Association affinity partner AAA Label has announced that its newly expanded facilities now allows it to offer ABA members a wider range of low-tack book stickers in simple black-and-white designs. In addition, AAA Label has begun accepting payment via Visa or MasterCard. The company also notes that booksellers can save up to 80 percent off custom-sticker rolls.

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29 May

Correction

The Summer 2006 Book Sense Paperback Picks list incorrectly attributed the bookstore in the quote recommending Evening Ferry by Katherine Towler. It should have noted that Karen Vail's store is Armchair Bookstore located in Dennis, MA. Book Sense apologizes for the error.

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