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09 Mar

Letter to Booksellers From Oren Teicher Re Patriot Act Passage

With the House and Senate both voting for the USA Patriot Act reauthorization bill, and President Bush's signature on the legislation a fait accompli, this week, ABA COO Oren Teicher wrote a letter to update booksellers regarding the revised Patriot Act and to thank them for their efforts.

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09 Mar

Patriot Act Passes Congress; Bush Signs Bill

On Tuesday, March 7, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 280 - 138 to reauthorize the USA Patriot Act, including a four-year extension of Section 215, which authorizes searches of bookstore and library records. On Thursday, March 9, President Bush signed the bill into law.

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08 Mar

Important Picks Deadline Reminders

There are two important deadlines this month for the Book Sense Picks program:

  • March 24 -- Summer Children's Picks
  • March 31 -- Book Sense History Top Ten

The children's list will feature over 65 of independent booksellers' choices as the best titles from the season's books for young readers. The list is an effective marketing tool for several months for general and specialty stores.

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08 Mar

April Notables Fliers & Shelf-Talkers Online

The PDF files of the April Book Sense Notables fliers and shelf-talkers, featuring booksellers' comments, are now available on BookWeb's Picks page, along with the full list of April Book Sense Picks titles.

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