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02 Mar

A Chat With CBA President Paul McNally

The American Booksellers Association's Winter Institute, which was held in Long Beach, California, in January, drew hundreds of booksellers, as well as other industry professionals, from across the country and from as far away as Canada, Bermuda, and the U.K. Among the attendees was Paul McNally, president of the Canadian Booksellers Association and co-owner of the four McNally Robinson Booksellers in Canada.

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02 Mar

Looking Above the Treeline and More at Oregon Forum

On Saturday, February 25, at the McMenamins Kennedy School, in Portland, Oregon, the American Booksellers Association presented a Booksellers Forum and Education Program in conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA). Approximately 20 booksellers attended the event, which featured the forum and the session "Creating a 'Buy Local' Campaign."

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02 Mar

Over Hill and Dale: ABA & MPBA Booksellers Meet in Denver

From February 23 to 25, at the Denver Marriott Tech Center in Denver, in conjunction with the Third Annual Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association (MPBA) Spring Meeting, the American Booksellers Association held a Booksellers Forum and Education Program. ABA's educational offerings focused on how to use e-mail newsletters more effectively and how to manage non-book products.

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02 Mar

E-Commerce Spurs Exploding Used-Book Market, Study Reports

On February 27, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) released its new study of the used-book market, based on sales in the U.S. for the calendar years 2003 and 2004. The Used-Book Sales: A Study of the Behavior, Structure, Size, and Growth of the U.S. Used-Book Market notes that, propelled by e-commerce, the used-book market is "exploding," and it estimates that in 2004 total used-book revenue exceeded $2.2 billion, with 111 million used-book units sold, up 11 percent over 2003.

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