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25 Jan

Barnes & Noble Moving Near Book Passage

For the last few weeks, the rumor had been circulating among concerned Corte Madera residents and even in local media: Barnes & Noble was planning to move from its present location in nearby Greenbrae, California, to a much larger and more convenient space very close to the independent Book Passage Corte Madera. The rumor even spurred a number of concerned citizens to launch a grassroots movement to protest the potential move in support of their local bookstore.

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24 Jan

More Than Just Beach Books

If new bookseller Karen Emmerling could go back in time and listen to three words of advice before launching her general bookstore, Beach Books, in the small coastal town of Seaside, Oregon, she would want someone to tell her, "Do more research." After being open for two months, she confessed, "There's an awful lot more to think about than I probably considered, not having had a background in retail or books." But despite the warp-speed learning process, "everything has really fallen into place," she said.

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24 Jan

BTW Classifieds Free to Bookstore Members

Each year, ABA Bookstore Members in good standing may place up to four free two-week Classified Ad insertions in Bookselling This Week. BTW Classifieds are the perfect place for booksellers to advertise stores and fixtures for sale, to place help wanted ads, and more.

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24 Jan

Book of the Year Balloting Underway

Voting for the 2006 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards is now open to the owners and staff of all ABA member bookstores through a convenient online form or by paper ballot.

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