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10 Nov

Independent America Documents Value of Mom & Pop Stores

While some people go out of their way to shop at only independents, one couple has taken it a little bit farther -- 13,000 miles farther to be exact.

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10 Nov

Deadline for Phase Two Bookseller Relief November 15

As reported previously in Bookselling This Week, the Bookseller Relief Fund (BRF) is now accepting applications for additional assistance under its Phase Two procedure. The owner of any retail bookstore establishment within the federally declared disaster area is eligible to apply.

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10 Nov

McCain on Front Lines of Media Attention at Changing Hands

Changing Hands in Tempe, Arizona, launched Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) national book tour for Character Is Destiny (Random House) this past Saturday to a standing-room-only audience. McCain spoke to the crowd for a half-hour and then autographed 400 books. "This was his third time here," said Yvette Roeder, Changing Hands' public relations coordinator. "He loves our store.

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10 Nov

BTW News Briefs

ABC's Anne Irish to Retire -- Organization Seeks Executive Director

Anne Irish will be retiring from her position of executive director of the Association of Booksellers for Children in February, and the organization has begun a search for her replacement. Irish is credited with turning around ABC's declining membership, moving the association to financial stability, and turning it into a dynamic organization.

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