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27 Sep

Winter Institute to Provide Comprehensive Educational Experience

ABA member booksellers can now register for ABA's first annual Winter Education Institute, to be held on Thursday, January 26, and Friday, January 27, 2006, in Long Beach, California. Open to all ABA member booksellers -- owners and staff -- and free of charge, the Institute's comprehensive program includes all of ABA's education sessions from this past June's BookExpo America, as well as two new sessions developed in response to bookseller input gathered through ABA's 2006 Education Survey.

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26 Sep

Seeking Banned Books Week Photos & Events

As Banned Books Week continues through Saturday, October 1, Bookselling This Week is asking participating booksellers to let us know how they marked the occasion and to send photos of Banned Books Week promotions and displays for inclusion in a future article. Photos and contact information should be sent to [email protected].

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22 Sep

Getting Ready for 2006

Here's a reminder about upcoming Book Sense Picks deadlines -- and a look at deadlines for the 2006 lists. A nomination must be received at ABA by the due date in order for it to be considered for a given list.

Nominations may be sent through a convenient online form at www.bookweb.org/read/6305 or by sending an e-mail to Book Sense Picks Editor-in-Chief Dan Cullen at [email protected].

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22 Sep

Wal-Mart Watch Has 'Higher Expectations'

Wal-Mart Watch (WMW), which bills itself as the nation's premier Wal-Mart reform online presence, recently announced the launch of "Higher Expectations Week: A National Week of Action," an initiative to be held from November 13 to November 19, 2005. The week kicks off a nationwide WMW campaign to make Wal-Mart "a more responsible corporate citizen all year-round."

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