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15 Sep

Book Sense Announces Gift Card Improvements

Responding to input from booksellers participating in the Book Sense Gift Card Program, this month ABA and Givex announced several cost-cutting, efficiency-enhancing improvements to the program. Changes include a reduction in shipping costs and a consolidation of ACH transfers. In addition, Book Sense has announced that Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons-themed gift cards and coordinating presenters will be available this holiday season, and that ABA will be expediting gift card swapping at the fall regional booksellers association shows.

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15 Sep

New Wholesaler BookStream Plans to Open in the Late Fall

BookStream, a new wholesaler based in Poughkeepsie, New York, recently announced its intent to open sometime in the late fall. The company's president is Jack Herr, a former distribution executive for Random House, who founded the business with partner Rich Stone. Herr told BTW that his first mission as president of BookStream is to "level the playing field for the independent bookseller ... and be a profitable business." The ultimate goal is to be "most competitive wholesaler bar none."

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15 Sep

House Members Who Voted for the Freedom to Read Amendment, But Who Have Yet to Sign Letter to Conferees

To find contact information for House Representatives, click here. (Republicans are indicated by bold typeface.)

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15 Sep

San Francisco Merchants Form Local Business Alliance

San Francisco is in transition, said Neal Sofman, owner of A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books.

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