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01 Sep

Kepler's Suddenly Shuts Its Doors

On Wednesday morning at around 9:00 a.m., Kepler's bookstore suddenly shut its doors, bringing an abrupt end to what had been a Menlo Park, California, institution for over 50 years.

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01 Sep

Undeliverable: Hurricane Impacts USPS, UPS, and FedEx

In the aftermath of Katrina, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), UPS, and FedEx report significantly impacted operations in hurricane-affected areas. Delivery services in some of those areas are currently unavailable or are very limited.

Here is a listing of information from USPS, UPS, and FedEx about suspended and/or delayed service:

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01 Sep

Book Industry Responds to Katrina's Catastrophic Effects

The American Booksellers Association is announcing the creation of a Bookseller Relief Fund to assist booksellers affected by Hurricane Katrina. Contributions to the fund will be accepted, and ABA is seeding the relief fund with an opening donation of $25,000.

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01 Sep

Thursday's Storm Coverage

As BTW went to press today, ABA learned that Michele Lewis of Afro-American Book Stop and Mary Price Dunbar of Beaucoup Books, both of New Orleans, were both safe and staying with family in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Nashville, Tennessee, respectively. Lewis reported losing her home and her stores to the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. In addition, former bookseller and ABA Board member Kevin McCaffrey was out of New Orleans when the storm struck and was safe.

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