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03 Aug

Workshop to Provide Essentials for Opening a Bookstore

"Opening a Bookstore: The Business Essentials," a weeklong workshop for those interested in opening, buying, or investing in a bookstore, will be held from Monday, September 19, to Saturday, September 24, in Stillwater, Minnesota. The program is also appropriate for a prospective bookstore owner's spouse or partner and anyone in a managerial or supervisory position in a bookstore.

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03 Aug

Looking at the August Notables & Upcoming Deadlines

The August Book Sense Notables list, with booksellers' quotes, is now available in a downloadable PDF flier on BookWeb.org. The flier includes jacket images, bibliographic information, and bookseller quotes. These additional 20 titles are also featured in an electronic file of shelf-talkers for in-store use.

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03 Aug

BTW News Brief

Penguin Group (USA) Launches New Trade Paperback Line

The Penguin Group (USA) paperback division, which includes among others Penguin, Plume, New American Library, and Riverhead Trade Paperbacks, will launch a new trade paperback line, "Essential Editions," this fall. The line will feature top-selling titles including The Kite Runner and The Secret Life of Bees, as well as classics such as The Bluest Eye and The Godfather, in a deluxe trade paperback format.

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02 Aug

The 2005 Quill Award Nominees

 

Category - Audio Book

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (unabridged - CD)
Malcolm Gladwell, 1586217194, Time Warner AudioBooks

Chronicles: Volume One (abridged - CD)
Bob Dylan; Read by Sean Penn, 0743543092, Simon & Schuster Audio

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