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12 Jul

Preparing for Banned Books Week

In the wake of recent events, "building support for First Amendment rights is particularly urgent right now," said American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) President Chris Finan, who in a recent letter to booksellers encouraged their participation in Banned Books Week, which will run this year from Saturday, September 24, through Saturday, October 1.

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12 Jul

Making Your Store a Community Center

To supplement the panel discussion at the ABA education session "The Bookstore as a Third Place: Making Your Store a Community Center Through Innovative Events" at this year's BookExpo America, ABA asked booksellers to submit descriptions of innovative events that have helped to make their stores into community centers.

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07 Jul

The Quill Awards: Vote Underway on Final Categories

Booksellers who have signed up to be a part of the inaugural Quill Awards Nominating Board can now vote on the final wave of categories.

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07 Jul

Booksellers on Selling Gifts

"Don't call them sidelines, junk, or stuff. Call non-book items 'gifts,'" said Mary McCarthy of Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops in Milwaukee during the panel presentation "Buying, Selling, and Managing Gifts, Sidelines, and Other Non-Book Products 201" at last month's BookExpo America in New York City. The session, moderated by ABA Marketing Director Jill Perlstein, also featured Lance Fensterman of Bound to Be Read in St.

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