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06 Jul

Capturing Harry

The final countdown has begun for Scholastic's July 16 release of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. BTW would like to vicariously attend as many Potter-related celebrations as possible: Please keep digital cameras handy during your store's midnight, dawn, or noon events. We would like to run an array of photographs in future issues of BTW.

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06 Jul

Mark Your Calendars

As July 4th celebrations become a memory, it's not too soon to make plans to attend one of the fall 2005 regional booksellers association trade shows. Details and registration information can be found on most regional association websites.

Watch for previews and announcements about ABA's educational offerings at each show in upcoming editions of Bookselling This Week.

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
September 8 - 10, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon
www.pnba.org/show.htm

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06 Jul

Still Time to Reap the Benefits of ABACUS

The deadline for ABA member booksellers to submit their 2004 financial data to the 2005 ABACUS study is now July 31 (the deadline was extended at the end of June to accommodate ABA's move to new offices). It should be noted, however, that ABA's special projects manager, David Walker, has assured booksellers that they will still receive their customized reports by the end of the summer.

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05 Jul

Three-Month Bookseller Action List: July - September 2005

As a helpful reminder, here is a "Three-Month Bookseller Action List" highlighting important dates and deadlines related to ABA and Book Sense activities and events for the period July - September 2005. The list may also be downloaded in pdf format.

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