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19 Apr

The Book Sense Poetry Bestseller List

For the eight-week sales period ending April 17, 2005, and based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the country.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

Attention Media: Please contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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19 Apr

BISG Asks Store Book Buyers to Participate in Survey



The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Business Solutions Committee is asking bookstore book buyers to participate in an online survey, "Book Buying Process and Trends Survey," the results of which will be compiled in a report that will help foster a better understanding of the purchasing process. The online form should take 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

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19 Apr

Fraudulent Orders an Ongoing Problem

Perpetrators of fraudulent order schemes are increasingly sophisticated, as evidenced by the frequency and variety of scams reported by ABA member bookstores. Unfortunately there is no hard and fast rule for identifying a fraudulent order, but booksellers are being urged to err on the side of caution and to train all staff to beware of the variety of schemes.

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19 Apr

Idea Exchange This Week

Every week dozens of booksellers seek and share advice and information about bookselling and the book industry on BookWeb's Idea Exchange Forums. Here, BTW presents a look at some of this week's topics -- with the hope that more booksellers will join in.

Among the topics that booksellers are discussing in the Bookseller-to-Bookseller Forum this week are:

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