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06 Apr

David Walker Joins ABA as Director of Special Projects

This week, ABA announced that David Walker had joined the association as Director of Special Projects. Walker will be focusing on three key areas: developing educational programs, building upon and maintaining relationships with publishers and wholesalers, and working with ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz on further enhancing the ABACUS study.

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06 Apr

Spotlight on ABA Board Candidate Michael Tucker

American Booksellers Association Board of Directors ballots, which must be returned to accountant KPMG by May 4, feature the names of two new candidates for the Board: Michael Tucker of Books Inc. in San Francisco and Collette Morgan of Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers in Minneapolis.

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05 Apr

A Register-Guard Editorial: Revise Patriot Act -- Anti-terrorism powers should be scaled back

As Senate and House Judiciary committee hearings on the USA Patriot Act began this week, many newspapers around the country voiced support for the sunsetting of provisions threatening Americans' First Amendment rights, including Section 215, which relates to the privacy of bookstore and library records. The following editorial appeared in Eugene, Oregon's Register-Guard on Monday, March 28.

Revise Patriot Act -- Anti-terrorism powers should be scaled back

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05 Apr

Two Months, Two ABA Programs in the Great Lakes Region

In March, the American Booksellers Association extended an invitation to Great Lakes-area independent booksellers to come together on next Tuesday, April 12, at a Booksellers Forum and Education Program at Mitchell Books in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

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