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28 Mar

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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24 Mar

Harry Potter Clearance Sale

On March 23, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) announced a clearance sale on its limited edition Harry Potter T-shirts and buttons. 

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24 Mar

Green Press Initiative: It's Better Being Green

You still may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can discover certain things about a publisher's priorities and philosophy regarding the environment and conservation by checking the contents of a book's paper stock. Over the past few years, environmentalists, publishers, paper mills, authors, and printers -- both in Canada and the U.S. -- have attempted to mitigate the damaging environmental impact of book publishing and to raise the environmental standards without diminishing the quality of the books.

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24 Mar

Bookseller Seeks Advance Notice on Pinkwater Picks

When author Daniel Pinkwater appears on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition -- Saturday with host Scott Simon to read and discuss books for children, independent booksellers take note. That's because, inevitably, the title mentioned is quickly snapped up by consumers. However, because booksellers have no prior knowledge of which titles will be mentioned they are often left unable to immediately meet customer demand.

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