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02 Feb

Debut Novel's Success Puts Former Bookseller Over the Moon

Author Photo of Dean Bakopoulos

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02 Feb

The Old Meets the New at Cape Cod Bookstore

Titcomb's Book Shop in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, got its curious start in 1967 when Ralph and Nancy Titcomb bought a house in Connecticut and found caches of valuable books and documents throughout their home and barn. An impromptu business began when they sold their finds and then launched a mail-order business and had their eight children collating and compiling a catalog.

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02 Feb

Book Sense Gift Certificate Phase-Out Underway

At the end of October 2004, ABA announced that it was discontinuing the Book Sense Gift Certificate program. The process includes three key deadlines, the first of which has already passed: On December 31, the association stopped selling paper certificates to bookstores.

Book Sense booksellers should note the two remaining deadlines:

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02 Feb

Retailers Love Valentine's Day

Once again, it appears that romance will help ring the bells of commerce. A recent survey has found that 61.8 percent of U.S. consumers plan to celebrate Valentine's Day, spending an estimated $13.19 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). While NRF's survey found that the average consumer would spend $97.27 on Valentine's Day this year, down slightly from $99.24 in 2004, it also showed that 61.8 percent of consumers plan to celebrate the holiday, up from 59.8 percent one year ago.

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