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27 Jan

The Book Standard Debuts This Week With Special ABA Offer

Today, a new online, book-industry trade publication makes its debut. VNU's The Book Standard (www.thebookstandard.com) aims to be a one-stop information center for book charts, market analysis, news, reviews, community information, and extensive database resources. In an effort to bring its publication to the computer desktops of independent booksellers, VNU is offering ABA bookstore members a free one-year subscription to The Book Standard.

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27 Jan

Booking the Oscars

On Tuesday, January 25, Oscar spoke, and for booksellers the film nominations offer a chance to showcase a number of titles that could benefit from award-related publicity. This year's nominees for Best Picture include two based on specific books.

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26 Jan

Copperfield's Books to Make a Move

Copperfield's Books recently announced that it would be moving its current downtown Napa store to a new location in Napa's Bel Aire Plaza in mid-February. The new location, a 9,700-square-foot space, will house 60,000 - 70,000 book titles, 1,200 magazine titles, and will be the largest bookstore in Napa's history. "I am absolutely thrilled at the opportunity of being the biggest bookstore in the Napa valley," said CEO Tom Montan.

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26 Jan

Free Speech Community Loses a Champion

On January 12, free speech advocate Gordon Conable died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Riverside, California. He was 58 years old. Conable was president of the American Library Association's Freedom to Read Foundation (FRTF) since 1998. He was also an ALA Council member and an executive for Library Systems and Services (LSSI).

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