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25 Jan

New Title Looks at Category Killers

After Robert Spector's 1995 book The Nordstrom Way became a top seller, the author became somewhat of a customer-service guru: He parlayed the book's success into a follow-up title (Lessons From the Nordstrom Way) as well as speaking engagements across the U.S. and around the world -- including appearances at BookExpo America and regional bookseller conventions.

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25 Jan

33 Days Left to Vote!

ABA is asking all owners and staff of member bookstores to cast their votes for the 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards. All ABA member stores are eligible to participate, and every employee has a vote, but all ballots must be received by midnight on February 28.

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25 Jan

Hotel ABA - NYC Confirmation Deadline Imminent

Now that ABA has announced its BookExpo America Education Program Schedule, ABA member booksellers who have pre-registered for Hotel ABA - NYC should be sure to send arrival and departure dates and credit card information to Travel Tech (BEA's travel company) by January 31 to ensure their reservations. On February 1, pre-reservations that have not been confirmed will be cancelled.

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20 Jan

Bookseller Breathes New Life Into Baltimore

While sitting in Los Angeles' Bodhi Tree Bookstore, it dawned on Susan Weis (it hit her "like a stack of books!") that Baltimore also needed a bookstore for the mind, body, and spirit -- a place "where like-minded people could gather for discussions and meetings in a space rich with literature and gifts, and for those new to their spiritual journey," she said. To learn the book business, Weis attended the Bookseller School presented by Paz & Associates in conjunction with ABA at BookExpoAmerica this past spring.

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