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08 Dec

Transforming Places: Naperville's Extreme Business Makeover

Inspired by the plethora and popularity of makeover television shows, in November, the Naperville, Illinois, Chamber of Commerce launched "The Extreme Business Makeover," an effort to help a business member succeed by utilizing the "invaluable knowledge" and skills of its other members. "I thought Extreme Makeover was a neat plan because we would all learn something in the process," noted Becky Anderson of Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, a chamber member, who now also serves on the makeover task force.

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08 Dec

Outside Providence: Barrington Books

Barrington Books in Barrington, Rhode Island, was founded in 1986 as a Little Professor franchise, but it ended its contract three-and-a-half years ago and was renamed. Owners Tony and Celeste Allen held a renaming contest for the 4,100-square-foot store and received 800 entries from customers.

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08 Dec

Nine Gift Card Designs May Come Your Way

Your store may only sell one or two Book Sense gift card designs, but there are nine different card designs that may be brought into your store for redemption.

In addition to the five original Book Sense gift card designs -- Tome Dark, Tome Lite, Modern Reader, Bookworm, and El Libro -- there are three publisher-sponsored cards on the market, as well as a custom-designed card from Warwick's of La Jolla, California.

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08 Dec

Holiday Catalogs Available on BookSense.com

Holiday catalogs developed by the New Atlantic Independent, Pacific Northwest, Southeast, Southern California, and Upper Midwest booksellers associations are now featured on the BookSense.com hub site and are available for upload to participating BookSense.com sites. BookSense.com participants within each region were recently sent instructions about adding a regional holiday catalog to their site and their homepage.

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