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08 Dec

Heartfelt Recommendations Needed for a Special Valentine

This Friday, December 10, is the deadline for the Book Sense 2005 Valentine's Day Top Ten. This list is compiled in conjunction with the Association of American Publishers' (AAP) Get Caught Reading initiative and is part of a series of seasonal Top Ten lists that Book Sense and AAP produce each year based on the nominations of independent booksellers nationwide.

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07 Dec

Booklog Integrates With Book Sense Gift Card Program

This week, Book Sense and POS vendor Booklog announced that users of Booklog, Version 6, could begin selling and redeeming Book Sense gift cards directly from the cash register. Booklog is the third POS vendor to integrate with the Book Sense Gift Card Program, which is administered by Givex. Computac/Square One users processing credit cards though PCCharge have had integration since November 2003. And this past November, IBID, Version 14 began offering booksellers the option of processing Book Sense gift cards through an enhanced, optional feature.

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02 Dec

Morning Star Bookshop Rises in Phoenixville

At Morning Star Bookshop in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, you can start a good book in a cozy antique rocker and then purchase both to recreate the experience at home. Owner Rebekah Ray's two-and-a-half-month-old bookshop occupies a thousand square feet of a 2,500-square-foot space long occupied by Bridge Street Fine Arts & Antiques. Ray and Bridge Street owner Dale Martin cover for each other's shops since the proprietors employ no other staff, and Ray also runs a bed & breakfast, full time.

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02 Dec

Getting the Word Out: No Strings Attached to Book Sense Gift Cards

With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, and gift card popularity on the rise, more and more consumers are planning to buy gift cards for family members and friends. With many media reports warning potential patrons of gift card "fees," "inactivity fees," and "expiration dates," participants in the Book Sense Gift Card Program should be sure their customers understand that Book Sense gift cards carry no expiration dates or fees.

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