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13 Oct

Honoring the Memory of Christopher Reeve

The death of actor Christopher Reeve on October 10 adds extra poignancy to the Book Sense and A&E Network partnership that seeks to raise funds for the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF). Booksellers were sent a special donation box created by A&E exclusively for Book Sense stores to collect money for CRPF in September's White Box.

A statement on the CRPF Web site, www.ChristopherReeve.org, notes that Reeve's family has requested that donations be made in his honor to the Foundation.

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13 Oct

A Three-Pronged Approach to Increasing Gift Card Sales

After the November 2 elections, the most important colors will shift from red and blue to red and green, and another holiday season will begin. Uncertainty about the economic forecast is the only sure thing once again this year -- no one can accurately predict whether or not shoppers will be spending freely or cautiously. However, this year's market research does show a steady increase in the use of electronic gift cards.

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13 Oct

BTW's Regional Show Coverage Continues Next Week

Bookselling This Week will continue its regional trade show coverage next week with a report on the New England Booksellers Association trade show, which took place on October 8 - 10 in Boston. Susan Taylor of Wellesley Booksmith in Wellesley, Massachusetts, will be our guest columnist.

In addition, we will feature an abbreviated preview of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association trade show, which will be held on October 24 - 25, at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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12 Oct

#1 Book Sense Pick Mines 19th Century California

Given the bucolic setting, poetic prose, and transcendental themes of The Green Age of Asher Witherow (Unbridled) -- a book that takes place in the late-19th-century coal-mining region of Northern California -- it comes as no surprise to learn that M.

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