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09 Sep

ABA Seeks Bookseller Input at MSIBA, PNBA, SEBA This Weekend

This coming weekend is a busy one for booksellers as the Mid-South Independent Booksellers Association (MSIBA), Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA), and Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA) all hold their fall trade shows. In addition to exhibiting at the shows, ABA is sponsoring a series of educational programs, which are free and open to all ABA member booksellers.

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09 Sep

Polar Express Promo Coming Down the Track!

Chris Van Allsburg's Caldecott Medal-winning The Polar Express (Houghton Mifflin) will come to the big screen this November 10 in an animated adaptation from Warner Bros., starring Tom Hanks.

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09 Sep

Halloween 2004 Top Ten Book Sense Picks

This week Book Sense announces the 2004 Halloween Top Ten. The list is produced in conjunction with the Association of American Publishers' Get Caught Reading initiative and is based on the nominations of independent booksellers nationwide.

Booksellers in the Book Sense program will be receiving the Halloween Top Ten in the September Red Box.

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09 Sep

Unrelenting Hurricane Season Takes Its Toll

Hurricane Frances slammed into the east coast of Florida early on the Sunday before Labor Day with 105 mph winds, causing massive flooding and property damage in the billions of dollars, and leaving millions of residents without power. According to wire service reports, Frances was notable for its broad reach and the leisurely pace it took, lingering offshore for hours, then battering the coast for much of Sunday morning before heading northwest. The eye of the hurricane, where the worst weather occurred, extended across 80 miles, from Vero Beach to Boynton, Florida.

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