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26 Aug

Swift(ly) Moving Controversy

The controversy over the unavailability of the bestselling Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, by John O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi (Regnery), has placed booksellers squarely in the middle of a political maelstrom.

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26 Aug

Hardcover History Returns

Hardcover History, the partnership of Book Sense and The History Channel promoting programming and reading combinations, is returning after a short hiatus.

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26 Aug

Announcing the October 2004 Book Sense Picks

Below is a preview of the titles on the October 2004 Book Sense Picks flier, being mailed to bookstores in the September Red Box. Watch next week's BTW for the list of October's "We Also Recommend" titles, which will be available as a PDF flier for in-store distribution.

Very many thanks to all the booksellers whose participation made the compilation of this very strong list possible.

Looking ahead, September 3 is the deadline for both the November Book Sense Picks and for the 2004 Fall History Top Ten.

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26 Aug

Independent Doesn't Mean Small: Wall Street Journal Profiles Joseph-Beth

Corporate conglomerates and billion-dollar IPOs aren't the only newsmakers on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. On Tuesday, August 24, readers of the Journal were treated to an in-depth portrait of independent bookseller Neil Van Uum. Van Uum is the owner of Joseph-Beth Booksellers, with one store in Lexington, Kentucky; one each in Cleveland and Cincinnati; and the Tennessee-based Davis-Kidd Booksellers, with three stores in the state -- one each in Nashville, Jackson, and Memphis.

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