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05 Aug

Patriot Act Petitions: Customers Keep Signing; Booksellers Keep Collecting

Catherine Price of Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, Vermont, called Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act -- a provision that gives the FBI broad authority to search bookstore and library records -- "a form of censorship -- subtle, but censorship nonetheless…. It could inhibit people from reading books they might want to read."

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05 Aug

2004 Fall Regional Trade Show Season

Kicking off the 2004 fall trade show season, the Mid-South Booksellers Association will hold its show September 9 - 12 in New Orleans, the Southeast Booksellers Association will hold its show September 10 - 12 in Atlanta, and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association will hold its show September 10 - 12 in Portland, Oregon. Throughout September, October, and November, ABA's participation in each of the 10 regional bookseller associations' trade shows and events will include educational programming, as well as an exhibit on the trade show floor.

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05 Aug

Just Opened: BTW Speaks With New Independent Booksellers

Recently, David Unowsky wrote an open letter to booksellers about the closing of his nationally renowned bookstore, Ruminator Books; in it he said: "For those who think it's inevitable that independents will disappear and that the retail world will all be big chains, I say humbug and hogwash." Indeed.

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05 Aug

The September 2004 Book Sense Picks

Here is a preview of the September Book Sense Picks. Independent booksellers in the Book Sense program will receive the Picks fliers in the August Red Box.

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