Blog

17 Jun

The 2004 Summer Paperback Book Sense Picks

The Summer Paperback Book Sense Picks, with booksellers' comments, is now available on BookWeb.org. To view the entire list, go to news.bookweb.org/read/2623. The printed list will be sent to stores with Book Sense in the July Red Box mailing.

Read More
17 Jun

BTW News Briefs

Southeast Booksellers Association Announces 2004 Book Awards

On Tuesday, June 8, the Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA) announced the winners of its SEBA 2004 Book Awards.

The winners are:

Read More
17 Jun

Coming Soon: Tat-Too

This fall, one of the largest independent bookstores in the U.S. will open a second, even larger location. Larry and Gloria Abramoff, founders and co-owners of Tatnuck Bookseller & Sons, the 29-year-old, 24,000-square-foot institution in Worcester, Massachusetts, will open a 31,000-square-foot store in a former supermarket in the Westborough Shopping Center. "I'm so excited, I can't wait," said Larry Abramoff, who hopes to open the store in November.

Read More
17 Jun

Free Speech Defeat: Supreme Court Sides With Littleton, Colorado

A recent unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision -- in a case in which chain store Christal's challenged a Littleton adult-business licensing ordinance on the grounds that it violated the retailer's First Amendment rights by not allowing for prompt judicial review -- ruled in favor of the city ordinance. And, while the judges' decision confirmed that First Amendment cases required a prompt review and ruling, they noted that accelerated procedures with two-to-three day time limits do not apply to city ordinance licensing.

Read More

Pages

About ABA

The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.

Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.

Contact

PRESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]

INDIECOMMERCE: [email protected]

ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: [email protected]

 

 

Copyright 2024 American Booksellers Association. BookWeb is a registered trademark of ABA.
Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Accessibility Statement

 

Follow ABA