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15 Jun

April Bookstore Sales Flat After Strong March

Bookstore sales in April dipped slightly below April 2003 levels, interrupting the mostly upward trend of the last 11 months. April 2004 bookstore sales of $1,015 million were off 0.3 percent from the $1,018 million for April 2003.

As a result, bookstore sales in April failed to keep up with overall retail. Overall retail of $332 billion for April 2004 was 8.9 percent better than the $305 billion for April of the previous year.

2003-2004 RETAIL SALES for BOOKSTORES (unadjusted)

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10 Jun

ABFFE Launches Online Auction

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) has launched an online auction featuring many unique items from BookExpo America (BEA), including posters autographed by bestselling authors and hundreds of new autographed books. Like the three-day Silent Auction that ABFFE runs during BEA, the online auction offers bargains on the latest books, book sidelines and services, and a wide variety of entertainment items, ranging from DVDs and video games to airline tickets and hotel stays.

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10 Jun

Little Dickens and Givens Books Grows in Lynchburg, Virginia

At 27 years old and 16,000 square feet, Little Dickens and Givens Books is the oldest and largest independent bookstore in historic Lynchburg, Virginia.

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10 Jun

Book Sense Picks Deadline Triple Header July 9

As everyone returns from BookExpo America (BEA) to share new ideas, catch up with bookstore business and e-mails, and, hopefully, eliminate some of that sleep deficit, there will also be lots of discussions about upcoming titles, many of which were highlights of BEA.

While everyone is so closely focused on great new books, we hope that you will be especially primed to send in nominations for the upcoming Book Sense Lists.

Some deadlines to keep in mind:

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