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15 Apr

Wanted: Paperback Picks Nominations

The Book Sense team sends a very big thank-you to hundreds of booksellers who have shared their nominations for all the Book Sense lists that have recently gone into production. Currently, we are completing the Audiobooks Top Ten, the D-Day/World War II History Top Ten, and the June Book Sense Picks list, and we will soon go into high gear on the Children's Picks list. All will be very strong lists, based on the enthusiasm and insight from independent booksellers nationwide.

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15 Apr

ABACUS Deadline Approaches

Here's a reminder that the deadline to participate in the 2004 ABACUS study is Friday, April 30.

Booksellers who join the new ABACUS survey will receive valuable information that can help improve their bookstore's operations and will also help their fellow independent booksellers assess their store's operations. It could not be easier -- there are only three steps with the simplified, online version of ABACUS. For more information, click here.

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15 Apr

Left & Right Join to Voice Concerns Over Patriot Act

On April 14, Senator Orrin Hatch's Senate Judiciary Committee field hearing on the USA Patriot Act in Salt Lake City made for strange bedfellows, as liberals, libertarians, and conservatives joined together to voice their concerns over a half-dozen provisions in the Patriot Act, as reported in the Salt Lake Tribune. One such provision is Section 215, which gives law enforcement officials broad authority to demand that libraries or bookstores turn over books, records, papers, and documents.

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15 Apr

Forum to be Held at Conclusion of Next Thursday's NEBA Meetings

The American Booksellers Association wants to remind booksellers that they are invited to attend a Booksellers Forum to be held in conjunction with the New England Booksellers Association (NEBA) in Amherst, Massachusetts, on Thursday, April 22. The second ABA/NEBA forum of the season will be held at the National Yiddish Book Center on the grounds of Hampshire College and will begin at approximately 3:15 p.m., at the conclusion of NEBA meetings.

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