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14 Apr

Theater Abuzz With Performance of The Secret Life of Bees

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13 Apr

BEA Marketplace Expands to Make Convention Planning Easier

BookExpo America (BEA), in partnership with Publishers Lunch, has announced that its online directory, BEA Marketplace (www.publishersmarketplace.com/BEA/), which was introduced last year on a test basis, has been expanded to facilitate planning for this year's trade show.

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13 Apr

February Bookstore Sales Show Healthy Gain

After a flat January, retail sales at bookstores in February increased nearly 10 percent over February 2003, thus resuming the upward trend of recent months. This year's February bookstore sales were $1,145 million, compared to $1,043 million in February 2003.

Bookstore sales in February kept pace with overall retail. Overall retail of $296 billion for February 2004 was 10.4 percent better than the $268 billion of the previous year.

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13 Apr

A Closer Look at the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Children's Finalists

The 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards will be announced at the Celebration of Bookselling, on Friday, June 4, during this year's BookExpo America (BEA). Here, BTW takes a look at the 10 finalists in the two children's categories -- Children's Literature and Children's Illustrated. (For the complete list of finalists, click here; for a closer look at the Paperback finalists, click here.)

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