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17 Feb

Speaking of Audio: The Freedom of Choice

By Robin Whitten

What is the right mix of cassette and CD audiobooks?

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13 Feb

2003 Bookstore Sales End on Positive Note

Bookstore sales in December 2003 resumed the upward trend of the second half of the year -- a trend interrupted only in November. Preliminary December sales of $2,036 million were 1.5 percent higher than the $2,005 million figure for December 2002.

While December’s increase was modest, it did ensure that the year 2003 ended up 2.4 percent better than the previous year.

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12 Feb

A Bookstore Odyssey

On Monday, February 9, ABA Communications Manager Kristen Gilligan and BookSense.com Director Len Vlahos set out on a weeklong tour of East Coast bookstores. Here's a report on their adventures to date.

By Len Vlahos

Day 1 -- February 9

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a five-day trip
Leaving from this tropic port,
Aboard this tiny ship

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12 Feb

New York International Gift Fair Offers Endless Sidelines

The New York International Gift Fair, for which approximately 45,000 visitors came to the Jacob Javits Convention Center between January 31 and February 5, is the place to find out what's hot and what's not.

Any retailer who carries stationery, greeting cards, watches, pens, and all manner of personal accessories would have found almost 3,000 exhibitors happy to demonstrate what will unquestionably sell out in the coming seasons.

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