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08 Jan

January White Box -- Something to Celebrate

2004, the Year of Book Sense at Five, kicks off with a White Box brimming with useful point-of-purchase materials and lots of great reading for you to share with store staff from our ever-generous Publisher Partners. Here are some of the highlights:

Galleys, ARCs, and Finished Books:

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08 Jan

New Year's Resolution to Self: Send in Those 76 Nominations!

Book Sense sends many thanks to all the booksellers who took the time to send in nominations for the upcoming Reading Group 76, which is now in production. It's a fascinating list and would not have been possible without the widespread involvement of independent booksellers from coast to coast.

There are several key deadlines in January for upcoming lists.

Two deadlines are for Top Ten lists -- The Poetry Top Ten and The Spring History Top Ten, which will be compiled by Book Sense in association with The History Channel.

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08 Jan

Canterbury Booksellers Closing But Its Traditions to Continue

Thirteen-year-old Canterbury Booksellers in Madison, Wisconsin, recently announced it will be closing on February 29, and Madison's Avol's Book Store, which sells used and scholarly books, will take over its location and reopen on March 1 under the name Avol's Books at Canterbury. Avol's has already begun moving inventory into various sections of the store as Canterbury sells its own stock at a discount. During the transition both stores will be operating out of Canterbury, and the original Avol's will also stay open until February 29.

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08 Jan

The 2004 Valentine's Day Top Ten

This week Book Sense announces the 2004 Valentine's Day Top Ten. The list is produced in conjunction with the Association of American Publishers' (AAP) Get Caught Reading initiative. This is the first in a series of seasonal Top Ten lists that Book Sense and AAP will be creating this year based on the nominations of independent booksellers nationwide.

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