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08 Jan

Customer Support Sought in Campaign to Amend Patriot Act

While booksellers and librarians have taken a leading, and crucial, role in efforts to restore the protections for customer privacy that were eliminated by the USA Patriot Act, ABA now wants bookstores to call on customers to lend a hand to the cause, too -- literally.

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08 Jan

Booksellers Report Happy Holidays

A number of independent booksellers across the country reported sales gains this holiday season, reversing last year's trend. In areas of the country where unemployment rates remain high, holiday sales were down slightly from the previous year, but better than booksellers' expectations.

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08 Jan

Michigan Booksellers Challenge Censorship Law

On Tuesday, January 6, six independent booksellers, the Great Lakes Booksellers Association (GLBA), and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) joined publishers and magazine distributors in filing a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of a new Michigan law that makes it illegal to allow a minor access to any material that is "harmful to minors."

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08 Jan

ABA Launches Project to Pick the Best of Book Sense

As part of this year's celebrations of Book Sense at Five, ABA is asking booksellers to help select the best Book Sense 76 titles published during the past five years. Participation is open to all employees of ABA member bookstores, and all participants in the selection process will be entered into a Bookseller Contest with prizes for five booksellers. The grand prize will be free admission and housing at BookExpo America for the next five years.

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