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17 Nov

Two Join ABFFE Board in 2003

During the past year, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) has been extremely active, playing a significant role in a number of free expression cases and garnering support for legislation to repeal Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. Serving a crucial role at ABFFE is its 14-member Board of Directors, who have volunteered their time to help booksellers protect Americans' First Amendment rights.

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13 Nov

Stores With Online Retail Sites May Be Merriest of All

According to reports released by Forrester and the National Retail Federation (NRF), this holiday season is looking to be a good one for retailers. But the jolliest retailers of all may be those traditional stores that also offer their customers a retail Web site, a recent BusinessWeek article reported. More and more, multichannel operators are learning that online stores can spur the performance of their bricks-and-mortar outlets.

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13 Nov

Booksellers Called to Action to Protect Customer Privacy

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) is urging booksellers to add their store names to the growing list of those endorsing the Book and Library Community Statement Supporting The Freedom to Read Protection Act (H.R. 1157); The Library and Bookseller Protection Act (S. 1158); and The Library, Bookseller, and Personal Data Privacy Act (S. 1507).

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13 Nov

BTW News Briefs

Another Poll Predicts Happy Holidays for Retailers

If predictions equal sales, then this holiday season will be an extremely profitable one for retailers. The Gallup Organization recently released a new Gallup Poll, conducted November 3 - 5, that indicated consumer optimism is now "at its highest level in more than 18 months" and that "consumer spending intentions are more positive than they have been at any point since 9/11."

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