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30 Oct

The History Channel® JFK Promo Unites Bookstores and Libraries

As part of its commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy this November, The History Channel has distributed a special JFK informational kit to 17,000 public and college libraries around the country. Featured in the kit is the Book Sense 76 JFK Top Ten list along with a JFK counter easel display with bookmarks promoting the channel's special JFK Week programming airing on November 14, 16 - 22 at 8:00 p.m.

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30 Oct

Tumultuous Times for eBook Industry

The past few months have turned out to be quite volatile for the eBook industry. In June, Gemstar-TV Guide International decided to drop out of the eBook business. This was followed by PalmGear's acquisition of Palm Digital Media, which produces eBook reading software and is an eBook supplier, and, then, Barnesandnoble.com dropped a bombshell in September when it announced that it would no longer carry eBooks.

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30 Oct

BTW News Briefs

BEA Sets Sights on International Growth

On October 28, officials at BookExpo America announced several new programs and initiatives, including hiring a European-based consultant who is a former executive at the Frankfurt Book Fear, to help define and develop BEA's presence in the international publishing community. With the international sales and rights communities viewed as especially important areas of growth, BEA officials note that they are eager to set useful, achievable goals that will have an immediate impact.

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30 Oct

NRF Study Predicts a Season of Increased Giving

'Tis the season to be jolly -- especially if you are a retailer. That, at least, seems to be the conclusion of a new National Retail Federation (NRF) survey. The NRF 2003 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch for NRF, found that the average consumer plans to spend $671.89 this holiday season, up 3.6 percent from 2002 when consumers spent an average of $648.85.

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