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22 Oct

The Grand Daddy of the Graphic Novel -- A Talk With Will Eisner

The graphic novel genre, or "Graphica," is now estimated to be a $100 million market, one which runs the gamut of subjects: from Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus (Pantheon) to all sorts of Japanese manga (comic books), from Harvey Pekar's American Splendor series to Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics (HarperPerennial).

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22 Oct

Due to Technical Difficulties, ABA May Have Lost Your E-Mail

On Monday and Tuesday, October 20 - 21, the American Booksellers Association's e-mail system came under attack from outside sources, and the result was intermittent breaks in service during which incoming e-mails may have been lost. If you sent an e-mail to any address @BookWeb.org or @BookSense.com on Monday or Tuesday and have not received a response, or have received notification that it was undeliverable, please resend it.

Our e-mail system is once again working properly, and we want to know what you had to say.

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22 Oct

Booksellers Report New Twist on Old Scam

A number of booksellers have contacted ABA to report that they recently received phony orders via telephone relay systems developed for use by the hearing impaired. The orders are generally for large numbers of medical books, textbooks, or bibles and usually originate in Nigeria or another African nation.

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21 Oct

August Bookstore Sales Show Solid Improvement

Recently released Census Bureau estimates for August 2003 show a 15.5 percent increase in retail sales at bookstores over August 2002. August was the third month in a row that bookstore sales showed improvement over the previous year.

August 2003 retail sales for bookstores are estimated at $2,108 million, compared to the $1,825 million figure of a year ago.

Overall retail sales of $332 billion for August 2003 were 4.1 percent ahead of the $319 billion in August of the previous year.

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