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09 Oct

NCIBA Puts on an Upbeat Show in Oakland

The 2003 Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA) Trade Show was held at the Oakland Convention Center/City Center Marriott in Oakland, California, from October 3 - 5. Hut Landon, executive director of NCIBA, told BTW, "We were very pleased with the workshops and events at this year's show, which many booksellers called the best overall program we'd ever offered.

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09 Oct

Gift Cards and ABACUS Features of ABA's UMBA Programming This Weekend

ABA staff will be at this weekend's Upper Midwest Booksellers Association (UMBA) Trade Show at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minneapolis, to present the results of 2003 ABACUS study and to provide demonstrations of the new electronic gift card program.

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08 Oct

BTW Talks E-Fairness With Senator Michael Enzi

Many states, cities, and counties are watching their sales tax revenues decrease and their budget shortfalls grow as more and more consumers buy via the Internet, where many national retailers do not collect sales tax. Some politicians in Washington are looking to address this issue by introducing legislation that would give states the power to enforce simplified rules for collecting sales tax across state lines.

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08 Oct

Congressman Ernest Istook: 'Honest Enforcement of Taxes We Have Now'

On Thursday, September 25, Representatives Ernest Istook (R-OK) and William Delahunt (D-MA) introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow states to simplify sales tax, with equal tax treatment between local merchants and remote sellers.

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