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21 Aug

Training Key to Making the Most of Book Sense Electronic Gift Card Program

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21 Aug

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Minority Buying Power Growing Faster Than White American's

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21 Aug

Borders Acquires the Assets of Hawley-Cooke Booksellers

On Monday, August 18, Borders Group Inc. announced that it had acquired the assets of Hawley-Cooke Booksellers in Louisville, Kentucky, from owners Graham Cooke, Martha Neal Cooke, William Schuetze, and Audrey Beach Schuetze. Borders plans to shut down both Hawley-Cooke stores for a short time in early September and plans to re-open them as Borders Books & Music stores on September 13. A Borders Books & Music, currently under construction in Louisville, is also scheduled to open on the same day, and a fourth Borders opening is planned for next year.

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21 Aug

Call for ABA Board of Directors Nominations

The American Booksellers Association Nominating Committee, chaired by Neal Coonerty of Bookshop Santa Cruz, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Under ABA's bylaws, the terms of three members of the nine-member board expire each year, and at least one of the three candidates cannot have served on the current board. Board members are eligible to be elected for two three-year terms.

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