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07 May

2003 Pannell Winners Announced

On Friday, May 2, the Women's National Book Association (WNBA) announced the winners of this year's Lucile Micheels Pannell Awards. Dutton's Brentwood Bookstore in Los Angeles won the award for a general bookstore. The children's specialty category went to Halfway Down the Stairs Children's Book Shop in Rochester, Michigan.

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07 May

A "Better" Philosophy Guides Rainy Day Books

Instead of "bigger is better," small business owners often practice the lesser-known adage "better is better." That's the philosophy of Vivien Jennings, co-owner of Rainy Day Books in Kansas. Her approach focuses not only in-store by maintaining a happy staff, but on the Greater Kansas City community at large by hosting about 150 author readings a year.

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07 May

Call for Photos for Summer Book Sense New Yorker Insert

The next special Book Sense feature in The New Yorker will appear in the July 14 issue, on sale July 7, and will highlight summer paperback reading. To complement the story, the magazine is once again seeking photographs of bookstores with Book Sense. All Book Sense stores are encouraged to send photographs of their stores, especially good exterior shots, by May 21.

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06 May

MasterCard and Visa Settle Antitrust Lawsuit and Will Lower Transaction Fees

Last week, Visa USA Inc. and MasterCard International Inc. agreed to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit brought by U.S. merchants that argued that the banks were unfairly charging high transaction fees for their Visa Check and Master Money debit cards when consumers signed for transactions. The settlements will ultimately mean lower transaction fees for retailers, according to J. Craig Shearman, senior director of media relations for the National Federation of Retailers (NRF), one of the plaintiffs in the federal antitrust lawsuit.

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