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17 Mar

Good Morning America Announces Ninth 'Read This!' Pick

On Friday, March 14, Good Morning America's "Read This!" book club made its ninth pick. The ABC morning show's book club's latest choice is What Should I Do with My Life? (Random House), by Po Bronson.

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17 Mar

USA Today Book Club Picks Two: The Hours and Mrs. Dalloway

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17 Mar

Beware of Bogus Orders

A continuing problem for booksellers, especially those with an online presence, is the receipt of fraudulent orders. A number of booksellers have reported receiving bogus orders from overseas -- via either their retail Web sites or e-mail -- for large numbers of hardcover books, often Bibles or medical texts. These orders usually originate in Nigeria, Ghana, Singapore, or Egypt and are usually in excess of $150. The books being ordered are most often Bibles, other religious titles, medical texts, or other reference books.

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13 Mar

Letter to Scholastic from ABA

March 12, 2003

Michael Jacobs
Senior Vice-President, Trade
Scholastic, Inc.
555 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Tel: 212-389-3776
Email: [email protected]

Dear Michael:

I’m writing on behalf of the numerous bookstore members of ABA who have communicated their distress and anger over Scholastic’s decision to pre-sell Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix through the upcoming Scholastic book fairs. This action can only be described as an assault on your retail customers.

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