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26 Feb

ABA Book Buyer's Handbook Update -- 2/26/03

Below is an outline of the most recent changes to the ABA Book Buyer's Handbook online.

Publishers can update their online listings and add special offers at any time using the Publisher Editing Tools at http://handbook.bookweb.org/pubhome.jsp. Questions about access to the editing features of the Handbook online should be e-mailed to [email protected] or call (800) 637-0037, ext. 1263 or 1261.

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26 Feb

Wesleyan University to Purchase Atticus Bookstore

On February 14, Wesleyan University announced that an agreement had been reached for the purchase of the Atticus Bookstore in Middletown, Connecticut. The store, which will close on April 30, will undergo renovation and expansion to reopen by fall 2003 as the Wesleyan University Bookstore. Charles Negaro, Atticus' owner for over 25 years, is selling the Middletown business and building to the university but will maintain ownership of two other well-established Atticus Bookstores, in New Haven, Connecticut, and Amherst, Massachusetts.

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26 Feb

Small Presses Want Every Voice to Be Heard

Small Press Month is officially the month of March, but don't tell that to independent booksellers -- those who spoke to BTW explained that they celebrate small presses all year round. That's because small presses play a key role in the identities of their stores, allowing each independent bookstore to offer unique titles that their customers might not find elsewhere.

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26 Feb

Reminder! ABA Booksellers Forum at UMBA Spring Meeting Next Week

Three More Forums Scheduled for March

The American Booksellers Association will be holding a Booksellers Forum in conjunction with the Upper Midwest Booksellers Association (UMBA) Spring Meeting, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday, March 8. The UMBA Spring Meeting runs from March 8 - 9.

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