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21 Dec

Prospects for Sales Tax Holiday Still Unclear

A nationwide sales tax holiday held in February would save consumers $5.9 billion, according to a new estimate prepared for the National Retail Federation (NRF). The estimate by the Arthur Anderson accounting firm is somewhat lower than the $6.5 billion calculated for a proposed November-December sales tax holiday and takes into account February's lower sales.

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21 Dec

Upcoming ABA Booksellers Forum in Atlanta

We're opening our doors for you…. In conjunction with the Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA), ABA is hosting another Booksellers Forum in our series of open meetings for ABA member booksellers to meet and talk with ABA Board members and senior staff. This is your chance to express your opinions--as well as to provide input as we develop new priorities and directions for ABA.

The forum will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2002, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., at:

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21 Dec

NOGSBA Stands for Santa to Needy Young Readers


Book giveaway at University Hospital

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21 Dec

Barbara Kingsolver Writes to Booksellers

Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver this week issued an open letter to independent booksellers. She wrote in the wake of a November 5 op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal by Gregg Easterbrook, which had criticized the writer for an essay published in the San Francisco Chronicle on September 25.

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