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16 May

Algonquin Offers Free eBook of The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving

From May 21–27, independent booksellers will be able to join other retailers in offering customers a free e-book of Jonathan Evison’s The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving.

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16 May

Retail Sales at Bookstores Down in February

February retail sales at bookstores decreased 3.1 percent compared to February 2012, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. February’s decline follows five consecutive months of increases.

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09 May

Around Indies

St. Louis community rallies around The Book House; Mysterious Galaxy celebrates 20 years; McNally Jackson’s Goods for the Study opens; Horizon Books credits success to past expansion; Vero Beach Book Center consolidates; Five Stone Bookstore marks first anniversary; Bookstore to open in Cincinnati; BookCourt launches campaign to open upstate location

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01 May

Book Group Picks Speed-Dating Returns to BEA

ReadingGroupGuides.com will once again be hosting a book group speed-dating session for booksellers, librarians, bloggers, and book group leaders at BEA. The session is designed to give industry professionals and book group leaders a preview of fall and winter titles that will likely become book group favorites.

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02 May

A Q&A With Anthony Marra, Author of May’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

Anthony Marra, author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Hogarth), talks about his inspirations, research process, and what lies at the heart of his debut novel, which Anderson McKean of Alabama’s Page & Palettte said “expertly balances the pain and suffering inflicted during the Chechen conflict with exquisite moments of loyalty, sacrifice, humility, and enduring love.”

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02 May

Students as Booksellers: A Perfect Fit

From gaining dedicated and loyal employees, to strengthening community ties, booksellers have found numerous benefits in hiring students and creating volunteer intern positions in their stores.

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25 Apr

BEA Keynote to Address the Future of the Book

Next month’s BookExpo America will include a keynote panel discussion moderated by Ingram Content Group Chair and CEO John Ingram and featuring four book industry professionals who are helping shape the future of the book through innovation, new business models, and more.

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18 Apr

Around Indies

Blue Manatee profiled; breathe books to add café; Brilliant Books recognized

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17 Apr

World Book Night’s Top Giver Regions

World Book Night has released a list of the towns, cities, and regions that are home to the most volunteer givers per capita.

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04 Apr

The Benefits of Working With Self-Published Authors

At a Winter Institute session that focused on how independent bookstores can form beneficial relationships with self-published authors, Paul Hanson of Village Books and Harvard Book Store’s Jeff Mayersohn shared details of their store’s successful practices, and Ron Smithson of Ingram Content Group introduced a program that will make it easy and profitable for indies to offer self-published works.

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