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03 Apr

An Open Letter From ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz to Booksellers

Dear Booksellers,

As I have been traveling around the country over the last few weeks to ABA Booksellers Forums and other events, it is clear that many of you are concerned about the rapid deterioration of business in the retail world generally and in your bookshops specifically. These are indeed challenging times for independent booksellers, as the continued softness of the national economy and international events have hit many of our members hard.

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03 Apr

ABA Board of Directors Spring Meeting Report

The ABA Board of Directors held its spring meeting in Chicago from March 28 - 30.

At the meeting, the Board:

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03 Apr

New Book Sense Promotion to Attract Consumers Participating in Reading Groups

Book Sense has established a marketing partnership with The Minute Maid division of The Coca-Cola Company to attract consumers participating in reading groups to independent bookstores with Book Sense. The new sweepstakes promotion for BACARDI® Mixers will run for four months starting in July. Bookstores participating in Book Sense must sign-up to participate in the program.

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02 Apr

Today Book Club's Tenth Selection a Book Sense Pick

On Wednesday, April 2, NBC News' Today Show announced that the tenth selection of its monthly "Today Book Club" is Nine Horses, by Billy Collins (Random House). Collins' collection of poems was number six on the Spring 2003 Book Sense 76 Poetry Top Ten.

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02 Apr

Audie Finalists Announced

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) recently announced the names of the 130 finalists for the Eighth Annual Audie Awards. This year, the Audie Awards, which honor excellence in audio publishing, will be presented in 27 categories. A panel of over 150 judges representing all areas of the audiobook world selected the finalists. All titles submitted must have been released between November 1, 2002 and October 31, 2002. The awards will be presented on Friday evening, May 30, at the Petersen Car Museum in Los Angeles, in conjunction with BookExpo America.

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03 Apr

Full 2003 - 2004 Reading Group Suggestions Book Sense 76 Now Online

The full list of the 2003 - 2004 Reading Group Suggestions Book Sense 76, with bookseller quotes, is now online at news.bookweb.org/read/1295.

Created at the suggestion of independent bookstores participating in the Book Sense program, this list of great reads should extend the reach of the 76 into backlist. It will also give bookstores a new resource to tie in the Book Sense program with efforts to market to the dedicated readers (and book buyers) in reading groups nationwide.

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03 Apr

ABACUS Deadline Extended to April 30

Following a significant increase in the submission of bookstore financial data to the ABACUS project, ABA has extended the deadline for bookstores to contribute data to the first year's study to April 30.

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03 Apr

As Soldiers Ship Out -- Hometown Business Flags

The impact of the war in Iraq is felt by communities everywhere in the country. In many towns, reservists have been called up, family life has been disrupted, and businesses are experiencing fluctuations in sales and traffic. Nowhere is the deployment of soldiers felt more profoundly than in the towns that include military bases and stations.

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03 Apr

To Delete or Not to Delete -- Part II

By Michael Katzenberg

The topic of customer privacy in the age of the USA Patriot Act -- a law that gives the FBI expanded powers to search bookstore and library records -- is a serious issue that concerns all independent booksellers, who fear the day when the FBI comes to demand information about customers' book purchases.

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03 Apr

New Book Cash Program Rolls Out, Two More to Launch This Month

Booksellers with Book Sense should be on the lookout for new Book Cash checks that are being distributed as part of three new Book Cash promotions, with Bausch & Lomb, Coca Cola, and Albertsons.

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