BTW Articles

29 Apr

May Notables Flier & Shelf-Talkers Online

Booksellers can now download the May Indie Next List Notables title recommendations from BookWeb.org in flier and shelf-talker formats. Each month, the Indie Next List Notables showcase outstanding writing recommended by indie booksellers nationwide.

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29 Apr

Free Speech for Corporations?

By Chris Finan, President of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression

It sounded like just one more piece of bad news.

The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court announced in January that it was striking down a ban on campaign spending by corporations.

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29 Apr

IndieCommerce Update: Lower Rates on Credit Card Transactions

Three improvements to ABA IndieCommerce websites were announced this week, including one that has resulted in lower rates on credit card transactions.

1) A new credit card processor

IndieCommerce has switched its credit card processor to Bank of America, resulting in lower rates on each transaction:

 

Old Processor

Bank of America

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28 Apr

WNBA Announces 2010 Pannell Winners

The Women's National Book Association has announced the winners of the 2010 WNBA Pannell Awards, given annually since 1983 to two bookstores that excel in contributing to their communities in ways that bring books and young people together.

This year's General Bookstore winner is The Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta, New York. The Children's Specialty Store winner is Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia.

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29 Apr

Time Enough Books Celebrates 10 Years

Karla and Peter Nelson began their bookselling careers in the mid 1990s in Ilwaco, Washington, by selling their own book collection online. "We always planned for a storefront and the opportunity arose to be on the ground floor of a revitalization of an area that had been primarily a fishing port," said Karla Nelson. "We took a giant leap of faith and have watched this area blossom." On May 1, the Nelsons celebrate the 10th anniversary of their store, Time Enough Books, at the port of Ilwaco waterfront.

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29 Apr

Consignment Expands at Northshire Bookstore

"What we are after is working with vendors that want to be real partners in selling quality products to our customers," said Northshire Bookstore owner Chris Morrow. That's why Northshire has just entered into its second consignment partnership, this one with publisher Chelsea Green.

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29 Apr

Skylight Loves Its Locals

The Skylight Books façade, a wall of windows that stretches the length of the storefront, faces a busy street in Los Angeles' Los Feliz neighborhood. To maximize this high-visibility window-space, Kerry Slattery, the store's co-owner and general manager, partners with other local businesses to create attention-grabbing displays. The variety in displays "makes for a more interesting window," she said.

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28 Apr

Independent Together

Indie booksellers have long led debut authors and independent presses to the spotlight. In its six years of existence, Unbridled Books, an independent publisher of literary works, has seen independent booksellers select its titles more than 20 times for the monthly Indie Next List, with four of those titles having the distinction of being a number-one pick. The latest is Emily St.

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28 Apr

Google Expands Local Business Options

Google announced last week that it has expanded the features available to small businesses through its Google Places service. The changes give business owners the opportunity to provide more information to consumers through Google's Local Search results.

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28 Apr

Obituary: Jean Barnes-Wood

Jean Hesket Barnes-Wood, founder of the former Jean Barnes Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and co-founder of Wood 'N' Barnes Publishing & Distribution, passed away on Sunday, April 25.

In 1961, Jean Barnes started the bookstore to fill the needs she and her fellow parishioners at Disciples of Christ Church in Oklahoma had for books addressing psychology and "humanist" topics.

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