BTW Articles

30 Oct

Publisher Ad Kudos and a Subtitle Snafu

By Carl Lennertz

So, when I'm on deadline for each 76, madly double-checking ISBNs and ship dates, and store city and state, if you don't provide them (hint, hint), I always make one big boo-boo. I'm also usually amused about what I was thinking when I made said boo-boo.

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30 Oct

The Book Sense Category Bestseller List: Crafts

Based on the last eight weeks of sales from over 350 independent bookstores across America.

Thanks to all the stores that report, the new expanded electronic reporting options, and the software our team here has built to sort and slice a ton of data according to BISAC categories, this is the latest of many subject category lists to run in BTW each week. These are intended as inventory checking tools for booksellers, alerts to publishers as to what's selling, and lists that the media can run.

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30 Oct

Winter 2002-2003 Children's Book Sense 76 Preview

The fliers are on press now; 100's will go out in the November white box, and additional quantities, as in the past, will mail from the printer.

Thank you for the great recommendations!!

Carl
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1. A HOUSE CALLED AWFUL END: Book One of the Eddie Dickens Trilogy, by Philip Ardagh; illus. by David Roberts (Holt, $14.95, 0805068287) Ages 9-12.

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30 Oct

ABA Book Buyer's Handbook -- Recently Revised Listings Update

The launch of the ABA Book Buyer's Handbook online at http://handbook.bookweb.org/ has enabled the association to update the existing data on a continual basis, as well as add new publisher listings. Below is a list of companies whose data has been changed since October 7.

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31 Oct

BookSense.com Welcomes New Member Stores

The BookSense.com free trial may have ended, but many trial participants are continuing with the BookSense.com program. Since September 30, over 20 bookstores that participated in the free trial have officially joined the BookSense.com program, and "we're expecting more than double that number to ultimately convert from the free trial to the official product," Len Vlahos, BookSense.com director, told BTW. These bookstores join an ever-growing BookSense.com family, which currently numbers more than 230 bookstores.

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31 Oct

All-New ABACUS Gets High Marks for Ease of Use

In September, ABA began work to reintroduce the ABACUS industry study, a proven financial research tool for independent booksellers that offers a wide range of bookselling-specific financial breakdowns and analyses. By integrating the ABACUS data into their business planning, independent booksellers can compare their store's financial performance against detailed industry composites.

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31 Oct

ABA Launches Publisher Editing Features of Online Book Buyer's Handbook

This week the American Booksellers Association officially launched the Publisher Editing Tools feature of the Book Buyer's Handbook online at http://handbook.bookweb.org/. The editing tools allow publishers, wholesalers, and distributors listed in the Handbook database to view and update their company information online at any time. In addition, a new enhancement provides for the display of a company's special offers and short-term discounts at the end of its standard Handbook listing.

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30 Oct

Virginia Seeks to Reinstate Internet 'Harmful to Minors' Law

On Monday, October 28, Virginia's Internet "harmful to minors" statute was back in court. Before a three-judge panel in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, the state of Virginia asked that a U.S. District Court's judgment that permanently enjoined a statute criminalizing Internet communications deemed harmful to minors be overturned and the statute reinstated.

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05 Nov

Rohinton Mistry Cancels U.S. Book Tour Due to Racial Profiling

This past weekend, Rohinton Mistry, one of Canada's most celebrated authors, announced that he was canceling the remainder of his U.S. book tour due to what he characterized as racial profiling in American airports. "He was singled out at airports because of the color of his skin," said Paul Bogaards, director of publicity for Knopf, Mistry's publisher. "This is the way of the world now, and, after a time, Rohinton Mistry became uncomfortable."

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01 Nov

Full Winter 2002 - 2003 Children's Book Sense 76 -- With Booksellers' Recommendations

1. A HOUSE CALLED AWFUL END: Book One of the Eddie Dickins Trilogy, by Philip Ardagh; illus. by David Roberts (Holt, $14.95, 0805068287) Ages 9-12. "All you fans of Mr. Snicket and Mr. Dahl, here you go! Mr. Ardagh is here with a new series about kids persevering despite some dire straits. Here's the first ridiculous, witty, and fun installment. Enjoy!"—Carol Schweppe, Hicklebee’s, San Jose, CA

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