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November Bookstore Openings
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The ever-mutating combination of fraud and technology has loosed yet another scam upon the business world -- this time with a slant that's decidedly tailored for bookselling. John Evans, co-owner of Diesel, A Bookstore, located in Oakland and Malibu, California, shares an update from the front lines.
On November 29 and 30, several independent trade organizations, including the American Booksellers Association, met for an "Independent Trades Summit" in Washington, D.C. The gathering provided the associations with an opportunity to discuss common goals and challenges specific to independent retailers and businesses. Industries represented at the summit included bookselling, toys, gifts, bicycles, hardware, pharmacies, and office products.
The American Booksellers Association is calling on booksellers in the 45 states that charge sales tax to write to their governors now to urge that online retailers with in-state affiliates be required to collect sales tax in accordance with existing laws. To help booksellers in this crucial endeavor, ABA has prepared a template letter (below) that can be adapted and sent. The letter emphasizes that booksellers are not calling for new Internet taxes, but, rather, the enforcement of tax laws already in place.
Following up on a letter that 30 New York State booksellers sent to Governor Eliot Spitzer urging him to require online retailers with affiliates in the state to collect sales tax, the American Booksellers Association is asking booksellers in the other 44 states that charge sales tax to urge their governors to equitably enforce existing tax laws. To help booksellers in this crucial endeavor, ABA has prepared a template letter (below) that can be adapted and sent.
This weekend, the National Public Radio program On the Media will feature a discussion about the state, and evolution, of bookselling with ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz.
ABA Strategic Plan ... Er, Ends Statements Report
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Hey! What happened to our new American Booksellers Association Five-Year Strategic Plan?
Today, the American Booksellers Association opens registration for the 2008 Hotel ABA in Los Angeles, accommodations exclusively for ABA bookstore and provisional members attending BookExpo America. Hotel ABA, The Renaissance Hollywood, offers booksellers a special room rate, great accommodations, and an extraordinary package of other benefits.
Today, ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz sent a letter to New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer on behalf of New York-based independent booksellers that decries the governor's decision to drop a plan to enforce existing sales tax laws.
 At this year's Winter Institute, the American Booksellers Association is holding a panel on authorless events. To help make the panel great, ABA would like to feature a list of as many innovative store events as possible.
The American Booksellers Association welcomes 13 new bookstores that opened for business in October:
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Anthology New and Used Books
515 Center St.
Scranton, PA 18503
(570) 941-9630
Archivia Books
993 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10021
(212) 570-2422
www.archiviabooks.com
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 Twenty-six booksellers have been awarded publisher-sponsored scholarships to attend the American Booksellers Association's Third Annual Winter Institute in Louisville, Kentucky. The scholarships cover reasonable transportation costs and up to a three-night stay at the Wi3 host hotel, the Louisville Marriott Downtown, for the January 24 - 27 education event.
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About ABA
American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.
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