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Friday, November 9, is the deadline for nominations of candidates to serve on the American Booksellers Association's Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit nominations for board directors.

The American Booksellers Association has restructured its senior staff. ABA Chief Executive Officer Avin Mark Domnitz announced the changes, including several promotions, effective immediately.

The American Booksellers Association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Beth Puffer of Bank Street Bookstore in New York City, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit nominations for board directors; however, all nominations must be received by Friday, November 9.

The American Booksellers Association Board of Directors held its fall meeting in Los Angeles, California, from Sunday, October 21, through Tuesday, October 23, following the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Author's Feast and Trade Show.

Over the course of its meeting, the Board:

The American Booksellers Association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Beth Puffer of Bank Street Bookstore in New York City, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit nominations for board directors. The deadline is Friday, November 9, 2007.

The American Booksellers Association welcomed nine new booksellers who opened for business last month. September openings included two stores specializing in Mind/Body/Spirit (Blue Lotus Treasures, LLC and East West Exchange Books, Gift and Practices); a store specializing in LGBT titles and offering coffee, videos, and art showings (Five15 Media, Mojo & More); another specializing in ethnic Poetry (Rebecca's); a bookstore in La Paz, Mexico (Allende Books); and one business selling books solely via the Internet, mail order, or on-site (Read About Me!

The American Booksellers Association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Beth Puffer of Bank Street Bookstore in New York City, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit nominations for board directors.

Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than November 9, 2007.

The American Booksellers Association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Beth Puffer of Bank Street Bookstore in New York City, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors.

Starting in mid-October, Bookselling This Week will be accepting .jpg and .gif banner ads from advertisers. The change in ad formats is part of a revamping of the American Booksellers Association's e-mail newsletter, also scheduled to launch in mid-October.

A group of more than 30 retailers and organizations, including the American Booksellers Association, Cody's Books, the Independent Music Retailers Association, the National Retail Federation, and a number of regional booksellers associations, have signed a letter in support of legislation that would simplify sales tax collection and provide equal treatment for local merchants and remote sellers. The letter is being sent to Representatives William J.

On Saturday, October 20, the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA) will hold its 2007 Author's Feast & Trade Show at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Slated for the day- and evening-long event are opportunities to preview publishers' latest titles, meet authors, and take part in education programs.

Each year, ABA Bookstore Members in good standing may place up to four free two-week Classified Ad insertions in Bookselling This Week. BTW Classifieds are the perfect place for booksellers to place help wanted ads, advertise fixtures or stores for sale, and more.

Booksellers who are not currently members of the American Booksellers Association are invited to attend a special reception at any one of the nine fall regional shows. ABA is sponsoring the receptions to provide non-member booksellers with an opportunity to mingle with staff and representatives of the ABA Board to learn more about what the association has to offer.

This October marks the reinvention of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) fall trade show into a marketing conference, where the emphasis will be on providing booksellers with knowledge about the books they will be selling rather than on placing orders.

Over the first weekend in October, booksellers belonging to the Midwest Booksellers Association and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association will be gathering at their respective trade shows to preview publishers' latest offerings, meet authors, take part in regional- and American Bookseller Association-sponsored educational programming, and more.