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 Here's a true story in which a bookseller faces the possibility of losing her business, her predicament is made uncomfortably public on her son's blog without her permission, and, though initially mortified, she decides to accept his gift in the spirit that it was given. The son's heartfelt appeal to help his mother goes viral, and the bookstore enjoys record sales ever since.
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 Although "growth market" may not apply to much these days, one area of burgeoning sales for some indie booksellers is self-published titles. According to Bowker, from 2007 to 2008 there was a 132-percent jump in the number of new books published by print-on-demand companies.
 Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi, which opened on September 14, 1979, marked its 30th anniversary with a sale, parties, readings, and screenings of a short documentary about the bookstore. "We were glad to be able to celebrate," said manager Lyn Roberts. "A lot of the credit for Square Books having been here 30 years goes to our customers and the greater Oxford community who've supported the store for so long.
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Two stalwarts of the feminist bookstore community are celebrating milestone anniversaries this fall, each with a series of in-store and off-site events, featuring locally known and nationally recognized authors. Chicago's Women & Children First is celebrating its 30th anniversary throughout September and October. And, in Atlanta, Charis Books & More will hold a weeklong party in November to mark its 35th year.
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About ABA
The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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Sam Hankin launched his bookselling career in 2005 when he took his outsize library, which was crowding him at home, and opened Wellington Square Bookshop in an 800-square-foot space in the town center of Eagleview in Exton, Pennsylvania. The rare, collectible, and used bookstore did so well that Hankin soon ran out of room there, too.
Tricia and Alan Lightweis founded 
