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The National Retail Federation's good news of a three-percent bump in this year's Black Friday sales was tempered, since many retailers had slashed prices so deeply to reap modest results. Some indie booksellers contacted by BTW enjoyed the upside of an increase in business without the downside of gouging profits with a fire sale, while others were just relieved to stay flat in the midst of a recession. In addition, high traffic was often attributed to strong localism campaigns and the recognition of the value of books.
By Carla Cohen of Politics and Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse
Politics and Prose is very lucky. We are located in an affluent section of an affluent metropolitan area, a place where most people have graduate degrees. That doesn't mean we are immune from economic downturns or unaffected by the changing technology, which competes for attention. Of course, we are.
 Key to the IndieBound movement is the involvement of not only indie bookstores, but all types of indie retailers, local business alliances, and community-minded citizens. So, taking that to heart, R.J.
Ulrich Sandmeyer of Sandmeyer's Bookstore heeded well the old retail adage "location, location, location," when he founded his business more than 20 years ago. Now he has parlayed that location -- in a quaint, old loft district of Chicago -- into the store's appearance in a national ad campaign for Bank of America.
With retailers sharply competing for fewer consumer dollars, holiday bargains are being trumpeted early and everywhere. While many booksellers are adding discounts to the marketing mix, they're also emphasizing creative and community-minded campaigns.
Village Books Named Outstanding Philanthropic Small Business
At a luncheon in Seattle on Thursday, November 20, National Philanthropy Day, the Association of Fundraising Professionals is honoring Bellingham's Village Books as the 2008 Outstanding Philanthropic Small Business in Washington.
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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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There was hardly a time in Anne Gusha's life when she wasn't either a customer or a bookseller at Williams' Book Store in San Pedro, California. She first walked into the bookstore in 1928, when she was eight years old, and never really left, graduating from customer, to staff, to co-owner.
This week, 