Advocacy

12 Nov

More Than 320 Organizations Urge Speaker Boehner to Pass E-Fairness

The Marketplace Fairness Coalition has sent a letter signed by more than 320 organizations to Speaker of the House John Boehner that urges him to tackle e-fairness in this legislative session.

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12 Nov

Health Insurance Exchanges Reopen Beginning November 15

The Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges for individuals and small businesses are slated to reopen for open enrollment on Saturday, November 15. This enrollment period will mark the first time that Small Business Health Options Programs will be available online for businesses in all states.

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06 Nov

GOP Wins Muddle Long-Term E-Fairness Outlook

With the results of the midterm elections now in, the long-term status of federal sales tax fairness legislation has become muddled; however, the lame-duck session of Congress still offers the best opportunity to pass federal sales tax fairness legislation, according to the Main Street Fairness Coalition.

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05 Nov

Visual Proof: ABA Map Shows State E-Fairness Efforts Are Growing and Succeeding

While the status of federal sales tax legislation may be up in the air at present, an E-Fairness Map released this week by ABA makes one thing abundantly clear: The number of states tackling e-fairness on their own continues to grow.

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30 Oct

Amazon Strikes Tax Deal in Illinois

Illinois state officials have announced that Amazon will be building a distribution center in the state and it’s expected that the online retailer will be receiving tax credits from the state. Under a new law that went into effect in August, Amazon is obligated to collect and remit sales tax to the state beginning January 1, 2015.

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16 Oct

BTW News Briefs

Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize for Fiction; First Amendment groups challenge Idaho school’s parental consent form; Eric Schwartz joins Columbia University Press as editorial director

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16 Oct

ABA, NAIBA Urge Veto of Bill Punishing New Jersey Indies

ABA and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association are urging New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to veto a bill that discriminates against independent bookstores that mistakenly disclose customer information to the police and other third parties.
 

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08 Oct

Children’s Book Art Sought for ABFFE Holiday Auction

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression is asking children’s book artists to help raise money to defend the free speech rights of kids by contributing artwork to an online auction by October 31.

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08 Oct

ABA Member Meets with Congressman in Support of E-Fairness

On September 25, Annell Gerson, co-owner of Bookmiser in Roswell, Georgia, joined with four other retailers to meet with Congressman Tom Price in support of e-fairness legislation. The face-to-face meeting is one of many being arranged by the Marketplace Fairness Coalition.
 

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02 Oct

Apple E-Book Settlement Provides Indie Opportunity

ABA has created new DIY materials to help booksellers educate their customers about their payment options under the Apple E-Book Settlement.

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02 Oct

ABFFE Among Groups Opposing American History Curriculum Review Proposal

Eight organizations have written to Colorado’s Jefferson County School Board to oppose a proposed review of the curriculum for Advanced Placement U.S. History that is aimed at presenting only “positive aspects of the U.S. and its heritage.”

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01 Oct

Dallas School Officials Ban, Reinstate Seven Protested Titles

Following complaints from parents about mature content, seven books were removed from the Highland Park Independent School District’s reading list, including The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, who said he was baffled by the school’s decision.

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25 Sep

Author Events and Free Speech

With the recent release of the paperback edition of Stephen Jimenez’s controversial The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard, ABFFE President Chris Finan reflects on the failed efforts to force 23 bookstores to cancel their events for the book last year and announces plans for an ABFFE program at Winter Institute.

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25 Sep

Sales Tax Fairness Roundup

Congress to take up e-fairness post-election; Amazon to collect in Minnesota and Maryland

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25 Sep

#efairnessnow Campaign Picks Up Steam

ABA is urging its member bookstores to help the #efairnessnow social media campaign go viral by posting campaign images on their Facebook and Twitter feeds, or, as Harvard Book Store in Cambridge did, create and post their own #efairnessnow image.

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