Book Sense

26 Oct

Book Sense Announces New Children's White Box Series, Adds 4th Yearly Kids' Picks List

Beginning in 2007, Book Sense will augment its current monthly Red and White Box programs with a series of quarterly mailings of materials specifically geared toward children's booksellers. In addition, the Book Sense Children's Picks will expand from three to four lists annually, with the creation of a new spring list.

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26 Oct

2006 Book Sense Picks Highlights Presents a Wealth of Great Reading

Book Sense has again compiled a special, year-end Picks Highlights list, featuring a wealth of great reading recommended by independent booksellers. The list of titles contained in the four-page, tabloid-format flier -- which will be arriving at bookstores in the November Red Box -- presents a wide range of Book Sense Picks in fiction and nonfiction from 2006, and offers booksellers a great opportunity to build effective holiday displays.

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26 Oct

Nomination Deadline for January Picks Approaches

There's an important upcoming Book Sense Picks deadline: Nominations for the January 2007 list are due by Friday, November 3.

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26 Oct

Confidential Sales Data Demonstrates Indie Influence

If data is the name of the game, it's crucial that independent bookstores make sure they are represented in the starting lineup. One of the best ways for ABA member stores to do so is by facilitating the collection of independent bookstore sales data via confidential reporting to the Book Sense Bestseller List.

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26 Oct

Unbridled Success for a Team of Veteran Independents

When it comes to Book Sense Picks, Unbridled Books is on a roll: Twelve of its last 21 titles have garnered the necessary support from independent booksellers in the Book Sense program to be selected as Picks -- including, in September, small acts of sex and electricity by Lise Haines and, in October, Goodnight, Texas by William J. Cobb.

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25 Oct

Group Ensures Brazos Bookstore Continues as Houston Literary Hub

Brazos Bookstore has long been considered a hub of Houston's literary community. This past spring, when the store's future was in doubt, 25 members of that community joined together to keep it alive. "It makes one proud of city," said new store manager Jane Moser. "Houston is known for its oil and conservative politics.

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24 Oct

The Book Sense World Series Edition Baseball Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending October 22, 2006, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available on ABA's trade website, BookWeb.org.

Attention Media: Contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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19 Oct

Bookstore Opens in Bradenton, Florida's Village of the Arts


Cutting the ribbon at The Village Bookshop's grand opening.


Author Ward Larsen autographing The Perfect Assassin.

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19 Oct

Is Your Gift Card Stock at Holiday Level?

As the all-important holiday gift-giving season approaches (Thanksgiving is just six weeks away), Book Sense reminds booksellers participating in the gift card program to stock up on cards and presenters to ensure they can meet the growing demand: Last year, sales of Book Sense gift cards in November and December totaled over $3 million, an increase of more than 38 percent over the same period in 2004.

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18 Oct

Twenty-Third Avenue Books: From Keeping the Books to Selling Them

New bookseller Stephanie Griffin had spent the majority of her working life as the bookkeeper for a lumber company. This past April, she left her career of 25 years to become the new owner of Twenty-Third Avenue Books, a 2,500-square foot general bookstore in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, just four blocks from her home.

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12 Oct

Orinda Books Celebrates 30 Years

Orinda Books, which was founded by five partners in 1976, is today a 4,500-square-foot general bookstore owned by Janet Boreta, one of the original founders. Located in the close-knit community of Orinda, California, in a semi-rural valley on the east side of the Oakland/Berkeley hills, the store features popular fiction, children's books, and a wide selection of music CDs.

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11 Oct

The Book Sense Mystery Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending October 8, 2006, and based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available on ABA's trade website, BookWeb.org.

Attention Media: Contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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10 Oct

Artisan Campaign Extols Local Flavor

A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries, the colorful cookbook memoir by British artist Jake Tilson, a longtime advocate of "shopping local," lauds local fresh foods and flavors in various areas of England, Italy, France, Scotland, and the U.S.

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05 Oct

The November Book Sense Picks & Notables Preview

Here is the full listing of November Book Sense Picks, with booksellers' comments, as well as a preview of the month's Notables. Independent booksellers in the Book Sense program will be receiving their November Picks fliers in the October Red Box. (The flier includes jacket images, bibliographic information, and bookseller quotes.)

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04 Oct

Bestseller Reporting Deadline Remains Unchanged

Booksellers should report their sales for next week's Book Sense Bestseller List as they usually do; there will be no extension of the deadline for the Columbus Day holiday.

As usual, the Book Sense Bestseller Lists will be e-mailed on Tuesday, October 10, and the printable PDF will be posted on ABA's trade website, BookWeb.org, on Wednesday afternoon.

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