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Below are the top 20 Mass Market titles appearing on the Book Sense Bestseller List during 2004.
For last year's Book Sense bestsellers in Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction, Trade Paper Fiction, and Children's Fiction and Illustrated, click here.
 The second component of the February Book Sense Picks selections -- the downloadable PDF flier of "We Also Recommend" titles -- is now available. The flier includes bibliographic information, jacket images, and booksellers' quotations.
 The Polar Express Ride for Reading, a national marketing campaign developed by Houghton Mifflin and Book Sense and timed with the release of Warner Brothers' animated adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express this past holiday season, spurred many booksellers to create special events, utilizing the party k
 Dale Szczeblowski, co-owner of the three-month-old Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said that during his 25-plus years of bookselling, owning his own store hadn't been a career aspiration. "My dream was never to own my own bookstore," said Szczeblowski.
For the eight-week period ending January 23, 2005, and based on reporting from hundreds of independent booksellers nationwide.
Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.
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 ABA is asking all owners and staff of member bookstores to cast their votes for the 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards. All ABA member stores are eligible to participate, and every employee has a vote, but all ballots must be received by midnight on February 28.
In a significant change from previous years, this year all employees of ABA member bookstores are eligible to cast their votes for the 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year in the streamlined balloting process announced earlier this month. ABA member booksellers and staff can now cast their votes via an online ballot.
While sitting in Los Angeles' Bodhi Tree Bookstore, it dawned on Susan Weis (it hit her "like a stack of books!") that Baltimore also needed a bookstore for the mind, body, and spirit -- a place "where like-minded people could gather for discussions and meetings in a space rich with literature and gifts, and for those new to their spiritual journey," she said. To learn the book business, Weis attended the Bookseller School presented by Paz & Associates in conjunction with ABA at BookExpoAmerica this past spring.
The Book Sense Gift Card Program experienced healthy growth during 2004. The number of participating stores has risen to approximately 250 locations, and between October 1 and December 31, 2004, the average sale-per-card rose by 3.1 percent compared to the same period in 2003.
The White Box program for 2005 gets off to a rousing start! Here are just some of the highlights for January:
Galleys, ARCs, and Finished Books:
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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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