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11 Mar

Announcing the Indie Next List Poetry Top Ten

Here is the 2010 Indie Next List Poetry Top Ten, based on the enthusiastic nominations of independent booksellers nationwide. A full-color PDF of the list is available for download via BookWeb.

Showcasing two international collections, an audiobook, an innovative introduction to poetry for children, and the latest work of the current U.S. poet laureate, the 2010 Poetry Top Ten is the result of strong support from booksellers with a deep level of knowledge and commitment.

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11 Mar

Going Back to the Real World!

Who doesn't like free? IndieBound is launching the first annual celebration of e-Free Day on Saturday, April 17. A unique promotional idea for bookstores, e-Free Day encourages customers to take a vacation from e-mails, status updates, tweets, chirps, and pings. The new marketing campaign casts indie bookstores as the ideal antidote to consumers' digital overload.

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11 Mar

The Indie Travel Guidebook Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending March 9, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

Rand McNally 2010: The Road Atlas: United States/Canada/Mexico
Rand McNally (Eds.), Rand McNally, $13.95, 9780528942488

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04 Mar

Indies Choice Book Awards Voting Underway

The owners and staff at all ABA member stores are invited to cast their ballots online to choose the winners of the 2010 Indies Choice Book Awards. The winners, to be announced in April, will be honored at BookExpo America 2010 in New York City.

The American Booksellers Association announced the finalists and opened voting on Monday, March 1.

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03 Mar

The April 2010 Indie Next List Preview

Here's a preview of the titles on the April Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning May 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.

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03 Mar

Correction

Last week's Bookselling This Week article "Still More Notes From the Sidelines" incorrectly noted the vendor of the magnetic dress-up dolls sold by Red Fox Bookstore in Glens Falls, New York. The dolls are sold by Mudpuppy.

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24 Feb

The Indie Biography and Memoir Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending February 23, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252

2.

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18 Feb

The Spring Children's Indie Next List Preview

The Spring 2010 Kids' Indie Next List can now be seen in preview online. The four-page, full-color flier will be arriving at indie bookstores in the upcoming Children's White Box.

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18 Feb

IndieBound Launches Materials for e-Free Day Celebrations

Beginning this week, IndieBound offers an array of materials in the Bookseller DIY for the first annual celebration of e-Free Day, on Saturday, April 17. ABA announced the new marketing promotion, which highlights the importance of indie bookstores as an antidote to consumers' digital overload, at the Winter Institute.

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11 Feb

IndieBound Affiliate Program Offers Live Commission Reports

IndieBound.org's Affiliate Program, which has been quickly growing since its inception, now offers live commission reporting for all affiliates.

The main navigation bar on IndieBound.org includes an Affiliate Program drop-down menu, a portal to make changes, get reports, and create links. The menu, which is visible when affiliates are logged onto IndieBound.org, includes these options:

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11 Feb

The Indie Love and Romance Bestseller Lists

In recognition of Valentine's Day, we present the Indie Love and Romance Bestseller Lists. Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 9, 2010.

Love (Nonfiction)

1.

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28 Jan

Google Preview Now Available on IndieCommerce Sites & IndieBound.org

Consumers visiting a bookstore's ABA IndieCommerce website on the Drupal platform can now "look inside" thousands of books, courtesy of Google Preview. If Google Preview is available for a title, a button appears below the book's cover art on the site's product page. Clicking the button brings up an embedded viewer that provides a detailed look inside the book. Google Preview is also available on IndieBound.org.

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07 Jan

The 2010 February Indie Next List

Here's a preview of the titles on the February Indie Next List flier, now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning February 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.

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07 Jan

The 2010 Indie Next List Nominations Calendar

Mark your calendars now with the 2010 Indie Next List nomination deadlines, presented here and always available on BookWeb.org.

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22 Dec

January Indie Notables Fliers & Shelf-Talkers Now Available

Booksellers can now download the January Indie Next List Notable title recommendations in a flier and shelf-talkers on BookWeb.org. Each month, the Indie Next List Notables showcase outstanding writing -- selections that have all been recommended by indie booksellers nationwide.

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