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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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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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For the eight-week period ending February 23, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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Mark your calendars now with the 2010 Indie Next List nomination deadlines, presented here and always available on BookWeb.org.
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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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