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ABA programming at BEA will feature an opening plenary by Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Publicity Speed Dating, the Celebration of Bookselling & Author Awards Lunch, a tea and lunch for children’s booksellers, and more.

Pulitzer Prize administrator Mike Pride talks about the Prizes’ 100th anniversary and how getting involved in the Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative can help booksellers sell more books and connect with customers.

The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a decision by an Appeals Court that upheld a District Court ruling that Apple conspired to fix the retail price for newly released and bestselling trade e-books in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

American Booksellers for Free Expression has joined other free speech groups in urging Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to veto a bill that they fear will have a chilling effect on the selection of books that are taught in the state’s public schools.

Two of the five Hong Kong booksellers who were taken into custody last year by Chinese authorities have returned home, according to Hong Kong police.

BookExpo America has announced that Steve Rosato will be leaving his position as the trade show’s event director for a new venture within the publishing industry.

Booksellers who don’t want to miss the 2016 ABC Children’s Institute’s six keynote and plenary talks, 10 brand-new education sessions, 30-plus authors, rep picks speed dating, and more should register as soon as possible.

Thursday, March 10, is the deadline for ABA members to submit petitions to have the names of additional candidates added to the ballot for the 2016 Board of Directors elections.

Thirty-four general bookstores and 11 children’s specialty stores have been nominated for the Women’s National Book Association’s 2016 WNBA Pannell Awards.

On Thursday, March 3, the Perseus Books Group and Ingram Content Group announced that they had entered into a binding agreement to sell Perseus’ client services business to Ingram.

ABA has released a New Localism Toolkit to help booksellers educate their staff, their customers, elected officials, and the media about the latest relevant data regarding the localism movement.

On the Independent Bookstore Day website, booksellers can now find a searchable map of stores participating in the April 30 celebration, a gallery of merchandise photos, and a slideshow of tips for making their events a success.

Booksellers can now watch videos of three Winter Institute 11 sessions on the New Localism movement: “Amazon and Empty Storefronts,” “City Growth and Downtown Math,” and “The New Localism.”

Booksellers are invited to participate in a display contest in celebration of the 97th annual Children’s Book Week (May 2 to 8). Bonus points will be awarded to stores incorporating the 2016 Children’s Book Week poster.

This week, ABA launched a national advocacy campaign with letters urging the U.S. Congress, the 50 state attorneys general, and the 50 state governors to investigate Amazon for violations of antitrust laws.