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Penguin Random House is inviting all ABA member booksellers attending BEA 2014 to Hotel ABA, the Grand Hyatt New York, on Tuesday evening, May 27, for informal nightcaps.

Don’t miss out on special events at next month’s BookExpo America planned exclusively for bookseller members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA.

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Retail sales at bookstores were down by 6.8 percent in February 2014 compared to February 2013, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

On April 14, the Colorado House of Representatives passed the Marketplace Fairness & Small Business Protection Act, a bill that would require remote retailers with nexus in the state to collect and remit sales tax on purchases made by Colorado residents.

Events sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, Kobo’s do-it-yourself e-book publishing platform, have been a success in drawing both authors and customers to local independent bookstores around the country.

Booksellers and their customers are invited to take advantage of a 20 percent discount on a wide range of PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature events, taking place from April 28 to May 4 in venues around New York City.

The deadline for ABC Children’s Institute attendees to submit an entry to win one of five scholarships covering a three-night stay at the Barnard College dormitory during BEA is now April 25.

A bookseller from St. Paul, Minnesota, is the grand prize winner of a free four-night hotel stay at Hotel ABA, courtesy of BookExpo America.

Two recent IndieCommunications provided stores with information about work now underway on the migration from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7, what booksellers can expect regarding future timing, and news of weekly conference calls with ABA Member Technology Director Neil Strandberg.

DIY materials for the upcoming Kobo Mother’s Day Promotion are now available in BookWeb’s Designs and Downloads. Each design features different aspects of the promotion to allow booksellers to choose the best fit for their stores.

The American Independent Business Alliance will host the biennial Go Local Grow Local conference in Minneapolis May 8 – 11.

The IndieCommerce team has successfully addressed security concerns related to the Heartbleed bug. However, the next step to further secure both IndieCommerce stores and their customers is to effect a password change.

Kate DiCamillo, the 2014–2015 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, gives her top 10 reasons authors and illustrators should sign up to read at an indie bookstore for Indies First Storytime Day, this May 17.

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