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Here's a preview of the first Indie Next List of 2009, now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement, and a reminder that December Notable titles are now featured in a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers on BookWeb.org.
For the eight-week period ending December 2, 2008, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide.
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The Host
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316068048
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National Book Award winners, left to right: Mark Doty, Annette Gordon-Reed, Judy Blundell, Peter Matthiessen (click for larger image)
For the eight-week period ending November 18, 2008, and based on sales at independent bookstores throughout the U.S.
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Book of the Dead
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425216255
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 1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
(Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439023481 / 0439023483)
Here's a preview of the December Indie Next List now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.
For the eight-week period ending November 4, 2008, and based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- And How It Can Renew America
Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $27.95, 9780374166854
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Each month, the Indie Next List Notables flier offers a great selection of titles from indie booksellers nationwide that complement the month's Indie Next List selections in both window and in-store displays. The flier is available at BookWeb.org in PDF format and features jacket images, bibliographic information, and bookseller quotes.
 Those whose daily perusal of the news is not complete without a thorough read of the obituaries know their charms -- a knack for concisely rendering a life, as well as providing a cultural snapshot. Since 1995, The Economist has been publishing the obituaries of an unpredictable mix of people, many with surprisingly revealing backstories.
From the hundreds of thousands of books published this year, the indie bookselling community has gleaned an impressive 2008 Indie Next Highlights List, featuring great fiction and nonfiction that has garnered especially strong support from ABA members nationwide. The list includes 51 titles, as well as an additional eight selections that will be available in paperback in early 2009.
 Released in e-book format this week, St.
With Major League Baseball's post-season in full-swing, we present the The Indie October Baseball Bestseller List, based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending October 14, 2008.
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Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks
Zack Hample, Vintage, $13.95, 9780307280329
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About ABA
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can bump up the bookstore's bottom line. The Mason, Michigan, bookseller recently shared some of her successes and asked fellow booksellers to share theirs in BookWeb's 