Specialty Bookselling

17 Nov

Announcing the Winter 2005/2006 Children's Book Sense Picks

The Winter 2005/2006 Children's Book Sense Picks can now be previewed on BookWeb.org.

Booksellers should be receiving the Children's Picks fliers at their stores soon.

The list is the result of enthusiastic nominations from independent booksellers nationwide, both children's specialty stores and general independents.

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16 Nov

The Book Sense Travel Guide Bestseller List

Based on sales in independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide for the eight-week period ending November 13, 2005.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

Attention Media: Please contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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03 Nov

ABA's Spanish-Language Bookstore Focus Group to Meet

The American Booksellers Association will convene a Spanish-Language Bookstore Focus Group on the world of Spanish-language bookselling, in both Spanish-language stores and within general trade stores, on November 18 at the 2005 Miami Book Fair International (MBFI). The goal of the group will be to better understand the needs and challenges of bookselling to, and by, the Latino community, with an eye towards developing new education, marketing, and other programs to meet these needs.

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18 Oct

The Book Sense Mystery & Horror Bestseller List

Based on sales in independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide for the eight-week period ending October 16, 2005.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

Attention Media: Please contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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04 Oct

The Book Sense Baseball Bestseller List

Based on sales in independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide for the eight-week period ending October 2, 2005.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

Attention Media: Please contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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28 Sep

The Autumn 2005 Book Sense Top Ten Picks About Luminaries in Science, Art, and Politics

This week, Book Sense and The History Channel present the Autumn 2005 Top Ten Picks About Luminaries in Science, Art, and Politics. The list is based on the nominations of independent booksellers nationwide and is the sixth time Book Sense has compiled a list in association with The History Channel.

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21 Sep

Bringing Murderers, Martians & Mummies to South Carolina

Aliens & Alibis Books in Columbia, South Carolina, is the joint venture of mother-and-son team Deb Andolino and Gary McCammon. The store, which opened on May 1, 2005, specializes in mystery, fantasy, and science fiction books, both new and used.

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21 Sep

The Book Sense Mind, Body, Spirit Bestseller List

Based on sales in independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide for the eight-week period ending September 18, 2005.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

Attention Media: Please contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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15 Sep

The 2005 Book Sense Halloween Top Ten

This week Book Sense announces the 2005 Halloween Top Ten. The list is produced in conjunction with the Association of American Publishers' Get Caught Reading initiative and is based on the nominations of independent booksellers nationwide.

Booksellers in the Book Sense program will be receiving the Halloween Top Ten in the September Red Box.

For a downloadable PDF file of the Halloween 2005 Top Ten, click here.

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08 Sep

A Great 25 Years for Murder By the Book



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07 Sep

Spanish-Language Bookselling to Be Focus of New Task Force

The American Booksellers Association is seeking booksellers and other industry professionals to serve on a task force that will offer input on the world of Spanish-language bookselling, in both Spanish-language stores and within general trade stores. The goal of the task force will be to explore possible new ABA programming and services to meet the needs of booksellers who are currently selling Spanish-language books and those who would like to expand into this area.

The task force will meet at a time and location to be determined.

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07 Sep

The Book Sense Music Bestseller List

Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the U.S. for the eight-week period ending September 4, 2005.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

Attention Media: Please contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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25 Aug

Participants Sought for Spanish-Language Bookselling Task Force

The American Booksellers Association is forming a task force to offer input on the world of Spanish-language bookselling, in both Spanish-language stores and within general trade stores.

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19 Jul

The Book Sense Cookbook Bestseller List

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 10, 2005.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

Attention Media: Please contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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21 Jun

The Book Sense Travel Literature Bestseller List

Based on sales from hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the U.S., for the eight-week period ending June 19, 2005.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

Attention Media: Please contact Meg Smith at [email protected] for reprint guidelines for your newspaper or magazine.

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