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Continuing our coverage of independent booksellers' celebrations marking the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Scholastic), which began last week, here Bookselling This Week presents photos provided by Reader's Choice in Centerville, Ohio; Village Bookstore in Pleasantville, New York; Second Story Book Shop in Chappaqua, New York; The Storyteller in Lafayette, California; Octavia Books in New Orleans; Brystone Children's Books in Fort Worth, Texas; and The Learned Owl Bookshop in Hudson, Ohio
This week, BTW is debuting a feature of new independent bookstore openings.
In July, three new bookstores opened: The Spotty Dog Books & Ale opened on July 1 in Hudson, New York; the Bridge Street Bookshop opened in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, also on July 1; and Read Between the Lynes opened on July 9 in Woodstock, Illinois:
 A letter from Chris Morrow of Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont, followed by letters from other local independent booksellers, recently convinced Vermont Public Radio (VPR) to remove a link to Amazon.com from its website, www.vpr.net/, and to replace it with one to BookSense.com.
By Hannah Willmott of Bermuda Book Store
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By Augie Aleksy of Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore
The Faribault Daily News of Faribault, Minnesota, recently joined hundreds of magazines, newspapers, and websites across the country featuring the Book Sense Bestseller List. The Bestseller List's inclusion in the newspaper was the result of the efforts of Faribault's Central Avenue Bookstore.
This year, Emporia, Kansas -- the home of about 30,000 people, as well as the Town Crier Bookstore -- was the recipient of a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust Main Street Center.
During a casual conversation with her local bookseller at Romo Books in Far Hills, New Jersey, Diana Lawrence went from book buyer to bookstore buyer in less time than it takes to browse the bestsellers. In the spring of 2001, Lawrence was recently retired from a long career on Wall Street, when Joseph Romo mentioned that Romo Books was for sale.
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 Left Bank Books, an independent, full-service bookstore in the St. Louis, Missouri, metropolitan area, is expanding. Its turn-of-the-century neighborhood in the historic Central West End of the city is the lively home to a mix of fine restaurants, galleries, and cafés.
After 15 years of owning and running the thriving R.J. Julia Booksellers, in Madison, Connecticut, starting July 1, Roxanne Coady will oversee management of the three-year-old Elm Street Books in New Canaan, Connecticut, with an option to buy. Lance Fensterman, formerly of Bound to be Read in St. Paul, Minnesota, was hired as the new store manager. "I'm thrilled about it," said Coady, who had worked with Elm Street previously as a consultant.
 The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) -- a national outreach networking hub and resource center for independent business alliances (IBAs) and independent businesses -- has once again declared July 1 through July 7 Independents Week. The second annual national weeklong promotion serves to educate the public on the importance of shopping at local, independent businesses.
 As of last Friday, the news is good for Second Story Book Shop in Chappaqua, New York. Owner Joan Ripley has signed a two-year lease for the 32-year-old bookstore, which was threatened with eviction when a new landlord informed her of his intention to terminate her month-to-month tenancy in favor of a new lease with a law firm.
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The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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