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23 Apr

Board of Directors Elections End May 7

ABA’s main store members have until midnight on Monday, May 7, to submit their electronic ballots for the election of three directors to serve three-year terms on the Board.

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23 Apr

The May 2012 “Now in Paperback” Flier & Shelf-Talkers

The May Indie Next List’s 12 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

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23 Apr

Award Winners to Headline Celebration Luncheon

ABA announced this week that all of the winners of the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards will be attending the June 5 Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards Luncheon at BookExpo America.

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19 Apr

Time Acknowledges What Indies Already Knew

Ann Patchett, the 2012 Indies Choice Award winner for Most Engaging Author, has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

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18 Apr

Remainder, Gift Pavilions Open Monday at BEA

For buyers looking to get a jump on remainders and non-book items at BookExpo America, the CIROBE Remainders Pavilion and the BEA Gift Shop Pavilion will open one day earlier than the rest of the trade show floor.

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17 Apr

Town Hall, Membership Meetings Set for June 5

ABA will hold its 2012 Membership Meeting from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5,  at the Javits Convention Center in conjunction with BEA. The Membership Meeting will be preceded by the association’s annual Town Hall gathering.

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12 Apr

Publishers and ABA React to Justice Department Suit

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil suit in district court in New York against Apple and five of the major publishers with agency model pricing for e-books. Three of the publishers have agreed to settle; Apple and the other two publishers appear to be headed for court.

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19 Dec

The January 2012 “Now in Paperback” Flier & Shelf-Talkers

The January Indie Next List’s 10 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

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09 Jan

Verso Study Looks at “Borders Effect”

The latest study from Verso Digital, which will be the subject of a presentation at next week’s Winter Institute, found that “approximately 60 percent of former Borders customers have yet to appreciably increase their shopping at other bookselling locations.”

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12 Jan

January 17 Deadline for Post-Holiday Survey

Tuesday, January 17, is the deadline for responses to an important post-holiday survey, which seeks to gauge how independent businesses are faring in today’s economy and to assess whether people are more aware and supportive of locally owned, independent businesses.

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