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All Regular ABA Member Bookstores in good standing may now place up to four free 2-week Classified Ad insertions in Bookselling This Week each year. Each ad can be up to 50 words. Bookstore members can also place additional Classified Ads at a 25 percent discount off the regular rate of $20 per seven words (28-word minimum). Ads will appear for a period of two weeks on BTW's "Classifieds" webpage, as well as in the full print-on-demand edition of BTW.
 On Wednesday, April 20, ABA held its first-ever spring Booksellers Forum in Maine, the second event of the season in cooperation with the New England Booksellers Association (NEBA). The event, at the Portland Public Library, included ABA's education session "Renegotiating a Lease" and an open forum discussion.
ABA and Northern California Independent Booksellers Association members are being invited to attend a preview of "Increasing Margin: An Advanced Course in Growing Your Bottom Line," presented by ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz, at the NCIBA offices in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 18. The course is part of ABA's new education program developed for BookExpo America (BEA) 2005.
 On Saturday, April 16, the American Booksellers Association held its second spring Booksellers Forum and Education Program in conjunction with the Midwest Booksellers Association. The event was held at the Brio Italian Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri. ABA's first program in the MBA region this year was held in March in Bloomington, Minnesota.
ABA bookstore members are currently casting ballots to elect 2005 - 2006 ABA Board directors and to ratify the ABA Nominating Committee's choice of Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books of Coral Gables, Florida, for a second term as ABA President and Russ Lawrence of Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, Montana, for a first term as Vice President.
 BookExpo America, which will be held from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5, at New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center, is now just six weeks away. To help our readers prepare for the myriad special events and educational opportunities, each week, Bookselling This Week is shining a spotlight on one or more aspects of the four days of ABA and BEA program offerings.
When Rep. Bernie Sanders reintroduced the Freedom to Read Protection Act (H.R. 1157), legislation that would remove the threat to the privacy of bookstore and library records created by Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, in March, 107 fellow members of Congress were listed as co-sponsors of the bill. Since that time, 10 more members of Congress have added their names to the list of co-sponsors.
The new co-sponsors are:
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Business Solutions Committee is asking bookstore book buyers to participate in an online survey, "Book Buying Process and Trends Survey," the results of which will be compiled in a report that will help foster a better understanding of the purchasing process. The online form should take 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
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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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It's likely that Karin Anna of Looking Glass Bookstore in Portland, Oregon, speaks for many independent booksellers when she describes the final phase of the 