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You: Staying Young
Michael F. Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9780743292566
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In conjunction with the February 14 release of the film The Spiderwick Chronicles, the Cartoon Network, Inc. (CN) and Paramount Pictures Corporation are partnering to sponsor a Spiderwick Chronicles Sweepstakes. Book Sense will be a retail partner of the promotion and will provide 50 $15 Book Sense gift cards as part of the sweepstakes prizes, and Simon & Schuster will be contributing prizes as well.
Booksellers should note that the Book Sense National Bestseller and Regional Bestseller Lists, sent out weekly via e-mail, now come from ABA's Pete Reynolds, who works with Meg Smith, ABA Chief Marketing Officer.
Based on sales in independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 29, 2008.
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $19.95, 9780761104841
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 After managing the Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia, for eight years, Kelly Justice is now its new owner. The plan that had been "batted around" for the past year and a half was finalized with former owners Louise "Boo" Smythe and Jim Smythe in the first week of January.
 Voting for the 2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards is now open to the owners and staff of all American Booksellers Association member bookstores. The awards honor independent booksellers' handselling favorites in the categories of Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Children's Literature, and Children's Illustrated.
The presidential primary votes have been tallied and the winners declared, and now life returns to normal in the Granite State. But in the weeks and months leading up to this week's much-watched primary vote, MainStreet BookEnds of Warner, New Hampshire, played host to events for several of the Democratic hopefuls, and had some, including Sen. Hillary Clinton, visit the store. Since MainStreet opened in 1998, it has been through three presidential campaign cycles.
For the eight-week period ending January 8, 2008, and based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.
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The Secret
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
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 Here is the full listing of February Book Sense Picks, with booksellers' comments, as well as a preview of the month's Notables. Independent booksellers in the Book Sense program will be receiving their February Picks fliers in the January Red Box.
There will be two opportunities for independent booksellers to help create Book Sense Picks lists in January:
- Friday, January 4, is the deadline for nominations for the March Book Sense Picks list.
- Friday, January 11, is the deadline for nominations for the Spring Children's Picks list.
 Although Bookselling This Week will be on hiatus next week, Book Sense will be producing a weekly Bestseller List, reflecting sales during the all-important week leading up to Christmas. To enable the maximum number of booksellers to submit their sales data, bestseller reporting hours will be extended to 3:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, December 26, for Nielsen BookScan users reporting directly from their POS system and till 3:00 a.m.
 For booksellers looking for a way to highlight the top-selling titles of 2007 at Book Sense stores nationwide, last week the American Booksellers Association unveiled the 2007 Book Sense Bestsellers.
 For years, Sherri White had her eye on an early 1900s-era, brick building in Brunswick, Maryland. Her dream, if the space ever became available, was to open a bookstore. When the location was listed for lease in June 2004, White worked fast: She secured the space, remodeled, and opened Book Crossing, a general bookstore and café, just three months later.
For the eight-week period ending December 17, 2007, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the U.S.
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Paula Deen Celebrates!: Best Dishes and Best Wishes for the Best Times of Your Life
Paula H. Deen, S&S, $26, 9780743278119
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About ABA
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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