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 ABA President Mitchell Kaplan, outgoing Vice President Suzy Staubach, and incoming Vice President Russ Lawrence at the Town Hall Meeting. |
ABA's Town Hall Meeting, held on Friday, June 3, at BookExpo America in New York City, was dominated by discussions of e-fairness, health insurance for small businesses, and the issue of damaged shi
"Sidelines can really add to your bottom line," said Gayle Shanks, co-owner of Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona, at the ABA education session "Buying, Selling, and Managing Gifts, Sidelines, and Other Non-Book Products 101" at last week's BookExpo America in New York. "But I don't call them sidelines anymore. Customers don't understand what you mean when you say 'sidelines.' And if you use the word 'gifts,' over your PA system ...
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Host Myla Goldberg, author of Bee Season and Wickett's Remedy.
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Among BookExpo America's (BEA) many parties and gala festivities were several award ceremonies celebrating some of the best of the best, including the presentation of the 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards, recognizing independent booksellers' handselling favorites, at ABA's Celebration of Bookselling.
By Cindy Thompson
For the second year, the National Association of College Stores (NACS) partnered with the American Booksellers Association to present two programs as part of ABA's Day of Education at BookExpo America. On Thursday, June 2, NACS hosted a Literary Luncheon and the College Store Idea Exchange & Roundtables.
Late Saturday afternoon -- after two and a half days of busy trade show activities -- the Book Sense Reading room offered a literary respite for BookExpo America attendees. From 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., four of independent booksellers' favorite authors, including two Book Sense Book of the Year winners, read from their works. The featured authors were:
From Thursday, June 2, through Saturday, June 4, at BookExpo America, Bookselling This Week provided daily coverage of the day's happenings, with an emphasis on ABA educational programming and special events. Today, and in the weeks to come, BTW will continue to report on BEA programming highlights. In the months to come, ABA will be making its BEA educational programming available on BookWeb -- watch for announcements in upcoming issues.
Free expression issues, main street alliances, and continuing education were the focus of ABA's programming on Saturday, June 4, day three of BookExpo America. And for many, after a tiring day on the trade show floor, the Book Sense Reading Room and the BookSense.com Spelling Bee were stimulating, yet relaxing ways to end the day in the company of colleagues.
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Friday, June 3 -- Day 2 of BookExpo America at New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center was a busy mix of business and pleasure. The trade show floor opened for business, and in places the aisles became so crowded they were nearly impassable. Schedules were full as well. Many booksellers began the day at the Children's Book & Author Breakfast, shared lunch with favorite authors at the Book Sense Picks Author Lunch, and ended the day at the celebration of the spirit of independent booksellers -- ABA's Celebration of Bookselling.
ABA Educational Programming Packs 'Em In
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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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On Tuesday, June 14, BookExpo America (BEA) released its final report on attendance at this year's show, which was held from June 2 - 5 at New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center. Industry professionals registered for the show numbered 34,966, and 27, 421 attendees were verified with scanners at the show entrances, according to the BEA report. Of those in attendance 7,701 were estimated to be book buyers.