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20 Aug

BTW News Briefs

Find Waldo Local to return for fifth year; SIBA welcomes new and returning board members; BISG announces 2015 Lifetime Service Award recipient; University of Akron Press to reopen

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20 Aug

Meet Booksellers’ Advocates for Free Expression and Public Policy Issues

American Booksellers for Free Expression Director Chris Finan and ABA Senior Public Policy Analyst David Grogan discuss their roles advocating on behalf of ABA members.

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13 Aug

BTW News Briefs

Texas-Amazon sales tax deal beneficial to state; Bodleian Library Publishing launches children’s imprint; Macmillan’s Sargent promoted at Holtzbrinck; Vatican official translates Diary of a Wimpy Kid into Latin; Columbia University Press to cease distribution of Dalkey Archive; Bookmasters signs distribution deals with Paragon House, Flame Tree Publishing

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06 Aug

Meet ABA’s Education Development Team

Continuing with Bookselling This Week’s series of staff profiles, here’s an introduction to ABA’s education development team, which consists of Education Manager Lisa Winn and ABC Group Manager Matthew Zoni.

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05 Aug

NCIBA Names New Executive Director

This fall, longtime bookseller Calvin Crosby will succeed Hut Landon as executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association. Crosby will formally begin his new role during the NCIBA Discovery Show in October.

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30 Jul

Memorial Service for Scott Meyer Planned for August 2

A memorial service for Scott Meyer will be held at the Millbrook School Chapel in Millbrook, New York, at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 2, followed by a reception at Charlotte’s Restaurant to which all are invited.

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29 Jul

ABA Announces Staff Promotions

ABA CEO Oren Teicher has announced the restructuring of the organization’s technology department and the promotion of two ABA staff members.

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23 Jul

Around Indies

Anderson’s Bookshops set to open branch in La Grange; New bookstore fills niche in Cody, Wyoming; Rizzoli to reopen flagship store this weekend; Island Books owners pass the torch; Suzy Staubach reflects on 34 years at UConn Co-op

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22 Jul

Chuck Robinson’s Cross-Country Bike Tour Comes to an Unexpected End

Village Books co-owner Chuck Robinson, who set out in mid-June on a 2,400-mile bicycling tour for charity, has cut his trip short after taking a spill and earning himself several broken ribs.

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21 Jul

Obituary: Scott Meyer

Scott Meyer, owner of Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York, died on July 19.

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16 Jul

Meet ABA’s Accounting Department Staff

Here’s an introduction to ABA’s accounting department, whose five staff members include the organization’s new chief financial officer, Robyn DesHotel.

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16 Jul

Douglas Preston: Authors United Appeal to DOJ Met With Overwhelming Industry Support

In a Q&A with Bookselling This Week, author Douglas Preston, talks about the reasons behind Authors United’s call this week for the Department of Justice to investigate the business practices of Amazon and the support the group has received to date from others in the book industry.

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15 Jul

Obituary: Jean Brace

Jean Brace, founder of Oklahoma’s Brace Books & More, died on July 11, 2015, after a brief illness. She was 73.

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09 Jul

Meet the Logistics Team Behind ABA Events

Jill Perlstein, ABA’s meetings and planning officer, and Maria Rodriguez, office administrative assistant, discuss their roles overseeing the logistics of travel, planning, accommodations, and room set-up for ABA events.

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09 Jul

Former Bookseller Ken White Launches Query Books

Ken White, the former manager of San Francisco‘s Books Inc. in the Castro, has established Query Books, a publishing company that focuses on republishing significant LGBT novels, biographies, and histories.

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