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Calling It Quilts at DDG
A challenge for quilters across the state of Maine to create an art quilt based on a favorite children’s book has provided a unique display for Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers in Farmington, which is showcasing the resulting “Inspiration Transformation” quilt show this month before it tours to the Saco and Portland Public Libraries.
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Finding Waldo on the Cape
Who knew that skinny, bespectacled Waldo would enjoy a Massachusetts summer vacation as much as the First Family? And like President Obama, he's not always easy to spot.
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What's Selling at Blue Willow Bookshop
From Houston, Valerie Koehler, owner of Blue Willow Bookshop, sends word of what's hot at her store this summer.
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Books-A-Million Bids for 14 Borders Leases
Books-A-Million has agreed to acquire 14 Borders leases for a total of $934,259, provided that a deal can be reached by August 30.
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Name Change for MBA; SIBA Widens Circle
Change is in the air as the regional trade shows draw near. MBA announces a name change to Midwest "Independent" Booksellers Association. SIBA creates a hyperlinked online promotion to drive sales to members' Web sites.
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Bid Deadline for Borders's Small Stores is Friday
A flurry of items in regional business magazines about Borders’s locations being up for auction have been spurred by the August 26 deadline by which all bids on Borders’s small format stores are due.
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Books-A-Million Has Another Weak Quarter
Sales fell 11.4% at Books-A-Million for the second quarter ended July 31, to $106. 4 million, and the company had a net loss of $2.9 million compared to earnings of $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2010.
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Borders Sales Rise as Inventory Shrinks
With its going-out-of-business sales kicking in over the last 10 days of July, total revenue at Borders Group hit $152.2 million in the June 26-July 30 period, the company reported Monday. In June total revenue at the chain was $90.1 million.
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Birger Gets Memorial Tribute
The American Advisory Committe of the Jerusalem International Book Fair will hold a memorial tribute to former chairman and managing director of the biennial book fair, Zev Birger, on September 22 at the Random House building. A special program in Birger's name will be established to launch at the next book fair in 2013.
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2011 Regionals: Back to Bookselling Basics
If there is one topic that stands out at all nine regional bookselling conferences this year, it's getting back to basics, both the traditional ABCs of book retail and newer ones like creating an effective Web site and selling e-books using QR codes.
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Regionals 2011: Children's Galleys to Grab
Publishers are positioning their lead fall children’s titles—and upcoming spring books—to take full advantage of the season’s regional gatherings.
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2011 Regionals: Adult Galleys to Grab
Publishers may say that their being more selective about what they bring to this year’s regional conferences, but it sure doesn’t feel collectively like they have cut back. There’s something for every bookseller, from galleys for bestselling authors like M.J. Rose, The Book of Lost Fragrances (Mar. ’12) and the movie tie-in of Michael Lewis’s Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, to The Recipe Project, which sings every ingredient of famous chefs’ recipes.
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Hudson Jumps on Borders's Airport Biz
With the liquidation of Borders's remaining 26 airport stores, Hudson Group has moved into two former Borders locations at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
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Chegg Goes Digital
In the latest salvo in the e-textbook wars, Chegg, one of the pioneers in print textbook rental, is going digital, by offering device agnostic e-textbooks for purchase and 180-day rental. Their news follows recent announcements by Inkling, Kno, and Barnes & Noble.
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Twin Cities Literary Community Collaborates on Punch Card Program
Twin Cities publishers, booksellers, and other organizations are collaborating this fall on a punch card rewards program that they hope will both spotlight a thriving literary scene and boost attendance at local author events.
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What's Selling at Northtown Books
Monika Zerzan, children's buyer at Northtown Books in Arcata, Calif., weighs in on what books are selling well at her store this summer.
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Liberty to Invest $204 Million In B&N; Ends Acquisition Talks
Liberty Media’s long courtship of Barnes & Noble ended Thursday afternoon with the company agreeing to invest $204 million in the retailer through newly issued convertible preferred stock.
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BAM Moves Into Another Borders Location
Books-A-Million is taking over a former Borders in Merrillville, Ind.
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Hastings Reports Weak Quarter; Books Fall 9%
Hastings Entertainment had a disappointing second quarter for the period ended July 31 with total sales down 7.2%, to $110.5 million, and a net loss of $4 million compared to earnings of $82,000 in last year’s second quarter. Books were one of the weakest performing categories in the period, with comps down 9.4%.
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Diversity Rules at GABBS Boston
Attendance at last week's Great American Bargain Book Show was down about 8%, something founder Larry May attributed to a weak retail market. Still, the number of exhibitors stayed just about the same at the show, which was held at the Hynes Convention Center in downtown Boston. For Heidi Wells, CEO of TIA in Denver, coming to a slightly smaller GABBS was still worth it. "It'll end up being a good show for us," she said. "Everybody who comes buys."
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