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Let the Regionals Roll
Today’s regional bookseller association shows have come a long way from the days when bookstore buyers and publisher representatives marked the change in seasons by gathering in carpeted hotel parking lots for a day or two to talk about holiday titles.
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PubWest 2012 Registration Opens
PubWest 2012 registration has officially opened. This year’s conference takes place in Keystone, Colorado from October 25-27 at the premier Keystone Summit Resort and Conference Center.
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ABFFE Seeks Art for Banned Books Week
The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) is seeking donations of original children’s art for an online auction that will be conducted during Banned Books Week (Sept. 30-Oct. 6).
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World Book Night 2013 Kicks Off
World Book Night U.S. confirmed today that the second World Book Night is set for Tuesday, April 23, 2013, and that plans arein motion on several fronts to build on last year's campaign.
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San Diego Comic-Con: Bigger, Still Better
Even with attendance capped at 130,000 by the fire marshal, the San Diego Comic-Con International remains the granddaddy of all comics conventions. It’s the biggest pop culture event in North America—comics are the core of an event that also showcases movies, toys, video games, science fiction, fantasy, and animation—and even with the cap, the show still seems to get bigger and better every year.
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Comic-Con 2012 Does Digital and More
Digital and creator-owner comics owned most of the headlines at this year's Comic-Con International: San Diego. The annual nerd-fest, held July 12-16 at the San Diego Convention Center, attracted upwards of 130,000 pop culture addicts—attendance has been capped the last few years— to soak in everything from the Avengers to zombies.
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ThrillerFest 2012: Thrills in the Big Apple
With 750 attendees this year, the Seventh Annual ThrillerFest—the annual conference put on by the International Thriller Writers association—at the Grand Hyatt in New York July 11-14 was the largest one yet.
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Archaia’s ‘Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand’ Takes Home Three Eisner Awards
Archaia grabbed three Eisner Awards for Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand—the book's artist Ramon Perez took home Eisners for best graphic book-new and best penciller and Eric Skillman won for the book’s design—at the 24th annual Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards, held at the San Diego Comic-con International last night.
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GLiBA Announces 2013 Heartland Fall Forum Details
The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has confirmed that the 2013 Heartland Fall Forum, the second regional trade show conducted in collaboration with the Midwest Booksellers Association, will be held at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill., on October 4-6.
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What To Do at the San Diego Comic-con International
You say you’re going to the San Diego Comic-con International, held July 11-15 at the San Diego Convention Center, and want a little guidance on what to see? PW Comics World is here for you with a listing of a few choice panels and presentations at this year’s show.
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Cape Cod Writers Center Conference Marks 50th
The Cape Cod Writers Center Conference is celebrating its first half century next month with a series of classes and talks from August 5-10 at the Resort & Conference Center of Hyannis, Mass.
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Mazama Festival of Books Announces Slate of Authors
The first Mazama Festival of Books will be held August 18th and 19th in the eastern Washington State village of Mazama, nestled in the Cascade Mountains.
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ALA Report 2012
It was an upbeat annual conference for the American Library Association in Anaheim, Calif., highlighted by the awarding of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the ALA’s first-ever book award for adult fiction and nonfiction. But with the release of a new Pew report and a pilot project announced by Penguin, the issue of library e-book lending loomed large over the meeting.
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Rock Bottom Remainders in Swan Song at ALA
A Saturday night benefit concert for the ALA/Proquest Scholarship Fund drew a standing room-only crowd to hear the last waltz for the Rock Bottom Remainders, the band featuring a changing roster of bestselling authors.
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West Hollywood Book Fair To Return Under New Management
The 11th annual City of West Hollywood Book Fair will take place this year on Sunday, September 30 at West Hollywood Park and be produced by Liam Lynch and Authentic marketing agency.
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Licensing International Expo 2012
The Licensing International Expo offers a microcosm of the trends being tracked by publishers who acquire licensed properties. This year’s show, held last week in Las Vegas, not only spotlighted key trends but seemed to confirm that the licensing business is gaining strength after several tough years.
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GLiBA Head Issues Scam Alert
GLiBA executive director Deb Leonard is warning publishers planning to exhibit at this year’s Heartland Fall Forum to beware of a scam targeting them.
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Canadian Booksellers Association Conference Loses Publishers and Booksellers to BEA
Timing conflict with BEA costs the Canadian Booksellers Association in publisher and bookseller participation for its national conference.
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BEA 2012: Boisterous Authors Breakfast at BEA Rattles Javits
Thursday's BEA authors breakfast in New York City started out sedately enough, but with actress Kirstie Alley as emcee and comedian Jimmy Fallon present, the event quickly turned into a boisterous affair.
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Survey Gives World Book Night U.S. Thumbs Up
A month after World Book Night U.S.'s big day, follow-up survey numbers have been released using Constant Contact. The survey found that book givers rated their World Book Night experience at a 95% satisfaction level, with 97% of respondents saying they’d be givers next year and enthusiastically tell others to try WBN in 2013.
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