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Regionals Show Resurgence of Independents
There was a markedly optimistic tone at this year’s fall regional conferences and trade shows, held from September 20 to October 12 in airport hotels and conference centers from the Big Easy to Portland, Ore., and Providence, R.I.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 21, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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A Home Run for 'Hades'
The House of Hades, the newest book in Rick Riordan’s bestselling Heroes of Olympus series, sold almost 350,000 print copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan.
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Chicagoland's Changing of the Guard: Lake Forest Books Sold
Bookseller Sue Boucher has joined several other Chicagoland booksellers who've recently entered retirement. She sold Lake Forest Books last week to its bookkeeper, Eleanor Thorn.
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Binc Raises $7,361 at Regional Bookseller Shows
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation raised $7,361 at this year's regional bookseller trade, by holding fundraisers ranging from a trivia contest at SIBA to a silent auction at Heartland.
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MPIBA a Big Success in Denver
The authors stole the show at the MPIBA's gathering of regional booksellers in Denver. Despite floods last month in Colo. and the government shutdown this month, MPIBA booksellers remain upbeat.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending October 6, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Supporting the Indie Wave
In mid-September, James Patterson caught booksellers’ attention with something other than his latest bestseller, when he appeared on CBS This Morning and announced that he would give $1 million directly to independent bookstores in the form of grants.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 14, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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GLIBA Establishes Jim Dana Literacy Grant
The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has established an annual $1,000 grant to be made to a literacy program/organization nominated by a GLIBA member bookstore. The grant is named for GLIBA founder Jim Dana.
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Lift Bridge Latest Bookstore to Post For Sale Sign
'Tis the season for bookstores to go on the market. A bookstore near Rochester is looking for a buyer as is Women & Children First.
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ABFFE Defends Author Appearances for 'Book of Matt'
The book has met criticism for questioning aspects of the Matthew Shepard case, widely regarded as one of the most notorious anti-LGBT hate crimes.
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The Curious Reader Opens in N.J.
On Sunday, October 6, former Books, Bytes & Beyond manager Sally Morgan and her father, James, opened the Curious Reader, a children's specialty bookstore in Glen Rock, N.J.
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Happy 10th Birthday to Blue Bunny
Blue Bunny Books and Toys in Dedham, Mass., celebrated its 10th birthday last weekend with a reception and an open house.
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Buoyant NEIBA Show
The government shutdown didn't dampen the enthusiasm of booksellers at the 40th fall conference for one of the country's largest regionals.
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Affirmation at PNBA
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association returned to the Portland Airport Holiday Inn, October 6-8 and proved to be another in the string of fall regional shows where booksellers were upbeat about business and bookselling.
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NEIBA Launches Friends Program
Junot Diaz, Gish Jen, and Wally Lamb are among the first authors to join a new initiative to support their local regional association.
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Sweet Home Chicago for Heartland Booksellers
The second annual Heartland Fall Forum in Chicagoland was an unqualified success, attendees said. 112 MIBA booksellers and 172 GLIBA booksellers met publishers, authors, and each other to exchange ideas and brainstorm on solutions to common problems.
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Obituary: Bookseller John Mitzel
The founder of Calamus Bookstore in Boston and former manager of Glad Day Bookshop in Boston died in his sleep on October 4.
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A Spirited, Confident NCIBA Trade Show in San Francisco
Northern California indies come out in record numbers to NCIBA trade show in San Francisco.



