Bookselling This Week - Advocacy http://archivenews.bookweb.org/taxonomy/term/79/0 en As Senate Debates Marketplace Fairness, Editorials Urge Passage http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/senate-debates-marketplace-fairness-editorials-urge-passage <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> As the Senate moves closer to a vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743/S.336), numerous editorials and newspaper columns published this week expressed support for the bill&rsquo;s passage. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/senate-debates-marketplace-fairness-editorials-urge-passage" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy Sales Tax Initiative Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:39:33 +0000 dave 9357 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Coalition Responds to Misinformation on Sales Tax Fairness http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/coalition-responds-misinformation-sales-tax-fairness <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> On April 21, the Marketplace Fairness Coalition, a diverse array of trade associations and businesses, including the American Booksellers Association, wrote to members of the U.S. Senate to dispute erroneous assertions made by&nbsp; eBay President and CEO John Donahoe about the Marketplace Fairness Act (S.736). <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/coalition-responds-misinformation-sales-tax-fairness" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy Internet Commerce News - Bookselling Sales Tax Initiative Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:59:20 +0000 dave 9356 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org White House Endorses Sales Tax Fairness http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/white-house-endorses-sales-tax-fairness <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> On Monday, April 22, the White House endorsed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743). Later that day, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to move the bill to the Senate floor for debate. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/white-house-endorses-sales-tax-fairness" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy Internet Commerce News - Bookselling Sales Tax Initiative Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:49:05 +0000 dave 9355 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org ABA Recommends Members Opt Out of Swipe Fee Settlement http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/aba-recommends-members-opt-out-swipe-fee-settlement <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> In an April 19 e-mail to bookstore members regarding the class action settlement over rapidly rising Visa and MasterCard swipe fees, ABA recommended that members opt out and object to the settlement. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/aba-recommends-members-opt-out-swipe-fee-settlement" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy MasterCard/Visa News - Bookselling Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:58:30 +0000 dave 9354 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Fly-In Participants Advocate for Sales Tax Fairness http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/fly-participants-advocate-sales-tax-fairness <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Last week, hundreds of small business owners met with elected officials in Washington, D.C., to communicate firsthand the need to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act. Participants in the two-day fly-in included Sarah Pishko of Prince Books and ABA Board member Sarah Bagby of Watermark Books &amp; Caf&eacute;. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/fly-participants-advocate-sales-tax-fairness" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy News - Bookselling Sales Tax Initiative Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:46:03 +0000 dave 9350 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Senate May Vote on Sales Tax Fairness Bill as Soon as Next Week http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/senate-may-vote-sales-tax-fairness-bill-soon-next-week <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The U.S. Senate may vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 as early as next week. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to bring the bill directly to the floor for a vote without first referring it to the Senate Finance Committee, according to published reports. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/senate-may-vote-sales-tax-fairness-bill-soon-next-week" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy Internet Commerce News - Bookselling Sales Tax Initiative Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:01:12 +0000 dave 9349 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Illustrators to Pay Tribute to Maurice Sendak at Children’s Book Art Auction http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/illustrators-pay-tribute-maurice-sendak-children%E2%80%99s-book-art-auction <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> A special section of this year&rsquo;s Children&rsquo;s Book Art Silent Auction at BEA will honor the late Maurice Sendak, the beloved author and illustrator of classic children&rsquo;s titles and a passionate defender of free speech. A number of illustrators will be creating special artworks commemorating Sendak that will be auctioned off at the event. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/illustrators-pay-tribute-maurice-sendak-children%E2%80%99s-book-art-auction" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy BookExpo Children Free Expression Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:38:26 +0000 Sydney Jarrard 9346 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Sales Tax Efforts Heat Up in Florida, Ohio, and West Virginia http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/sales-tax-efforts-heat-florida-ohio-and-west-virginia <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> As the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 continues to gain momentum in the U.S. Congress, three more states are considering enactment of sales tax fairness legislation that would level the playing field for Main Street retailers. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/sales-tax-efforts-heat-florida-ohio-and-west-virginia" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy Internet Commerce Sales Tax Initiative Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:52:10 +0000 dave 9337 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org ABA Members Go to Washington http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/aba-members-go-washington <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Two indie booksellers were among an array of small business owners who traveled to Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 11, to meet with members of Congress to press for passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/aba-members-go-washington" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy Sales Tax Initiative Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:20:16 +0000 dave 9329 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Not Too Early to Look Into Health Exchange Options http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/not-too-early-look-health-exchange-options <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> While health insurance exchanges are not set to open until January 2014, enrollment for the exchanges begins October 1. Now is a good time for booksellers to be considering their new insurance options under the Affordable Care Act. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/not-too-early-look-health-exchange-options" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Advocacy Health Care News - Bookselling Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:33:51 +0000 dave 9325 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org