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Cellar Door Opens With Well-Developed Plan to Serve the Community

In Riverside, California, in early November Linda Nurick opened Cellar Door Books, a 1,745-square-foot general bookstore with a hand-selected inventory and big plans to engage the area’s entire community of readers.

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Bookseller launches fundraiser to buy Learned Owl; Red Lodge has best year; Elliott Bay hosts same-sex marriage

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Mysterious Galaxy honored with Raven Award; Monkey See, Monkey Do raises funds for organ procurement program; Galaxy Bookshop celebration benefits local library

A Holiday Letter From ABA’s President

ABA President Becky Anderson writes about the kickoff of the holiday season and some of the special events and initiatives at Anderson’s Bookshops in Naperville, Illinois.

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President Obama shops local; Booksellers upbeat; Harvard Book Store celebrates; Greenlight’s Stockton Bagnulo talks e-fairness on MSNBC; Sebastopol Copperfield’s introduces new GM

Weekend Promotions Spur Holiday Sales

Between Small Business Saturday and the Thanks for Shopping Indie and Kobo Mini promotions, many ABA members were reporting increases in holiday weekend sales and a renewed sense of appreciation for locally owned businesses among their customers.

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Gulliver’s Books changes hands; Politics & Prose on SNL; MSNBC visits [words]; Seminary Co-op moves; The Peregrine Book Company opens its doors

Stores Launch Kobo Marketing Efforts

As ABA members began receiving their shipments of Kobo eReaders earlier this month, a number of stores launched creative and personalized promotions to spread the word to customers.

Booksellers Ready for Thanks for Shopping Indie

Booksellers are busy putting the final touches on their own unique plans for the Thanks for Shopping Indie promotion, which begins on November 24, Small Business Saturday.

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Quail Ridge owner plans to sell business; Napa’s Copperfield’s reopens; Centuries and Sleuths featured

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