Notes: Valentine's Day Treats; SIBA Program; Chelsea Green
Cool idea of the day. (But on Valentine's Day, maybe it's a warm idea.) This morning the Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, Mass., announces the winners of its "I Heart Harvard Book Store" contest, in which customers were asked to "share your story of the love you found (or lost) in the aisles of a bookstore, be it with a person, an author, a fictional character or even a beautiful, elegant, life-changing idea." Submissions may be read on the store's Web site.
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Here's another sweet story for Valentine's Day: the State
profiles Literary Sweets, a combination book and chocolate-candy store
in Columbia, S.C., which at two years of age has moved from a
150-sq.-ft. location to one with 1,301 square feet of space. Owner
Shennice Pruitt said the store combines "two of my favorite things" and
is "geared toward women." She added,
"Cooking brings people together. Food is intimate."
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We've learned that there is more than one Bush countdown clock. We now count two. Backwards Bush has the oldest, launched just before the president's second inauguration in January 2005. Check out the company's Web site, which has a clock (705 days to go) and information about the key chain (retail price: $8.99), desk clocks ($19.99), T-shirts ($19.99-$21.99), wall clocks ($119.99), downloadable screen savers (free) and more. The company sells to stores; for more information about ordering, e-mail retail@backwardsbush.com.
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Homage
to the 16th president: the Abraham Lincoln Bookstore in Port Isabel, Tex.,
celebrated Lincoln's birthday with the viewing of a long-lost 1915 film
about Lincoln shot by Thomas Edison commissioned by the state of
Illinois in honor of the 50th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination,
according to the Brownsville Herald.
The store, owned by Hank and Wanda Boughter, served cookies, popcorn and malt cider during the event.
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The Spring Book Show,
the bargain and remainder book show that will be held in Atlanta, Ga.,
Fri.-Sun., March 23-25, will draw more than 700 buyers and 100 dealers,
who will offer more than 50,000 book titles. The Show is again
coordinating with the Southern
Independent Booksellers Alliance, which will offer educational sessions
on Friday and Saturday.
SIBA panels include:
- E-mail Newsletters & Marketing for Busy Booksellers
- Using Above the Treeline Software
- Above the Treeline--Advanced Users Group
- Making Your Bookstore More Profitable with Used Books & Remainders (led by veteran used and remainder bookseller Gayle Shanks of Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, Ariz.).
- Making Your Bookstore More Profitable with Gift Items (also led by Shanks)
In addition, SIBA is holding a resource roundtable breakfast featuring nine seasoned bookseller who will discuss merchandising, remainder buying, book clubs, creating community events, using talk radio: The Book Report, author events, creative advertising and getting the most out of SIBA.
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Kalen R. Landow has joined Chelsea Green Publishing Co.'s Golden,
Colo., office as communications director. She was formerly executive
director of the Publishers Association of the West and earlier worked
at the Tattered Cover Bookstore, Ingram and several Colorado publishers.
At Chelsea Green, she will be responsible for "developing and
implementing a communications strategy that reflects Chelsea Green's
mission and history of successful independent publishing, focusing on
the company's strong relationships with both media and leaders in the
political, environmental, and sustainable arenas."
The publisher has been busy in 2007. Already this year Chelsea Green,
whose headquarters are in White River Junction, Vt., opened its
Colorado office and launched an in-house sales force.
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At the end of April, the Borders at 1123 N. Milwaukee Rd., Boise, Idaho, will move into a 22,342-sq.-ft. space in the Boise Town Square at I-184 and Franklin Rd. At the same time, the 3,890-sq.-ft. Waldenbooks in the Boise Town Square will close.
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Ross Womack has been named v-p of global transportation for Ingram Book Group, succeeding Shawn Everson. Womack joined Ingram 10 years ago and was formerly director of transportation for Ingram Book Group. He earlier worked for MagneTek and FedEx.
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