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Are You Experienced? - Music licensing for the Uninitiated
The article is refers to music licenses. The CSR who called works for one of the three major performing rights organizations, ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC, which license performance rights for most of the music copyright holders in the United States (and represent foreign copyright holders as well). These organizations, which...
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Winners of the 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards announced
M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The American Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of the 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards. The winner of the Adult Nonfiction category was Nora Ephron's book entitled I Feel Bad About My Neck and Sara Gruen...
Judging a book by its cover (because sometimes that's all we get).(What makes a good ... bookstores book?)
As an independent bookseller, I have both the luxury and the responsibility of actively choosing every title on the shelves of my store. It's a source of great pleasure but also much soul searching, because in order to keep my doors open I have to carry ...
Step right up for Gruen's 'Water for Elephants'
Could a novel about a Depression-era traveling circus -- co-starring an extraordinarily loyal elephant named Rosie -- be this summer's sleeper hit? Booksellers are hoping Water for Elephants (Algonquin, $23.95) by Sara Gruen will be the next The Lovely Bones or The Kite Runner. Meg Smith,...
BookExpo: Let the 'literary hype' begin
Author/celebrities, author/politicians and just plain authors will compete for attention this weekend at BookExpo America, the annual publishing convention in Washington, D.C. It's "three days of pure, unadulterated literary hype," book publicist Scott Manning says. Russ Lawrence, president-elect of the American Booksellers Association, calls it "a giant celebration...
Bookseller Promotes Well-Known Author, His Wife
Each year, more independent bookstores are pressed out of business by the twin competition of huge chains like Borders and Internet giants like Amazon. According to the American Booksellers Association (ABA), independent bookstores' market share of consumer book purchases declined from 32% in 1991 to 9% in 2004. The...
Riverkeeper offices grow with staff, membership
Environmental group Riverkeeper Inc. says it is finally able to accommodate its current staff, as well as a few new employees it expects to add after moving to larger offices in Tarrytown. Riverkeeper has completed its move to 6,200 square feet within an office campus on Route 9 (828...
Prosecutor turns to (fictitious) crime
For eight years, Michele Martinez hung out with criminals. As a federal prosecutor in New York City, she battled Mexican cocaine cartels smuggling drug money out of the country, fought Burmese warlords secreting hundreds of kilos of heroin into the USA and got the upper hand on crack dealers operating...
Legal fears delay franchise benchmarks.(Brief Article)
Feb 28, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Benchmarks for the Australian franchise industry have been delayed by legal concerns. The Franchise Council of Australia is considering the creation of a benchmarking system. This would involve tables of the...
Independent booksellers post marketshare gains.(Industry Briefings)
After a decade of decline, independent booksellers have enjoyed marketshare gains in each of the past three years, according to data presented by the American Booksellers Association. The fabled corner bookstore, staffed by passionate bibliophiles, has undergone assaults in waves. First it was Waldenbooks and B....
Book Sense
http://www.booksense.com/ For those who appreciate the expertise and personal attention offered by their local independent or specialty bookstore, this site is a wonderful respite from the usual blockbuster fare. Managed by the American Booksellers Association, it began with a bestseller list driven less by sales and more by...
A quest for righteous reading: with its focus on Christian-based books, Literally Speaking Publishing House aims to publish books that speak to the heart and spirit
The opening session and luncheon of the African American Booksellers Association at BookExpo America 2004 was sponsored for the first time by an African American publisher--Literally Speaking Publishing House (LSPH). Founded in 2000, LSPH's mission is to provide a perspective missing from contemporary fiction and nonfiction that examines...
Where the Sales Are (Publishers Weekly)
Publishers of Christian children's books seek expansion in retail channels Publishers will readily agree that, historically, there have been segments of the children's religion book market that have fallen through the cracks. For a plethora of reasons, children's religion titles weren't reaching as...
Bookends: Personal service in relaxed setting by the Bay
BAY ST. LOUIS - There's no mistaking that Bookends is a bookstore with heart and personality. The cheerful 1920s cottage sits languidly under huge oak trees with trailing Spanish moss, just off busy Highway 90 in view of the sparkling bay. Pink window boxes and a white picket fence lend...
Tarrytown campus glitters for Diamond
Diamond Properties of Valhalla has snapped up its second Westchester office campus in the past two months with its purchase of the American Booksellers Association (ABA) campus in Tarrytown. The 104-year-old nonprofit will remain on the campus, on Route 9 (828 South Broadway) but will now lease from Diamond...
Many share spotlight at booksellers meet
Here's the assignment. You'll get to see a former president. And comedy stars. And lots of famous writers. What's more, the temperature in Chicago is only 70 degrees. Tough duty. No wonder bibliophiles -- and journalists -- were so upbeat for the largest annual...
Get ready for Clinton book blitz
THE marketing masterminds at Alfred A. Knopf are doing everything in their power to orchestrate the publication of "My Life," by Bill Clinton. It's a big-time book by a big-time public figure. And the publishing firm, a division of Random House, wants to get maximum bada-bang...
Clinton on the campaign trail for his memoir
Former president Bill Clinton today begins a different kind of campaign. He won't be seeking votes but readers and book buyers for his long-awaited 957-page memoir, My Life. The $35 book won't be published until June 22, but tonight he'll tout it publicly for the first time. He's...
Book Sense and Newmarket Press to release 'Book Sense Best Books' compilation
M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Newmarket Press is to publish a compilation of 125 'favourite book' recommendations from independent US booksellers. The compilation in association with Book Sense will be published to coincide with the five year anniversary of the Book Sense programme, a...
Booksellers rate memorable reads
More than 1,000 independent booksellers, members of the American Booksellers Association, recently cast votes for the books they most enjoy recommending. The titles are part of Book Sense 76 (booksense.com), the association's 5-year-old list of bookseller favorites. The 25 winners (listed alphabetically by title in each category) were chosen from...
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