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Industry Interview
Barry Baird, Exec. Dir., Bargain Book Sales, Thomas Nelson
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by Maryellen Kennedy Duckett
Scottish printer, bookseller, and publisher Thomas Nelson passed away in 1861, but the Nashville, Tennessee-based book enterprise bearing his name carries on his mission to “publish affordable and wholesome Christian and classic literature for the common man.” In a recent interview with Bargain Books News, Barry Baird talked about Christian book publishing and what prompted Thomas Nelson, Inc. to venture into bargain book sales. Read On!
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Minding The Store
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP
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by Mark Zobrosky
Evaluation and follow up, a key step in the interview process, is often done in a haphazard fashion. It is very important that these steps are followed properly. The steps of evaluation and follow up are:
* Assess the job related qualifications
* Check the applicant’s responses closely from your notes
* Make a decision and follow up
* Provide ongoing managerial support
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In the News . . .
This week's In the News brings wedding bells, news from Borders, Ave Maria Press, AOL and Time Warner, Zondervan, Nelson, Online book sales, and another ABA freight carrier to be sold. Read On!
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Have You Ever Wondered . . .?
- If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
- I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “where’s the self-help section?”
She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
- Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?
- One nice thing about egotists: they don’t talk about other people.
- Why do they call hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids … and not asteroids?
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Please Note!
If you had trouble reading the Industry Interview in the last issue of Bargain Book News you can find it as it was meant to be if you click on Issue 13 in the archives. There, the article on Changing Hands Bookstore is in its proper question and answer format. (Some kind of glitch made is run together as a gigantic paragraph!) We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Time Critical Shipments
by Barbara Smith
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Did You Know?
Straw Man
The term “Straw Man” refers to characters who conjure up support for a particular person’s point of view. Read On!
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