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The London Book Fair is expensive
According to Jim Milliot of Publisher’s Weekly, the topic at the London Book Fair thus far has been the “weight of the pound.” With the pound trading at nearly 2 to 1, American buying power is limited and ‘sticker shock’ is exorbitant. Hotel rooms, tiny as they might be … are expensive. Cab rides are outrageous. One executive ‘hitching’ a cab from Heathrow to Islington paid 66 pounds. Translation . . . approximately $132.00. Food is not that good … but expensive. Fish and chips, smashed peas and three diet cokes at one hotel ran a $44.00 tab. Read On!
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Industry Trade Shows
Registration is open for the Great American Bargain Book Show! GABBS Vendor space is booking up! Check out the latest listings. Be sure to send the dates and places for future trade shows to valmay@bargainbooknews.com. Read On!
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Freight Tip
Value Added Services
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by Barb Smith
In addition to rising shipping costs and soaring fuel surcharges, shippers now are experiencing additional costs for accessorial services. Read On!
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Trade Show Tip
WHAT ASSUMPTIONS ARE YOU MAKING?
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JULIA SAYS... It is so difficult not to make assumptions about visitors at trade shows. But the biggest problem is talking too much. You have a pitch, something you want to imprint on every visitor, so you speak. That's fine for an introduction but then - shut up. Ask questions. THEN LISTEN. You should be listening up to 80% of the time. Read On!
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FillZ Gaining Ground in European Market
FillZ continues to forge ahead with its expansion into the European market. FillZ just launched full inventory, re-pricing and order management support for the UK-based e-commerce marketplace Play.com. Read On!
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Swap & Shop
by Valerie May
Looking for new or used fixtures or bookcases? Need an affordable line of Classics for your store? Read On!
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Industry News
Spring Book Show Gets Rave Reviews Despite Tornado-forced Move
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by Noel Griese
In a classic crisis communication case study, Spring Book Show staffers, augmented by temporary staff, sent thousands of emails and made thousands of phone calls to make sure everyone was informed of the change in venue for the Spring Book Show. As a result, almost no cancellations were made as a result of the venue change – and insofar as effectiveness went, only one temporarily unhappy attendee ended up going to the GWCC instead of coming straight to the Hilton and vendors were almost universal in saying the Hilton venue resulted in a m ore intimate sales atmosphere, more customer contact, higher traffic and increased sales. Read On!
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Adam Pearson and Emily Mott of Intramar, an Australian freight forwarding company attending the show, presented their gift to one of our lucky SBS attendees in the Sunday noon "Pot-O-Gold" drawings.
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GABBS DATES SET!
August 1-2
Cobb Galleria - Atlanta, Ga
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In The News
by Tiffany Noel
New dates for Anime Festival, Christian bookstore crisis, PMA challenges Amazon, BEA introduces authors, Borders for sale, Kindle update and a final farewell, all in this issue’s In The News. Read On!
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GABBS Already Sold 350 Tables
by Cathie Eargle
The Great American Bargain Book Show has already sold 350 tables, according to Cathie Eargle, show co-coordinator. “We are delighted with the response,” said Eargle. “The show has only been ‘open for selection’ for two weeks and we are only 50 tables behind where we ended up last year. I think we’ll top out at about 450 tables – that is great for a second year show.” Read On!
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AbeBooks Expands
www.abebooks.com
Abebooks.com, one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for books, recently acquired Chrislands Online Bookstore Provider and also launched a website for Italy. Read On!
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