Issue 10   May 13, 2008
Freight Tip
www.shipfms.com
by Barb Smith

When was the last time you reviewed how your freight costs affect your bottom line? Freight Management Systems can help! Read on!
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Industry Trade Shows
by Tiffany Noel

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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Trade Show Tip
Sez Who?
www.tradeshowtraining.com
by Julia O'Connor

When you’re at a trade show, you want to crow - your firm is tops, you’ve got superior customer service, your products are the best value. Your implied message is - Don’t bother looking at the competition - Stop here and buy now!

Your visitors have an implied answer - Sez Who? Well, of course you think you’re best, but how do you get a good reference when you’re at the show?

Check these TIPS before your next show to improve your close rate with leads after the show. 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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Minding The Store
Report: Year-Over-Year Sales Up in Latest Week
by Mark J. Zobrosky

Multiple retail sources report $uccess!   Despite the glum reports that are replayed over and over again in National Network news stories, year over year comp store sales are up!  Retail sales for the week ending May 3 increased 2.3% as compared to the same period last year. This increase represents the third consecutive year-over-year increase retailers have experienced as consumers ramped up spending for Mother’s Day. Read On!
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GABBS DATES SET!
August 1-2
Cobb Galleria - Atlanta, Ga
Industry News
A New Game in Town
www.abunga.com

Abunga.com now accepting third party vendors

There's a new kid on the block! Abunga.com - a family friendly buying and selling website. Abunga.com is just weeks away from its national marketing launch and is now accepting third party sellers interested in joining the Abunga team and getting in on the ground floor of this exciting new web site. Read On!
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Industry Interview
Jim Harrer and BEA's EventMingle
www.bookexpoamerica.com

EventMingle was designed from the ground up to replace the “luck” associated with exhibiting or attending tradeshows and replaces it with structure and process.  Simply put, people define their goals and EventMingle enables them to achieve them. Read on for more on this innovative concept being implemented at BEA and other tradeshows!
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In The News
by Tiffany Noel

In the News highlights include: more bankruptcy reports, Abebooks adds a shipping fee, Amazon battles with New York State on sales tax, and Harper Collins sales rise. Additionally, Hachette presents a new website, Random House CEO resigns, the University of Alberta impresses the book world and passing lights in the book industry. For more information read on . . .
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........from Southern Review of Books
www.anvilpub.com
by Noel Griese

For more meanderings and news from within the industry, read on!
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