Issue 4   February 10, 2009
Spring Book Show News
Meet SBS Vendors
www.springbookshow.com

The Spring Book Show is only 4 weeks away and table space is almost sold out, which is great news in today's economy. Books are still a great value for today's retailers and consumers and SBS vendors will have a broad range of product at deep discounted prices. The following is a listing of vendors who will be displaying at the Spring Book Show with a live link to their website if their company information was received. The list will be updated each issue.

66 Books Ltd.
A1 Overstock
AB Books
Aimee Spanish Books/Selecta USA www.selectausa.com
Albert Whitman
American Book Company
AMG Publishers
American Booksellers Assoc.
Anvil Brokers/Anvil Publishers
Armadillo Trading Co.
Authentic Publishing
Baker & Taylor Marketing Services mike.knox@btol.com
Barbour Publishing Inc.
Bargain Books Wholesale
Bargain Book Bids
Bargain Book News
Basil Bookstore Software
Book-Allys
Book Country Clearing House
Book Depot
Book ExpoAmeria
Book Sales
Book$mart
Books for Less
Bradley’s Book Clearance
Bullseye Calendars
Caxton Publishing Group Ltd.
Columbia Marketing Ltd.
Compelling Concepts
Daedalus Books
David C. Cook/Honor Books
DVA
East TN Trade Group
Elizabeth Kessler Sales
Entertainment Liquidators of CA   www.entliq.com
ENZ Wholesale
Fairmount Books
Federal Street Press
Freight Management Systems
Good Steward Books
GABBS
Great Jones Books                           
GS Sales
Globe Pequot 
Inspirational Closeout Solutions
Intelligent Business Systems LLC
Intramar Pty Ltd
JR Trading Co.
Marketing Resource
Moody Publishers
Movies4Wholesale.com
Parable
Pop-M Div. of Super Mkting Dist.
PR Books Ltd.
Print & Sound
Publishers Weekly
Pumpkin Wholesale
Readon Publications Inc.
S & L Sales Company
SAS Discount Christian Books
Scorpio Music Distributors
Smart Book Solutions
SIBA
Spring Book Show
STL – Great Value Books
Strictly By-The Books
Swanson Christian Product
Symposium Books Wholesale
Tartan Book Sales
Taylor Marketing
The Innovative Alliance
The Speaking Tree
The Texas Bookman
Thomas Nelson Publishers
ToW Distribution
Trade Management
US Media Partners
University of Alabama Press
University of TN Press
Wholesale Christian Books
World Publications Inc.
Wordsworth Classics

 
BEA ANNOUNCES NEXT 4 YEARS IN NYC
Show To Shorten to Midweek Beginning Next Year
www.bookexpoamerica.com

BookExpo America has announced that it is moving the show to New York City where it will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Center through 2012. The show was previously scheduled to take place in Washington DC in 2010 and Las Vegas in 2011. In so doing, show organizers are also re-shaping the convention so that it will now occur on a shortened schedule during the work week. The next BEA, which had already been scheduled to take place in New York City in 2009 and which will include all the leading publishers, will take place, as has been announced, on Friday, May 29 – Sunday, May 31. Read On!
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Minding The Store
Best Retailers Have Both Job Openings and Ethics
by Mark Zobrosky

Doing the right thing for your employees, customers, and the community, regardless of the immediate impact, is a matter of character.  In books written over 100 years ago, the majority of best sellers emphasized character over the newest trend or the fastest way to make a buck.  It's time that we stand up for our principles and I think we will find that the rewards of doing the right thing will follow.
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In The News
by Tiffany Noel

This weeks In The News includes: falling magazine sales, Amazon's new Kindle, revenue down for retail in January, safety laws for children's books, Ingram launching new marketing plan and a new website for Christian book lovers. Additionally, Borders Group cuts back more high-positioned staff, Amazon has a good 4th quarter, Harper Collins is down, updates on the Spring Book Show and much more. READ ON.
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What The Heck!?
Everyone’s Got the Twitter Bug
Brought To You by: WORDSWORTH CLASSICS

Have you heard of this new little networking tool that so many have been chirping about? Don`t be one of the last ones to hear about this great new little gadget called Twitter.  Learn how to take advantage of Twitter`s million plus users and get some free buzz out there about your company, store, show, newsletter, product specials and updates or just simply about yourself. It`s another great way to get those mass messages going and most importantly, it`s free and pretty fun. Read On!
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Southern Review
Breaking News from the Book Barons
by Noel Griese

A survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that sales of e-books will be $9.6 billion annually by 2012, but won't pass sales of paper books until 2018. Beware - 10 years out is a long time for a prediction to hold. Read On!
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Industry Trade Shows
Mark your Calendar for the Spring Book Show - coming up in March 6-8! ! Check out all 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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Swap & Shop
by Valerie May

New listings for those interested in buying and selling in the publishing industry. Also new and used fixtures and bookcases. Need an affordable line of Classics for your store? Read On!
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