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How often do you hear a mom say to her kid, "Don't go to the library!" Considering that she is a spokesperson for the American Library Association and...
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is in a deal with legislators to avoid a ballot battle over the state's insistence that the online retailer collect state sal... Modern membership: library card offers access to more than just books
This month, the American Library Association and libraries across the nation are pushing to get people signed up for their library card as part of the...
Reuters - Best Buy Co said on Wednesday it will offer products online from other sellers through a new third-party Marketplace as the electronics reta... Amazon May Use 7-Eleven As Package Pick-Up Station
Amazon.com is testing out a new delivery system in Seattle. It involves a customer picking up their Amazon order at a nearby 7-Eleven....... Thomas Friedman On 'How America Fell Behind'
In his new book, the New York Times columnist explores how the U.S. fell from industrial, political and academic glory after the Cold War. "Just when ... Utah becomes latest state to provide ALTAFF's Trustee Academy for their Trustees
PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations ( ALTAFF ), a division of the American Library Association ( AL... September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
The American Library Association announces September is National Library Card Sign-up Month....... Amazon Pushes Hard to Kill a California Sales Tax
To avoid paying tens of millions of dollars, Amazon.com is seeking a voter referendum on whether online retailers should pay sales taxes. ...... In California, Amazon Pushes Hard to Kill a Tax
To avoid paying an estimated $200 million, Amazon.com is seeking a voter referendum on whether online retailers should pay sales taxes. ...... Rocket Financed by Amazon Founder Crashes in Test Flight
A spacecraft financed by Jeffrey P. Bezos, the billionaire chief executive of Amazon.com, crashed during a test flight in West Texas on Aug. 24. ...... Topeka Library Head Candidate For National Leadership Position
The American Library Association in Chicago announced Friday that Topeka and Shawnee Co. Public Library CEO Gina Millsap is a candidate for the group'... NPR Bestsellers: Week Of September 1, 2011
A survey of independent bookstores nationwide.......
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc has proposed a hiring spree of 7,000 jobs in California if state leaders put a recently enacted online sales tax on hold for ... E-Book Market Partially "Subsidized" by Physical Bookstores: Simba Information
STAMFORD, CT--(Marketwire - Aug 31, 2011) - A recent report by media and publishing forecast firm Simba Information found that even though bookstores ... Main Theatre performance to benefit library
Comedian Paula Poundstone, author of "There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say," will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Ephrata Mai...
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc may sell as many as five million tablet computers in the fourth quarter, making the largest Internet retailer the top competi... Publishing Industry Pushing in New Direction
(Wall Street Journal) — The economics of the book business are changing so rapidly the industry barely looks like it did just six months ago. The er... Representative John Conyers Wants Copyright Law Revision
Given the issue's legislative history, any amendment process is likely to be long and complicated. ...... Christian publishers count their blessings
In the past 12-18 months, religious publishers have seen their sales jump faster than those of almost every other category of book sales. That's good ...