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The article offers information on publishers in Northern California. Amber-Allen Publishing focuses on personal growth and self-help and will continue to remain an independent publisher. Berrett-Koehler focuses on publishing books that promote progressive leadership. China Books, the oldest distributor of books from China, aims to bring Chinese books that other publishers are ignoring to American shores. O'Reilly Media has aimed to bring technology information and resources to consumers in its books and periodicals and through its conferences.

Reports on the booksellers association in the U.S. which held their 2004 fall trade shows in the second week of September. Mid-South Independent Booksellers Association; Southeast Booksellers Association; Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association; Highlights of the book fairs; Information on literary luminaries who attended the events.

Focuses on the fifth anniversary of Book Sense, a program for independent bookstores in 2004. Reason for creating the program; Details of the program; Support given by U.S. publishers for Book Sense.

Presents information on some of the books introduced at the 2001 BookExpo America. `The Corrections,' by Jonathan Franzen; `Lucky Man,' by Michael J. Fox; `All Families Are Psychotic,' by Douglas Coupland.

Focuses on the 2000 BookExpo America show held by the American Booksellers Association in Chicago, Illinois from June 2-4, 2000. Electronic publishers at the show; African-American publishers at the conference; Religious and spiritual themes of the several events; Alliances between book publishers and media companies. INSETS: Reed to Launch EPub Expo;Bezos Beams at BEA;Good Times for ABA;Pre-BEA's RBTE Gets High Grades

Examines the distribution dilemma facing small and independent presses in the United States. Models of distribution; Issues on customer service; Explanations from independent presses executives; Strategic moves made by several independent publishers.

Focuses on the value of backlists to small and independent book publishers in the United States. Revenues from backlists; Percentage of small publishers' books in print; Impact of independent presses on the book industry; Marketing strategies for backlists; Acquisition of backlists. INSET: Is on-demand on its way?.

Reports on the emergence of the `New Age' intellectual movement in the American literary scene. Increasing interest in death and the afterlife; Current fascination with angels; Practical applications of New Age concepts; Baby boom generation as the major market for New Age literature; Factors affecting the success of the literary movement; Role of women in the New Age consciousness; Publishing houses' response.

Lists the participating exhibitors at the American Booksellers Association's (ABA) 1994 annual convention and trade show in Los Angeles, California. Main exhibitors; Small press exhibitors; International exhibitors; Audio and video exhibitors.

Lists exhibitors at the 1993 convention of the American Booksellers Association in Miami, Florida. Includes the main body of exhibitors, small press exhibitors and international exhibitors arranged by country. Featured titles; Discounts; Booth numbers.

Focuses on the eight annual Chicago International Remainders and Overstock Exhibition (CIROBE) to be held in November, 1997 in Chicago, Illinois. The major issue facing promotional publishers continuing to be the increase in bargain books produced directly by the chains; Having a niche as the saving grace for some promotional publishers in a competitive market; Nontraditional markets. INSET: CIROBE: Growing strong as eight approaches..

Lists bookstores in Chicago, Ill. Includes downtown stores Abbott Hall; Borders Books and Music; Stuart Brent Books; Coopersmith's; Europa Books; Andersonville stores; Hyde Park stores; Lakeview establishments; Antiquarian stores. INSETS: The magnificent mile: Chicago's merchandising marvel.;Science and industry for all..

The article explores the views of different publishing houses regarding the trends in business books. According to Amacom president and publisher Hank Kennedy, the main issue facing the industry is the war for talent. For Business Plus editorial director Rick Wolff, the trend is the growing awareness that managers have to pay more attention to their subordinates.

Features several books to be released in fall 2004. "I Am Charlotte Simmons," by Tom Wolfe; "The Plot Against America," by Phillip Roth; "Shadow Divers," by Robert Kurzon; "The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty," by Kitty Kelley.

Deals with the silver anniversary celebration of City Lights Bookstore on June 8, 2003. Attendees of the event; Description of the bookstore when it opened in 1953; Details of the celebration. INSET: SUMMER PICK.

Highlights books and fiction that were focused of attention of booksellers and publishers at the 2003 BookExpo America. Authors whose books were chosen by booksellers; Collection of short stories exhibited; Famous authors who launched their books.

Presents information on the London Book Fair in England in March 2003. Increase in attendance in the fair; List of publishers who attended the fair; Theme of the book 'In Our Lifetime,' by Elinor Sisulu.

Provides information on several fictional books and memoirs to debut in fall 2002. 'The Heaven of Mercury,' by Brad Watson; 'The Piano Turner,' by Daniel Mason; 'The Book of Illusions,' by Paul Auster.

Provides information on several trade shows held by booksellers in the United States in October 2001. Upper Midwest Booksellers Association; Northern California Independent Booksellers Association; New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association.

Focuses on the books to be exhibited in the 2001 BookExpo America in Chicago, Illinois. `Blindsighted,' by Karin Slaughter; `The Salvage Girl,' by Alex Shaker; `First Lady,' by Michael Malone; `The Good German,' by Joseph Kanon.

Focuses on `Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian,' published by Simon & Schuster. Comments from Christopher Cardozo, the largest private collector of Curtis' work, about the book; Retail price of the book; Basis of Gary Chassman of Verve Editions, the packager for the project, on working with the publisher.

Provides information on several subjects of books. Nature and adventure books; Examples of controversial topics; Autobiographies.

Focuses on books that are expected to be featured at the BookExpo America 2000. `The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime,' by Miles Harvey; `The Death of Vishnu,' by Manil Suri; `A Good House,' by Bonnie Burnard.

Examines the continued growth in sales by religious book distributors in the United States despite consolidation and logistical problems. Problems arising from the proposed purchase of Ingram Book Co. by Barnes & Noble due to Ingram's relation to Spring Arbor and the Christian Bookstore Association; Acquisitions in the industry; Names of distributors; Distribution channels. INSET: Reaching the mind/body/spirit market..

Features the Independent Publishers Group, a bookseller and book distributor based in Chicago, Illinois. Founder of the company; How the company started; Profile of company president, Mark Suchomel.

Focuses on issues about multimedia discussed by panelists during the American Booksellers Association's (ABA) 1994 convention. Continued development of multimedia; Booksellers' need to get involved in multimedia; Difficulties involved in getting started in multimedia sales; Bookstore as information center; Criteria for booksellers to judge multimedia products; Booksellers' skepticism about multimedia.

Reports on the American Booksellers Association's (ABA) allegations against various Barnes & Noble (B & N) merchandising and advertising programs. Participating publishers' nonoffer of similar terms to other booksellers; Violation of the Robinson-Patman Act's stipulation; Contention about programs; Bestseller pricing; Merchandising. INSET: For sale: Space, etc (B & N's offer of advertising space)..

Presents highlights of the 1994 American Booksellers Association (ABA) Convention and Trade Show held in Los Angeles, California from May 28 to 31. Session called `The Competitive Environment of Bookselling'; Comparative Shopper Survey on shopper motivation commissioned by the ABA group and done by the Wirthlin Group; Introduction of multimedia through the Electronic Books sessions. INSET: Award-winning books and booksellers..

Reports on the increase or sustained sales of books for the 1993 holiday season according to Publishers Weekly's post-holiday bookstore poll. Booksellers' prediction of continued growth in 1994; Increase in the use of credit cards; Barnes & Noble's expansion; `Book of Virtues ' as one of the requested books on the holiday season. INSET: Unchained, wholesalers have record sales..

Forecasts on book sales during the 1993 Christmas season. Book titles expected to do good in the market; Promotional efforts of various bookstores.

Focuses on the promotion for Tom Chappell's `The Soul of a Business' book. Plot and theme of the book; Chappell's dinner with booksellers and planned appearance at the New England Booksellers Association conference; Message for the small business in general; Plan to host a breakfast seminar and book signing at the Boulder Book Store in Colorado. INSET: Run a bookstore... (tips from Chappell's book)..

Discusses results of the 1993 summer survey of bookstores conducted by the Publishers Weekly. Steady sales of the average bookstore; Gains by specialty stores; Sales drop of stores near newly opened Barnes & Noble superstores; Weather and competing superstores, chains and warehouses as factors; Bestseller titles; Fall outlook; Three classes of customers.

Discusses the Book Club on the television show `Oprah,' hosted by Oprah Winfrey. Problems with fiction on television; The successful format which allows the proper time; Success of the program; Oprah's interest in the books as a motivational factor; Repercussions in the publishing field from the segment; The impact of the segment on sales of books; Comments from Oprah. INSET: Is Oprah bringing in new readers? by B.K..

Discusses the upcoming seventh annual Chicago International Remainder and Overstock Books Exhibit (CIROBE) set for Novermber 1-3, 1996. Why the bargain book world looks like a buyers' market; Prediction that more trade publishers will be at the show turning returns into sales; The two types of exhibitors that will be at CIROBE; Why excess supply and high demand do not necesarily mean lower prices.

Muses that the busiest time for booksellers other than Christmas is March through Father's Day. Mother's and Father's Day, as well as the graduation season, as a time where books are often bought as presents; Expanding retail options that target these occasions and beefing up inventory on titles that will make decent gifts.

The article discusses author Amy Stewart and the research that inspires her books. Topics include publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's planned release of Stewart's debut fiction book "Girl Waits With Gun," which is based on the true story of a first female U.S. sheriff, the influence of Stewart's prior work and research on her successive books, and her discovery of a newspaper clipping while researching her nonfiction book "The Drunken Botanist" which led to "Girl Waits With Gun."

The article features Richard Rhodes, an author who writes about nuclear arms as one topic for his books. It notes that Rhodes has written several volumes about the history of nuclear power which include "The Making of the Atomic Bomb." Rhode admits that he is optimistic that the world can eliminate the use of nuclear arms as what is written in his upcoming book "The Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, New Dangers and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons." It cites mini-biographies as the signature writing style of Rhodes.

The article presents a profile of Chinese American author Amy Tan, particularly commenting on the release of her book "The Valley of Amazement," due to be published in November 2013. It addresses her family relations as explored in her book "The Joy Luck Club," her depiction of mother-daughter relationships in Chinese American families, and Tan's hesitation concerning writing about sex.

The article looks at book packaging company Weldon Owen (WO), a subsidiary of the Swedish media company Bonnier, reporting that WO will begin publishing its own branded books in 2012. Topics include WO's distribution deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, signed in 2010, its partnership with the Bonnier magazine group, and the firm's author clients including chef Chris Cosentino and the Disney family.

The article offers information on the Litquake book festival that will feature books from several authors, to be held in San Francisco, California from October 7-15, 2011.

The article focuses on the publisher HarperOne's transformation of its healthy living catagory.

The article features the Publication Studio launched in 2009 by author and Clear Cut Press cofounder Matthew Stadler and writer Patricia No in Portland, Oregon. It says that the idea of the founders is to make books they loved and to host community events that cultivated the social life of those books. After two years of its formation, sibling Publication Studios sprung up in the U.S. and Canada, which Stadler said is opposite to franchising. These sibling publishing businesses also produce books to support public events in their local communities.

The article features City Lights Bookstore, recipient of the 2010 Bookseller of the Year Award. The bookstore, which is located in San Francisco, California, has a 57-year history in the bookselling industry. It was co-founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin. According to Martin, City Light's philosophy focuses on reading. The author claims that the success of City Lights is partly influenced by its location and publishing program.

The article deals with the success of Cleis Press, a publisher of women's books which has expanded to the publishing of "sex positive" books for people of all sexual orientations. The publisher has reported an increase of 50% in sales in 2008. Cleis was founded by Felice Newman and Frederique Delacoste. Newman relates some of the factors contributing to the success of Cleis, including support from distributor Publishers Group West. It discusses the steady increase in the sales of "sex positive" e-books from Cleis.

The article reviews the document sharing Web site Scribd.com.

The article reports on the new green office building of Chronicle Books. According to the author, the publisher wants a building that is ecologically friendly. Between 70 percent and 80 percent of Chronicle's energy needs will be generated by solar panels on the building's roof. To save energy, all offices have occupancy sensors so the lights are on only when someone is inside. Chronicle creative director Michael Carabetta stated that all products used were local.

The article focuses on the book retailing environment in California. According to Hut Landon, executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association the state has everything there is to have and California's book buyers have a huge number of options. Joe Posney, regional store director for Borders, said the key to succeeding in the state's book market is to see it as many smaller markets.

The article discusses the intricacies of the book review section in newspapers in the U.S. Association of American Publishers president Pat Shroeder was dismayed and disappointed upon knowing the departure of Dallas Morning News book columnist Jerome Weeks and books editor Charles Ealy initially believing that no replacement would be named for Ealy. Shroeder believes that in curtailing book coverage, newspapers not only fail the communities they serve, they also lose advertising dollars.

This article profiles author Ayelet Waldman. A discussion of the Juliet Applebaum character in her "Mommy Track" mysteries is provided. The inspiration behind the plot of her new novel "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits" is discussed. An overview of her fortuitous path to publishing is presented.

This article focuses on escorts hired by publishers to accompany authors during their promotional tours until they move on to the next city. More than a driver who makes sure the authors get to media and bookstore bookings on time, the escort sees to the clients' human needs like food, bathroom breaks, a well-timed word of reassurance when an interview goes poorly or no one shows up for a reading. Escorts handle anywhere from 200 to 600 authors a year and usually hire freelancers to help with the load. Media escort fees range from about $20 an hour to about $40 an hour, depending on location and experience. Escorts also sometimes charge by the day or half day.