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Barefoot Books Stops Selling to Amazon
Seven years after Barefoot Books in Cambridge, Mass., cut off Barnes & Noble and Borders, it announced that it has terminated its relationship with Amazon in North America and in the U.K.
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Licensing Hotline: May 2013
Scholastic has acquired the publishing rights to Tickety Toc, VIZ Kids' upcoming Ben 10 graphic novels; a merchandising initiative for the comic-with-attitude, Angry Little Girls; ABDO's superhero-themed educational program; and more.
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Movie Alert: 'Tiger Eyes'
Tiger Eyes, originally published in 1981 by Bradbury Press, is the first of Judy Blume's books to be adapted into a feature-length movie.
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Children's/YA Sales Rose 13% in 2012
Total sales in the children's/young adult segment rose 13.0% in 2012, to $3.70 billion, according to figures released by BookStats.
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YA Readers in the Age of Social Networking: A CBC Forum
One glance at the stage during a Children's Book Council discussion called Engaging Relationships: How Kids & Teens Discover, Connect With, and Share Their Passions, made it clear that this wasn't your run-of-the-mill panel.
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Online Auction for ABFFE Starts Saturday
For the first time, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and the American Booksellers Association will hold an week-long online public auction leading up to BookExpo America.
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Day Without Sugar Challenge Launched by Arte Público
This month, Arte Público Press launches a new enterprise, the Day Without Sugar Challenge (Un día sin azúca) – a challenge for children across the country to limit their sugar intake.
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Children's Bookselling: An Expansion and an Addition on the East Coast
While the number of children's-only bookstores may be dwindling, on the East Coast the ranks are growing with the addition of Edgewater Books near Annapolis, Md., and the expansion of Park Street Books & Toys in Medfield, Mass.
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In Pictures: The 2013 Children's Choice Book Awards
After tallying 1,138,675 votes from kids all over the country, the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader announced the winners of the sixth annual Children's Choice Book Awards at a gala benefit in New York City on May 13.
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In Brief: May 16
This week, the Spiderwick Chronicles gets a new look; Margaret Stohl stands in good company; and a Stephan Pastis fan proves his greatness.
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Shanghai Gets New Children’s Book Fair
The inaugural China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF), to be held at the Shanghai Mart Exhibition Center, is set for November 7-10.
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Children's Choice Awards Announced
The winners of the sixth annual Children’s Choice Book Awards were announced May 13 at a ceremony in New York City hosted by the Children’s Book Council.
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Indie Booksellers Meet Indie Publishing: NECBA at Charlesbridge
Last week's New England Children's Booksellers Association spring gathering, held in the offices of Charlesbridge Publishing, focused on how independent presses work.
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Simon & Schuster Moves to Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Simon & Schuster will publish a series of books tied to Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, under a master publishing license with the Fred Rogers Company and Out of the Blue Enterprises.
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Najafi Makes Investment in MeeGenius
Najafi Companies has invested in MeeGenius, the digital platform for selling children's books. Although the amount of the investment wasn’t disclosed, Najafi said it is now "a significant strategic shareholder of MeeGenius."
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Social Centers: Six YA Initiatives
Here's a snapshot look at six major company-wide programs to promote YA books and authors.
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Teenage Tweetland
Here's how YA publishers and authors reach their fans: online and on their smartphones.
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Core Concerns
If the Common Core fails, what comes next?
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WNBA Announces 2013 Pannell Award Winners
A pair of Michigan booksellers – Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor, and Bookbug in Kalamazoo – were honored.
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Children's Authors Discuss a World in Peril at PEN Panel
Three children's authors spoke at a PEN World Voices panel called "Children's Literature: Braving Our Endangered World."



