Dear Bookseller,

Don’t Miss Out on the Back to School Market!

From Astronomy to Zoology, textbooks are flying off our virtual shelves – helping to break all time records for the Abebooks marketplace. Thank you to all booksellers who participated in our textbook marketing campaign.

Our street marketing teams will be on campuses in major cities across the U.S. and U.K., handing out bookmarks and other Abebooks collateral. Plus, Abebooks is partnering with Travel Cuts Canada to reach 200,000 new university and college students across the country.

Have a few college-related books? Chances are there’s a student in need. And students need more than just textbooks – classic literature is high on every reading list. It’s never been a better time to list on the Abebooks marketplace.

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Process Orders Smoothly

Customer Support recommends you process your orders via our online system -- to cut down on problems receiving your Abebooks e-mail. Find out the three easy steps to save time and process your orders online.

Forum Policy Reminder

Our forums are a great way for you to communicate with us and each other. We encourage open discussion and we hope the forums continue to be a meaningful place to share views and opinions. Please remember, in accordance with our Forum Policy, we do not discuss the details of any member bookseller accounts in the Forums. Learn more about our forum policy.

Other Bookseller Policy Updates

Our Bookseller Policy and Agreement may change occasionally. Please check the Agreement from time to time to ensure you are aware of any changes that may be relevant to your business. Find out recent updates.

Rare Book Room Opens

Thank you for the overwhelming response we received regarding our Rare Book Room. It is now open and you can visit it at http://www.abebooks.com/docs/RareBooks/. Your suggestions allowed us to create a complete editorial calendar for the next six months. The next Rare Book Room feature is “Hunting and Fishing.” Find out how you can contribute items and get listed in our directory.

Order Your Holiday Mailing Supplies

Order your Abebooks.com holiday mailing kits now! Abebooks.com is offering our booksellers FREE mailing supplies for the busy holiday season. Your mailing kit will include 2 rolls of packing tape, 50 gift card bookmarks, 1 window sticker for your store front and 50 “printed materials” mailing stickers. Supply kits will be shipped out at the beginning of October in time for the holiday buying season. We have 2000 kits available on a first come, first served basis so don’t miss out! Booksellers can order their holiday bookmarks in quantities of 1000, 3000, 5000, 10,000 or 25,000. If they order 5,000 or more then we will brand them with their store name and contact info. We will take orders until Sept 15th

E-mail us at toolbox04@abebooks.com with your full name and mailing address to order. If you would like to order holiday gift card bookmarks separately, please send your orders in increments of 1000. We will personalize these with your store information for quantities of 5,000 or more.

Amazon.com Bestsellers
Find out the top performers on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca.

Attention Spanish Language Booksellers!

Since Libros en Español was launched, the number of booksellers on Abebooks that specialize in Spanish books and authors rose 25% in just a few months. Our new Spanish Services Coordinator, Luciana Custodio, is now on hand to promote books in Spanish markets everywhere.

September is Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S. and Abebooks is celebrating by promoting Spanish language books by Hispanic authors. This is a great opportunity to list your Spanish language inventory on our site. Send suggestions or ideas to librerias@abebooks.com

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Abebooks and Coremetrics

As announced in January, Abebooks has partnered with Coremetrics to provide Web site usage statistics. This information allows us to understand the interests of buyers so we can better promote your books and inventory. Find out more about Coremetrics.

Upcoming Homepage Features

Get your inventories ready for these upcoming homepage features:

• Graphic Novels
• Erotica: Past & Present
• Agatha Christie

Popular Search Terms
We compiled the most popular search terms since January, 2004 and you may notice some surprising trends. The author Terhune tops the list, with almost 50 per cent more searches than Stephen King, Tolkien or Bill Clinton. See Search Terms

The most popular search terms for August are textbooks. Check out the hottest topics and ISBNs.

A Call For The New Soldier
Please upload your copies of John Kerry's The New Soldier! This book is in the news and many customers are searching for copies.

Next Roundtable

Join us for the next Roundtable on September 28th at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PST. The forums will be open for questions on September 22nd. Please watch the forums for details.

Poll

What kind of books do well for your business over the holidays? Vote Now

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How many of your own gift certificates do you sell during the holiday season? Vote Now

Andrea Back From Walkabout

Andrea is back from Australia. Thanks to all the booksellers who made her feel welcome! Read Andrea’s entertaining blogs to find out about her travels and adventures.

The Abebooks Team is Coming to a City Near You

Abebooks will be in New York, Chicago, Austin, Vancouver and Frankfurt this fall to promote and support our booksellers.

• Vancouver for Word on the Street - September 26th
• New York for New York is Book Country - October 2nd and 3rd
• Austin for the Austin Book Festival - October 28th to 31st
• Chicago for CIROBE - October 29th to 30th
• Frankfurt for the Frankfurt Book Festival - October 6th to 10th

Find out the details!

Watch for Random Acts of Poetry in Canada!

Abebooks is the proud sponsor of Random Acts of Poetry – promoting poetry in Canada and supporting independent Canadian booksellers. Watch for acclaimed poets from across Canada reading poems to people on the street, at literary festivals and in local schools. Twenty-seven acclaimed Canadian poets will be bringing poetry to the people from October 25th - 31st. All poets will promote Abebooks.com as part of their activities.