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Secondhand booksellers have recorded a bumper year as costconscious readers try to save their pounds as the recession bites say booksellers.The ups and downs of the retail world make fascinating reading ? particularly if you?re a shopkeeper yourself. In the media sector, booksellers are taking a beating on both sides of the Atlantic and music retailer Zavvi is likely to vanish from UK high streets. Boston is the eigth most literate city in the U.S., according to a new survey from Central Connecticut State University. We're slightly up from 2006 and 2007, but down from our 2005 high of 7.The survey ranks cities based on education level, internet access, and amount of booksellers, newspapers, and publications in the city. Despite the massive number of colleges in this city, we sucked at ... By Jen Matteis, Source Community Desk Chief: With a movie lover?s dream job and his first novel published in November of last year, Michael Attebery is forging his own path in the world of media. Mike, a Madison native and a former long-time employee of R.J. Julia Booksellers, entered into the publishing world entirely under his own power. ?Even if you get published you pretty much ...Author Solutions , a publisher of print-on-demand books based in Bloomington, Ind., has acquired Xlibris , a rival self-publisher, expanding its footprint in one of the fastest-growing segments of publishing, The New York Times?s Mokoto Rich reported.Author Solutions, a publisher of print-on-demand books, has acquired Xlibris, a rival self-publisher, expanding its footprint in one of the fastest-growing segments of publishing.Want to celebrate President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, but can't make it to Washington, D.C.? Look no further than Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Legacy Village and Ivy's Catering at Greenmont in South Euclid. Joseph-Beth, 24519 Cedar Road, will host "An Inaugural Ball...Western Washington authors Dave Boling, Garth Stein and Alexandra Day are among the winners of the 2009 Pacific Northwest Book Awards. First-time novelist Richard Fountain will discuss his new suspense thriller and autograph copies Saturday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Shoppers World in Framingham. We haven?t heard from Pooh Bear in 80 years but, in a move that Eeyore would doubtless expect to end in disappointment, the guardians of A A Milne?s estate have finally sanctioned an official follow up.Yahoo! News Search Results for Booksellers
