Memorial Held for CBSD's Tom Oaks

A memorial service for Consortium Book Sales & Distribution publishers' services coordinator Tom Oaks, 60, was held in suburban St. Paul, Minn. on Sunday, with 300 friends, family, and colleagues present. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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It's Official: Book Publishing Sales Held at $25 Billion in 2020

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Physical books are alive with memories. Has the pandemic pushed them into the ether for good?

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