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AUTHOR EVENTS
 All the books you can get into a bag $5.00
See the tent sale in front of store.
30% off all* New Books 50% off all* Used & Bargain Books *Excludes event books, special orders, consigned, autographed and sidewalk books. _______________________________________________________________ Melissa Fay GreeneFirst Baptist Church, DecaturMay 12th , 7:00 P.M. (Doors open at 6)We're honored to host Atlanta's prize-winning author Melissa Fay Greene with her wonderful new book, "No Biking in the House without a Helmet," a joyous account of a great, loving, complicated and ever-expanding family -- her own! The story behind the book is as simple one: when Melissa and her husband Atlanta attorney Don Samuel found their four kids growing up and leaving the house, they decided to "backfill:" meaning, "whenever one leaves, we'll get another." Over eight years, five children have joined the family from orphanages in Bulgaria and Ethiopia. Melissa's account of their laughter and tears will charm and delight you, and we know you won't want to miss this special event. It's free, of course, but when you buy the book from Eagle Eye a portion of the sales at this event will go to help support the Georgia Center for the Book.. 
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New Releases and Notable Books
 In 1665, Caleb Cheeshah-teaumuck was the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Here, Pulitzer Prize winner Brooks imagines that Caleb was befriended by Bethia Mayfield, whose minister father wants to convert the neighboring Wampanoag and makes educating Caleb one of his goals. Bethia, herself desperate for book learning, ends up as an indentured servant in Cambridge, watching Caleb bridge two cultures. $26.95 (Your Price $21.56)
 Michelle Au started medical school armed only with a surfeit of idealism, a handful of old "ER" episodes to reference, and some vague notion about "helping people." This is the story of how she grew up and became a real doctor. Through her years in medical training, she also attempts to maintain a life outside the hospital as she and her resident husband decide to have a baby. A new mother struggling to balance long days and nights in the hospital with her "real" life, Au finds herself in the classic struggle of working motherhood, trying to do two equally high-stress jobs without losing her sanity or sense of humor. THIS WON'T HURT A BIT is a story about the imperfect, occasionally ridiculous, never boring process of medical training and life outside it, where an ordinary person can learn the kind of doctor and mother she wants to be under the most extraordinary circumstances.
$24.99 (your price $19.99)
WOULD MAKE A FINE GRADUATION PRESENT FOR NEW MEDICAL DOCTORS.
 It-girl Betty White delivers a hilarious, slyly profound take on love, life, celebrity, and everything in between.
Drawing from a lifetime of lessons learned, seven-time Emmy winner Betty White's wit and wisdom take center stage as she tackles topics like friendship, romantic love, aging, television, fans, love for animals, and the brave new world of celebrity. If You Ask Me mixes her thoughtful observations with humorous stories from a seven- decade career in Hollywood. Longtime fans and new fans alike will relish Betty's candid take on everything from her rumored crush on Robert Redford (true) to her beauty regimen ("I have no idea what color my hair is and I never intend to find out") to the Facebook campaign that helped persuade her to host Saturday Night Live despite her having declined the hosting job three times already.
Featuring all-new material, with a focus on the past fifteen years of her life, If You Ask Me is funny, sweet, and to the point-just like Betty White. $25.95 (Your price $20.76)
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Book Industry News
A Tale of Two States: Sales Tax Incentives in S.C. & Tenn.
 Speaking at the Free Enterprise Foundation awards luncheon Thursday, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley contended that the proposed tax break for Amazon--which was defeated in the House of Representatives last Wednesday--would have destroyed her economic development message, the Charleston Regional Business Journal reported. When she talks with companies about coming to the state, Haley tells them, "We are going to give you a fair, competitive marketplace to do business, and we are always going to take care of the businesses we already have. By allowing Amazon to get a tax break, when you are not giving it to any other business in our state, destroys what I am saying and immediately disputes everything that we say South Carolina is."
While she wanted Amazon to build a distribution center in the state, she noted that the company already had received competitive advantages: "They got free property, they got tax incentives, they got plenty of things. Don't ask us to give you sales tax relief when we're not giving it to the bookstore down the street, when we're not giving it to the other stores on the other side of town. It's just not a level playing field."
She added, "You will not see an Amazon situation in the Haley administration. We don't want that. We don't want to be known as the state that is desperate to grab anybody and anything at the sake of the rest of our businesses. That's what that was about. Retail in general is very different from manufacturing. Retail by nature has a high turnover, retail by nature is a lower priced job, and retail by nature is not solid and invested. It is not a Boeing, it is not a BMW, manufacturing, high technology is very different."
Brian Flynn, a spokesman for the South Carolina Alliance for Main Street Fairness, told WLTX-TV the decision was "a victory for small businesses and retailers across the state. It's a shame that Amazon is choosing to leave the state and it's obvious that they wanted this special deal and if they didn't get it they were going to leave."
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 In Tennessee, which has given Amazon tax incentives, the company "stepped up hiring" for two new distribution centers, with "more than a dozen listings for management or technician jobs on its website, though the lion's share of hiring for the pair of centers still is ahead," the Times Free Press reported.
The State Funding Board authorized Tennessee to distribute $7 million in Fast Track grants, which were earlier agreed to by then-Governor Phil Bredesen's administration, for the Amazon project. Current Governor Bill Haslam said last week he accepted arguments made by his predecessor (Shelf Awareness, April 21, 2011).
Matt Kisber, former state Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner, told the Tennessean an agreement not to collect sales taxes from Amazon "was based on a legal interpretation made by state revenue officials. He said they determined the company was not doing sufficient business in Tennessee to create a taxable situation."
The Times Free Press noted that Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey would like to see the Department of Revenue ruling on Amazon: "If you are giving someone a tax exemption that is different from other people in the state of Tennesee that should be public knowledge and I'll argue that all day long."
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Border's Struggles
As it struggles to find a way to become a profitable business, Borders released its 10-K filing late Friday and its first monthly reports on how the company is faring under Chapter 11. In the financial report for the period January 30 through March 26, the retailer had a net loss of $52.6 million on total revenue of $330.7 million. And in the 10-K, Borders said that while its goal is to file a reorganization plan that will allow it to emerge from bankruptcy, it still is evaluating all of its options, including the sale of all or parts of its assets as well as the liquidation of the company.
The monthly operating statements filed Friday as part of the bankruptcy process does not paint an encouraging picture about Borders' early performance under Chapter 11 and its 10-K filing shows a staggering loss of $300.3 million from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended January 29. Sales in the year fell to $2.68 billion to $2.25 billion.
For the February 27 to March 26 period, Borders had a net loss of $24.3 million on total revenue of $165.2 million. Revenue is comprised of sales of $91.4 million and "other" revenue of $73.8 million. According to a spokesperson, the other revenue is revenue received from the liquidators for the right to sell its inventory; Borders is recording the funds received from the liquidators over the course of the months the stores stay in business. The $91.4 million is sales from remaining stores. In the January 30-February 26 period, those sales were $127 million and included more stores and two weeks of sales prior to the Chapter 11 filing.
The 10-K included the not-so-surprising remark that there is "substantial doubt" about Borders's ability to continue as a going concern given the various challenges it faces. Borders noted that there is no assurances that it will generate enough cash to meet its reorganization and ongoing cash needs or that it will remain in compliance with the conditions of the debtor-in-possession agreement.
The 10-K also reflects the deep hesitation most publishers feel about resuming doing business with Borders on anything close to normal business terms. Noting that its six largest vendors accounted for 60% of its merchandise, Borders said most of its top publishers and multimedia vendors are only shipping merchandise on a cash basis and that the majority of mid-size and smaller vendors are only shipping product on terms less favorable than before the Chapter 11 filing.
The company's business strategy contained no new initiatives-restore the financial health of the company; improve the in-store experience; focus on growth categories (educational games and toys); improve guest satisfaction; expand its loyalty program (its paid program Borders Rewards Plus had 1.25 million customers who enrolled for a $20 fee); and expand its presence in the digital marketplace. The company had $259.4 million in lease obligations due for the current year, a total that was cut by $122.7 million as a result of closing 226 superstores. The closing stores had sales of $720.4 million last year and a loss of $68.4 million.
As for results in 2010, comp sales were down 10.5% and the company closed 45 outlets. Sales through Borders.com rose by $11.8 million in the year. Comps were down in most all categories with the biggest exceptions being toys and games and digital devices. Total sales of books fell to $1.58 billion from $1.73 billion in 2009.
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Other upcoming author signings- Melissa Fay Greene-No Biking in the House Without A Helmet May 12 at Decatur 1st Baptist Church
- Carrie Pitzulo-Bachelors and Bunnies May 14
- Greg Freeman-The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys May 21
- Justin Cronin-The Passage May 23 at Decatur Library
- Melissa Marr-Graveminder June 8
- Man Martin-Paradise Dogs June 11
- Maria Menounos-Everygirl's Guide to Life June 15 at Athens Pizza
- Jeffrey Stepakoff-The Orchard July 9
- Harry Dolan-Very Bad Men July 15
- John Ferling-Independence July 23
- Tayari Jones-Silver Sparrow July 28
Click HERE to view our website events page for more details. Above events are subject to change.
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The programs, organizations and businesses we support
- Empty Stocking Fund--the proceeds from donated books goes to support this 83 year old local charity. Go to Empty Stocking Fund. Empty Stocking Fund
- Atlanta Writers Club--We assist the AWC with book sales at their monthly meeting. Atlanta Writers Club
- Official bookseller for the Georgia Romance Writers
- Gwinnett Libraries--We provide book sales and authors for the Gwinnett County Library events. Gwinnett Public Libraries
- Decatur Book Festival--Each year we provide books for the big name authors attending. Decatur Book Festival
- Georgia Center for the Book--We handle the book sales for at least one author per month. Georgia Center for the Book
- We offer our Reading Room for book clubs and other groups to meet.
- Southern Authors Saturday--Second Saturday of each month we gather a small group of authors who live/grew up/write about the South.
- Druid Hills High School--We provide books to DHHS students, usually at a discount. Druid Hills High School
- Capozzi's of Decatur Great food and service. Click here for information.
- Community Q BBQ Best BBQ in the ATL.
- We offer two writing workshops taught by critically acclaimed authors Jedwin Smith and David Fulmer. CLICK HERE for David's info.
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