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BookExpo America: publishing industry show draws 2,200 librarians.(SPECIAL NEWS REPORT)

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For better or worse, libraries and books are still fused in the public mind, and 2,242 librarians in search of new and forthcoming titles--as well as publisher freebies--found it for the better at BookExpo America at the Javits Center in New York City, June 2-5.

The granddaddy of all book shows, with 34,966 attendees, BookExpo offered an opportunity to dive into collection development by immersion in the world of books. Well, almost. More like the world of books and ephemera, with a high quotient of tchotchkes--bookmarks and postcards to be sure, but also condom lollipops from erotic e-book publisher Ellora's Cave and miniature bottles of hot sauce promoting Love, Cajun Style, …

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