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	<title>Business Blog</title>
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	<description>Book reviews, new library resources, websites, news stories, and library events about business from Spokane Public Library.</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Do you do email marketing?</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/08/03/do-you-do-email-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If so, you might want to check out MailerMailer&#8217;s annual benchmarking  report on email marketing.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If so, you might want to check out MailerMailer&#8217;s annual benchmarking  report on email marketing.  <a href="http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/08/03/do-you-do-email-marketing/#more-48" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Local Usage Stats</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/07/21/local-usage-stats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting tidbit o&#8217; the day: In 2008, 61.1% of the Spokane County population used their public libraries.
Source: http://www.communityindicators.ewu.edu/graph.cfm?id=29 

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting tidbit o&#8217; the day: In 2008, 61.1% of the Spokane County population used their public libraries.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.communityindicators.ewu.edu/graph.cfm?id=29">http://www.communityindicators.ewu.edu/graph.cfm?id=29 </a></p>
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		<title>On the business end of reading&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/06/21/on-the-business-end-of-reading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[book sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of American  Publishers released sales stats for book sales and they are up.  Way up in some categories.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Association of American  Publishers released sales stats for book sales and they are up.  Way up in some categories. <a href="http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/06/21/on-the-business-end-of-reading/#more-46" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Registering Your Business</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/04/05/registering-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting a business license can seem like merely a bureaucratic hurdle to work around.  Not so.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Getting a business license can seem like merely a bureaucratic hurdle to work around.  Not so. <a href="http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/04/05/registering-your-business/#more-45" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Federal Government Contracts Tracking</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/02/16/federal-government-contracts-tracking/</link>
		<comments>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/02/16/federal-government-contracts-tracking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wondering if any of your competitors are pulling in federal contracts?  Curious to see where the Recovery Act funds are going?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wondering if any of your competitors are pulling in federal contracts?  Curious to see where the Recovery Act funds are going? <a href="http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2010/02/16/federal-government-contracts-tracking/#more-44" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Small is the new big</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/11/04/small-is-the-new-big/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Seth Godin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Being a business librarian leads me to read some books that I would never have given a chance. For good reason, often. But it turns out that Mr. Seth Godin has the following going for him: He is a good writer and possesses an interesting mind.
Small is the New Big is a collection of various [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being a business librarian leads me to read some books that I would never have given a chance. For good reason, often. But it turns out that Mr. Seth Godin has the following going for him: He is a good writer and possesses an interesting mind.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63660952">Small is the New Big</a> is a collection of various Godin blog posts so it really isn&#8217;t meant to be read as a straight-ahead narrative. In fact, Godin contradicts himself several times along the way but his overriding message is this: We live in an age where being big carries more liability than advantage. This is good news.</p>
<p>As a neo-Luddite, I&#8217;m constantly wondering if all our fabulous technology gives more advantage to the big and powerful or the small and&#8230; not powerful. While I&#8217;m still not convinced that advanced technology isn&#8217;t governed by trickle-down processes, Godin makes a good argument that big is starting to be at the mercy of the small. If so, I say hoozah! Or something like that.</p>
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		<title>Free.</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/09/10/free/</link>
		<comments>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/09/10/free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So I finally got around to finishing Chris Anderson&#8217;s Free: The Future of a Radical Price. If you haven&#8217;t sat down with it, do so. Soon. It&#8217;s available for, ahem, free at your library.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So I finally got around to finishing Chris Anderson&#8217;s <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/262885036">Free: The Future of a Radical Price</a>. If you haven&#8217;t sat down with it, do so. Soon. It&#8217;s available for, ahem, free at your library. <a href="http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/09/10/free/#more-42" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>The mp3/iPod compatible audiobooks are here!</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/08/11/the-mp3ipod-compatible-audiobooks-are-here/</link>
		<comments>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/08/11/the-mp3ipod-compatible-audiobooks-are-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a downloadable audiobook for your next business trip?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking for a downloadable audiobook for your next business trip? <a href="http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/08/11/the-mp3ipod-compatible-audiobooks-are-here/#more-41" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>100 Best Business Books of All Time &#8212; The Roundup</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/06/30/100-best-business-books-of-all-time-the-roundup/</link>
		<comments>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/06/30/100-best-business-books-of-all-time-the-roundup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back, the Heath brothers (of Made to Stick fame) mentioned this book in one of their blog posts.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A while back, the Heath brothers (of Made to Stick fame) mentioned <a href="http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-100-best-business-books-of-all-time/">this book</a> in one of their blog posts. <a href="http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/06/30/100-best-business-books-of-all-time-the-roundup/#more-40" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Interviewing do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts</title>
		<link>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/04/17/interviewing-dos-and-donts/</link>
		<comments>http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2009/04/17/interviewing-dos-and-donts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pond</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for a job right now (and who isn&#8217;t, right?), take a look at this page for a short list of really helpful interviewing tips: http://www.howtonailaninterview.com/
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a job right now (and who isn&#8217;t, right?), take a look at this page for a short list of really helpful interviewing tips: <a href="http://www.howtonailaninterview.com/">http://www.howtonailaninterview.com/</a></p>
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