Definitions
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- noun fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
- noun bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause
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Examples
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The used and remaindered bookfair is up on Paseo de Recoletos, which sounds better than it actually is, since they pretty much stock junk that no one much wanted the first time around.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2005
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First of all, yes, indeed, the “many-minded” comment which must have been in the van on the way back from the bookfair was a reference to that FLL thread, which I think we talked about explicitly.
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Basically, the bookfair is a literary gathering of epic proportions. newswire: Dear Friends,
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Basically, the bookfair is a literary gathering of epic proportions. newswire: Dear Friends,
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Basically, the bookfair is a literary gathering of epic proportions. newswire: Dear Friends,
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There is the vast bookfair at the AWP, the huge exhibition a tangible expression of production -- despite harsh controls over quantity of output, the overall output is large enough to shun market forces.
Anis Shivani: Creative Writing Programs: Is The MFA System Corrupt And Undemocratic? Anis Shivani 2010
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There is the vast bookfair at the AWP, the huge exhibition a tangible expression of production -- despite harsh controls over quantity of output, the overall output is large enough to shun market forces.
Anis Shivani: Creative Writing Programs: Is The MFA System Corrupt And Undemocratic? Anis Shivani 2010
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All you need to do is tell the cashier the bookfair number 503375 or provide the voucher, below, upon checkout.
Twilight Lexicon » Summer School In Forks Convention Update 2009
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Check out the local B&N tomorrow (Sunday) as it hosts a bookfair fundraiser for the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society.
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Check out the local B&N tomorrow (Sunday) as it hosts a bookfair fundraiser [1] for the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Weekend Edition 4-10 » Print 2010
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