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ABA is...
the national trade association for independent booksellers — since 1900. ABA offers education, services and products, advocacy, and relevant business information. Look below for a selection of this month's key news and programs.
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The American Booksellers Association's Nominating Committee, chaired by Steve Bercu of BookPeople in Austin, Texas, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit nominations for board directors via an electronic form or a downloadable PDF. Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than October 31, 2008
 The focus of the ABA Winter Institute is education — sometimes gained in a panel or a seminar, but, also, through the compelling insights of thoughtful authors and experts. This year's institute featured two memorable keynote speakers and a thought-provoking roundtable discussion on localism. If you couldn't attend the Winter Institute, or missed any of these insightful speakers, here's a chance to see them online.  The Booksellers Print-to-Order Program offers booksellers the opportunity to publish any titles in the public domain, or whose rights they have secured from the author, and sell them at margins from 50 to 75 percent.>Learn more about the program. |
Join the Fight for E-Fairness
Booksellers and other retailers have won a big victory in New York State to require out-of-state retailers to comply with existing state sales tax laws. This change comes after months of intense lobbying by New York booksellers, ABA, and other allied retailers and organizations. When you need an answer to a nagging business question, tap into a knowledgeable, nationwide bookselling community. ABA's bookseller-to-bookseller online forums are a network of smart, supportive fellow independents who can offer advice on everything from in-store technology headaches to new online scams. Join the conversation today. >Go to the ForumsThe ABA Book Buyer's Handbook is the ultimate resource for essential trade terms information and timely special orders — and it is available exclusively to ABA members. This electronic publication is fullable searchable and continually updated, and it has new tools that let booksellers add their own notes to entries and create hot lists of selected publishers. Let the big red book help keep you in the black.... |
