Stacy Mitchell, senior researcher for the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, has compiled some key points from a growing body of research that shows scale and ownership of business matter in ways that extend far beyond economic outcomes.

All ABA bookstore members in good standing are entitled to four free two-week Classified Ad insertions in Bookselling This Week each year.

How booksellers can meet the diverse needs of middle grade readers of a wide range of ages and abilities was the subject of a panel discussion at the first-ever Children’s Institute, presented by the ABC Children’s Group at ABA, at BookExpo America.

This week, a new video featuring Ann Patchett and short clips of more than a dozen authors have been added to the Why Indies Matter campaign’s special YouTube channel, and a new letter-size poster is in the Booksellers DIY, alongside web graphics and button designs.

Reporting to the Indie Bestseller Lists each week showcases the strength of the indie channel in the publishing industry and enables everyone to see what independent booksellers are recommending — and what their customers are buying.

HarperCollins restructures sales department; Ingram names COO; Holtzbrinck reorganizes; Free speech groups defend graphic novel’s place in library; Rock Bottom Remainders on final tour; Sacramento record store to open stand-alone bookstore

ABA President Becky Anderson of Anderson’s Bookshops in Naperville, Illinois, writes to members about last week’s BEA, the Children’s Institute, Why Indies Matter, the Department of Justice’s agency model lawsuit, and more.

Candlewick Press’ new campaign, “We Believe in Picture Books!,” offers booksellers generous CHIRP terms, tools to bolster merchandising, and handselling incentives for frontline staff.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates will award a bookstore makeover to one deserving bookseller.

American booksellers learned about the challenges and opportunities facing bricks-and-mortar bookstores in other countries at the Monday afternoon Day of Education session “Indies International: Bookselling in Other Countries.”