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11 Oct

How We Sell Backlist: Midtown Reader

Midtown Reader in Tallahassee, Florida, is the subject of Bookselling This Week’s newest “How We Sell Backlist” column, an occasional series highlighting ABA’s campaign to promote backlist titles.

 

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06 Oct

July–September 2017: ABA Member Stores Opening/Sold

The third quarter of 2017 saw 19 ABA member store openings and five sales of existing businesses to new owners. Among the openings are a bookstore pub, a mobile bookstore, and new branches of established bookstores.

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05 Oct

In Age of Amazon, Indie Toy Stores, Like Indie Bookstores, Hold Their Own

Indie toy stores, like indie bookstores, have succeeded by leveraging several strengths: the experience they provide for customers, the types of products they sell, and the local connections they create.

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04 Oct

National Book Awards Finalists Announced

The 2017 National Book Awards finalists were announced on CBS This Morning on Wednesday, October 4.

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04 Oct

Business Risk Management for Independent Booksellers

LIBRIS, the insurance program created and owned by ABA, provides an overview of potential risks for business owners as well as ways to minimize those risks.

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04 Oct

Booksellers Plan Midnight Release Parties for John Green’s New Novel

Enthusiasm is high for the October 10 release of Turtles All the Way Down, John Green’s first novel in five years.

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03 Oct

Booksellers Attract Customers Through Free Online Search Tools

Google, Yelp, Bing, and other search tools give booksellers the power to manage the image they present to the public with photos, maps, links, and info on store hours and events.

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02 Oct

Booksellers Mark Banned Books Week With Parties, Giveaways & More

From September 24 to 30, indie booksellers across the country celebrated Banned Books Week and this year’s theme, “Our Right to Read.”

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26 Sep

How We Sell Backlist: Scuppernong Books

Scuppernong Books’ “Year of the Author” initiative has enabled the Greensboro, North Carolina, store to sell more than 200 copies of James Baldwin’s books in 2017.

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26 Sep

Bookstore Trainers to Launch Hybrid Model Bookstore

Mark and Donna Paz Kaufman of The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates have announced plans to launch Story & Song Neighborhood Bookstore Bistro in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

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22 Sep

October 1 Deadline for James Patterson Holiday Bonus Program Nominations

Store owners, managers, fellow booksellers, publishing professionals, authors, and bookstore shoppers can nominate any current independent bookstore employee of an ABA member store for a holiday bonus.

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20 Sep

Chuck Robinson’s Bike Ride for Charity Rolls Along

Chuck Robinson’s cross-country cycling trip to raise money and awareness for organizations including the Book Industry Charitable Foundation has taken him 1,000 miles so far.

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19 Sep

Indie Running Stores Compete With Amazon Through Curation, Community, and Innovation

Like indie bookstores, indie running retailers are continuing to connect with customers in the age of Amazon by strategies that include product curation, community-building, and innovation on all levels.

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19 Sep

Tubby & Coo’s Doubles Down on Board Game Trend

Tubby & Coo’s owner Candice Huber has introduced a host of board game-related programs in conjunction with the New Orleans store’s third anniversary.

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15 Sep

Retail Sales at Bookstores Down in July

Retail sales at U.S. bookstores were down by 1.9 percent in July 2017 compared to July 2016, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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About ABA

The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.

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