Winter Institute

30 Jan

Wi9 Spotlight: Making the Most of Social Media

The Winter Institute education session “Making Social Media Work for Your Store” reviewed the social media tools available to indie businesses and gave attendees insight into techniques that have been successful at bookstores.

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30 Jan

Winter Institute 2014 Wins Accolades

More than 500 ABA member booksellers, 59 publishing companies, 78 authors, dozens of service providers and other industry professionals, and almost 30 international guests from 12 countries took part in the American Booksellers Association’s ninth annual Winter Institute last week in Seattle. 

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30 Jan

Crown Business Offers Special Program on “Decisive” to Encourage Indie Networking

Following up on bestselling author Dan Heath’s successful opening plenary at last week’s Winter Institute, which featured insight and best practices from Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, Crown Business has announced a special program for indie booksellers who would like to network and build stronger ties with other local businesses.

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23 Jan

Indie Vitality Celebrated at 2014 Winter Institute

In case you missed our report last Saturday from the Winter Institute, here is a look at highlights from the Opening Plenary featuring author Dan Heath, the Thursday breakfast with the Seattle7Writers, and more.

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23 Jan

Remember to Stop by the Consultation Station

ABA’s affiliated business solution partners, as well as POS vendors and other service providers, are available to meet with booksellers at the Winter Institute’s Consultation Station on Thursday, January 23, from 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and on Friday, January 24, from 10:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Westin Seattle’s Grand Crescent and Blakely rooms.

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22 Jan

Winter Institute Off to a Great Start

As our abbreviated edition of BTW arrives in your inbox today, more than 500 ABA member booksellers and almost 30 international guests from a dozen countries are well into their second day at Winter Institute 2014. Here, in photos, are a few highlights of the first day and a half.

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17 Jan

Winter Institute: IndieCommerce Program Change

The focus of the IndieCommerce session scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on Friday, January 24, has changed. The IndieCommerce team will now review action items relating to the platform upgrade to Drupal 7 and provide answers to frequently asked questions, instead of focusing on general best practices.

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15 Jan

72 Hours in Seattle: A Suggested Itinerary to Get the Most Out of Winter Institute 2014

ABA’s suggested itinerary for Winter Institute 2014 provides a day-by-day look at educational programming and special events highlights, as well as some important reminders.

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15 Jan

Sea-Tac to the Westin on a Budget

Winter Institute attendees arriving at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have a couple of low-cost options for getting to the host hotel, the Westin Seattle (as well as the Mayflower Park Hotel, across the street).

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14 Jan

Still Time to Make Appointments for Consultation Station

Winter Institute attendees who are putting their travel plans in place should be sure to make appointments to meet with representatives of ABA’s affiliated business solution partners, POS vendors, and other service providers that match their stores’ needs.

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14 Jan

Wi9 Plenary Speaker Dan Heath on Boosting Our Chances of Success by Preparing to Be Wrong

In the fourth in a series of key insights and tips from Decisive, Dan Heath explains how, in order to boost our decision-making success, we need to be humble enough to prepare to be wrong and anticipate and plan for bad outcomes as well as good ones.

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09 Jan

Wanted for Wi9: Photos of New Stores, New Owners, Expanded Locations

A resurgence of indie bookstores is underway, and ABA would like to emphasize the good news at the Winter Institute. Members can help by sending along photos of new stores, expanded locations, and new owners alike for ABA to showcase in a slideshow at the event’s plenary gatherings.

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09 Jan

Winter Institute Volunteer Assignments on the Way

Booksellers who signed up to volunteer at this year’s Winter Institute and who completed the volunteer interest survey last fall will receive their proposed assignments this week.  

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09 Jan

Stellar Lineup of Speakers on Tap for Winter Institute

Dan Heath, Ray Oldenburg, Ryan Coonerty, and members of the Seattle7Writers are among the presenters who will share their expertise at this month’s Winter Institute on topics from social media and marketing to business decision-making and the need for third places.

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09 Jan

ABFFE to Host Children’s Art Auction at Winter Institute

More than 30 works by leading artists will be up for auction in the lobby outside the Wi9 Author Reception on Thursday evening, January 23. The auction will include pieces by Ruth Lercher Bornstein, Ricardo Cortes, David McPhail, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Beth Peck, and Adam Rex.

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