At the ABA Bookseller Forums, booksellers can meet with ABA staff and members of the ABA Board of Directors to discuss industry issues, voice their concerns and offer input on the future direction of ABA, receive updates on ABA programs and initiatives, and take part in ABA educational seminars.
ABA Spring Forums are generously sponsored by the Ingram Content Group.
ABA will hold 10 Spring Booksellers Forums in 2012, beginning on March 8 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and ending in Medford, Massachusetts, on April 25. In addition to the open forum discussion, this season's event will feature “The Best of Wi7’s Best Practices Sessions,” a roundup of booksellers’ top tips from the 2012 Winter Institute on everything from children’s bookselling, human resources, and Google Analytics to marketing your store as a digital location, empowering your indie business alliance, and more. The “Best of Best” will also be presented in March at the Great American Bargain Book Show in Atlanta.
Here’s a look at the 2012 forum schedule; watch for updates in Bookselling This Week.
2012 ABA Spring Booksellers Forum Schedule
- Thursday, March 8: Collegeville, Pennsylvania
In conjunction with the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association; at the Towne Book Center & Café -- Learn more. - Tuesday, March 13: Nashville, Tennessee
In conjunction the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance; at the Green Hills Area Library and Parnassus Books - Friday, March 16: Atlanta, Georgia
*Education program only, in conjunction the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance; at the Great American Bargain Book Show at the Cobb Galleria Centre
- Thursday, March 22: Wichita, Kansas
In conjunction with the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association; at Watermark Books
- Friday, March 23: Denver, Colorado
In conjunction the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association; venue TBD
- Sunday, March 25: San Francisco, California
In conjunction with the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association; at the Presidio National Park
- Tuesday, March 27: Long Beach, California
In conjunction with the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association; venue TBD
- Wednesday, March 28: Portland, Oregon
In conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association; venue TBD
- Tuesday, April 17: New York City
In conjunction with New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association; venue TBD
- Friday, April 20: Naperville, Illinois
In conjunction with the Great Lakes and Midwest independent booksellers associations; at the Downtown Naperville Alliance
- Wednesday, April 25: Medford, Massachusetts
In conjunction with the New England Independent Booksellers Association; at Springstep
Questions about the schedule should also be addressed to ABA’s Member Relationship Managers (Nathan Halter in the GLIBA, MIBA, MPIBA, PNBA, and SIBA regions or Kaitlin Pitcher in the NAIBA, NCIBA, NEIBA, and SCIBA regions).