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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, or see an overview of all ABA programs and benefits.

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Kate DiCamillo to Booksellers:
You Make a Difference

Kate DiCamillo, winner of the 2010 Indies Choice Award for "Most Engaging Author," offers a message to booksellers from her acceptance speech at ABA's Celebration of Bookselling Luncheon at BEA -- your commitment to putting the right book in a person's hands can change lives.

And here are all the 2010 Indies Choice Book Award Winners and Honor Award recipients ...

>Read Kate DiCamillo's message to booksellers...

BEA 2010: Opportunity & Optimism for Indies

ABA's Day of Education, sponsored by Ingram, was held in conjunction with BookExpo America on May 25, and included sessions ranging from a new survey on book-buying behavior to a spirited debate among industry leaders about the value of the book in a digital age.

The 15 education sessions, roundtable discussions, and workshops at the Day of Education covered a wide array of topics, and many of the handouts for the sessions are available to ABA members.

Wednesday's ABA Celebration of Bookselling Luncheon, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, was once again a highlight of BEA, featuring authors who were both funny and moving, often simultaneously.

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Booksellers Order Free 3D Bookmarks
to Help ABFFE

Innovative 3D bookmarks from emotionGallery are a hit with booksellers and their customers -- and emotionGallery is making a contribution to the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression on the sale of the bookmarks.

To give booksellers a chance to become familiar with its products, emotionGallery is giving new customers 144 bookmarks and a compact display. Booksellers will only pay for future orders.

>Here's how to order ...

E-Fairness Action Kit Offers State-Specific Tools

With states facing significant budget shortfalls, there is a tremendous opportunity to win victories for sales tax equity around the country. ABA has created an E-Fairness Action Kit (E-FACT) that provides booksellers with crucial, state-specific tools to help them in their e-fairness outreach efforts.

Find your state, and get started!

ABA and Google in a
New York Times Update...

The New York Times recently featured a prominent article on the partnership between ABA and Google, which will bring Google Editions -- the “device-agnostic” e-book program -- to ABA members.

The partnership was announced to ABA at BookExpo America in May, and Google Editions is expected to launch this summer.

>Here's the New York Times story on ABA's partnership with Google Editions...

Harper's Magazine Reviews Now Available to ABA Members

The literate and intelligent reviews in the Harper's Magazine "New Books" feature are now available to ABA member bookstores. Each month, booksellers will have access to this insightful coverage on BookWeb.org, along with an HTML version of the content, which stores can include in customer newsletters.

>Learn more.

Checkout BookWeb's Curriculum Guide

There are more than 100 free educational resources to help you with everything from formulating a business plan and conducting a store survey to creating killer events and stocking a graphic novels section.

>Learn more...