• Partnership to Provide Booksellers Access to POD
• ABFFE Offers Resources for Banned Books Week
• IndieBound Info Sessions Set for July
• Linden Tree: A Community Treasure

The focus of the ABA Winter Institute is education — sometimes gained in a panel or a seminar, but, also, through the compelling insights of thoughtful authors and experts.

This year's institute featured two memorable keynote speakers and a thought-provoking roundtable discussion on localism.

If you couldn't attend the Winter Institute, or missed any of these insightful speakers, here's a chance to see them online.

Booksellers have a lot of important reasons to go green — the environment, meeting shoppers' expectations, even cutting business expenses. ABA is working to help indies implement important environment-related business changes and to present key titles for consumers. Here's an update on ABA's activities, as well as a growing body of educational materials.

Keep abreast of what other booksellers are doing, and join the Green Initiative both by nominating titles to our upcoming Green List and by sharing updates from your store.

ABA's annual ABACUS survey provides both crucial information on bookstore operations and the essential benchmarks for managing a growing and profitable business.

But ABACUS only happens with your participation. Submit your data on the project's secure, fully confidential online survey form and you will received a detailed, customized analysis of your store's financial results — and a $50 rebate check.

Here's more info on ABACUS.