Membership

Membership - Join ABA

ABA is the national face of independent bookselling. Our members are booksellers, publishers, wholesalers, vendors, and industry friends. Choose your membership category below, and join your colleagues in this fast-moving profession.

Which situation applies?

Are you planning to open a bookstore?

Review Benefits

Join as a Provisional Member.

ABA

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COMPANY

Company Name

Company Address Line 1 *

Company Address Line 2

City *

State *

Zip *

Primary Contact Name *

Primary Contact Title

Primary Contact Email *

Company Phone *

Company URL

PROVISIONAL MEMBER

Type of Business

Expected Opening Date

Amount payable

Dues

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (Optional)

Support Free Speech with a tax-deductible contribution to American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Suggested donation $50.

ABC Children's Group at ABA (Optional)

Yes ($50 fee)

Processing Fee

Total

Payment

Please choose your payment method *

In full by credit card

In full by ACH* or check

Quarterly, by ACH* or credit card

Monthly, by ACH* or credit card

*Requires signed Direct Authorization Agreement

Already own or operate a bookstore in the United States or Canada?

Review Benefits

Join as a Regular Member.

ABA

How did you learn about ABA?

COMPANY

Company Name

Company Address Line 1 *

Company Address Line 2

City *

Country *

Province

State

Zip *

Primary Contact Name *

Primary Contact Title

Primary Contact Email *

Company Phone *

Company URL

Date Business Founded

Date Store Opened

Number of Store Locations

Address and Main Contact for Additional Locations

STORE (Click on this link if Main Store information differs from Company)

Bookstore Name

Bookstore Street Address Line 1

Bookstore Street Address Line 2

City

State/Province

Country

Zip

Store Main Contact Name

Store Main Contact Title

Store Main Contact Email

Store Phone

Store Fax

Store Email

Store URL

Store Hours

ABOUT STORE

Ownership type

Primary business operation

Storefront Location?

Type of store

Type of books sold:

Outside Sales (Check all that apply)

Book fair

eCommerce Site

Other

Inventory control system

Total store area (square feet)

FT/PT employees

Store Description (For consumer directories. Up to 500 characters, including spaces.)

Include information about e.g. cafe, wireless, book groups

Amount Payable

Dues

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (Optional)

Support Free Speech with a tax-deductible contribution to American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Suggested donation $50.

ABC Children's Group at ABA (Optional)

Yes ($50 fee)

Processing Fee

Total

Payment

Please choose your payment method *

In full by credit card

In full by ACH* or check

Quarterly, by ACH* or credit card

Monthly, by ACH* or credit card

*Requires signed Direct Authorization Agreement

Is 75% or more of the store inventory used books?

Review Benefits

Join as a Used Bookstore Member.

ABA

How did you learn about ABA?

COMPANY

Company Name

Company Address Line 1 *

Company Address Line 2

City *

State *

Zip *

Primary Contact Name *

Primary Contact Title

Primary Contact Email *

Company Phone *

Company URL

Date Business Founded

Date Store Opened

Number of Store Locations

Address and Main Contact for Additional Locations

STORE (Click on this link if Main Store information differs from Company)

Bookstore Street Address Line 1

Bookstore Street Address Line 2

City

State

Zip

Store Main Contact Name

Store Main Contact Title

Store Main Contact Email

Store Phone

Store Fax

Store Email

Store URL

Store Hours

Amount Payable

Dues

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (Optional)

Support Free Speech with a tax-deductible contribution to American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Suggested donation $50.

ABC Children's Group at ABA (Optional)

Yes ($50 fee)

Processing Fee

Total

Payment

Please choose your payment method *

In full by credit card

In full by ACH* or check

Quarterly, by ACH* or credit card

Monthly, by ACH* or credit card

*Requires signed Direct Authorization Agreement

Is your bookstore outside the United States or Canada?

Review Benefits

Join as an International Member.

ABA

How did you learn about ABA?

COMPANY

Company Name

Company Address Line 1 *

Company Address Line 2

City *

State

Zip *

Country

Primary Contact Name *

Primary Contact Title

Primary Contact Email *

Company Phone *

Company URL

Amount payable

Dues

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (Optional)

Support Free Speech with a tax-deductible contribution to American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Suggested donation $50.

ABC Children's Group at ABA (Optional)

Yes ($50 fee)

Processing Fee

Total

Payment

Please choose your payment method *

In full by credit card

In full by ACH* or check

*Requires signed Direct Authorization Agreement

Are you a publisher, wholesaler, distributor or other vendor?

Review Benefits

Join as an Associate Member.

ABA

How did you learn about ABA?

COMPANY

DBA/Bookstore Name *

Company Name (if different)

Company Address Line 1 *

Company Address Line 2

City *

State *

Zip *

Primary Contact Name *

Primary Contact Title

Primary Contact Email *

Company Phone *

Company URL

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Does the Company, its parents or subsidiaries, make available to independent bookstores at least one e-book and one physical book version of a book title that is published in both such versions?

Does the Company, its parents or subsidiaries, engage in more than incidental retail sales of books?

Amount payable

Dues

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (Optional)

Support Free Speech with a tax-deductible contribution to American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Suggested donation $50.

ABC Children's Group at ABA (Optional)

Yes ($50 fee)

Processing Fee

Total

Payment

Please choose your payment method *

In full by credit card

In full by ACH* or check

*Requires signed Direct Authorization Agreement

Would you like to support the independent bookselling community?

Review Benefits

Join as an Auxiliary Member.

ABA

How did you learn about ABA?

COMPANY

Company Name

Company Address Line 1 *

Company Address Line 2

City *

State *

Zip *

Primary Contact Name *

Primary Contact Title

Primary Contact Email *

Company Phone *

Company URL

Amount payable

Dues

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (Optional)

Support Free Speech with a tax-deductible contribution to American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Suggested donation $50.

ABC Children's Group at ABA (Optional)

Yes ($50 fee)

Processing Fee

Total

Payment

Please choose your payment method *

In full by credit card

In full by ACH* or check

*Requires signed Direct Authorization Agreement

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Membership - Join ABA

Which situation applies?

Are you planning to open a bookstore?

Join as a Provisional Member.

Already own or operate a bookstore in the United States or Canada?

Join as a Regular Member.

Is 75% or more of the store inventory used books?

Join as a Used Bookstore Member.

Is your bookstore outside the United States or Canada?

Join as an International Member.

Are you a publisher, wholesaler, distributor or other vendor?

Join as an Associate Member.

Would you like to support the independent bookselling community?

Join as an Auxiliary Member.

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