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ABC Children's Group -- Growing and Expanding the Reach of Children's Books
 

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In 2010, the voting members of the Association of Booksellers for Children approved the merger of ABC and the American Booksellers Association. 

Following the vote, ABA amended its Ends Policies to include the following language:

“Members will have access to programs specifically aimed at growing and expanding the reach of children’s books to a wide audience of both consumers and booksellers and would include such things as communication vehicles, appropriate awards, and educational programs.”

Bookstores may join the ABC Children’s Group as “Members.”
Authors, Illustrators, Publishers, and Industry Friends may join as “Subscribers.”*

ABC Children's Group Benefits for Member Bookstores

The ABC Children's Group benefits, exclusive to members only:

  • A dedicated listserv,
  • A group newsletter,
  • A booksellers' "tool box" of resources,
  • Educational webinars,
  • Children's Group Advisory Panel,
  • 250 free ABC Best Books for Children catalogs -- a consumer circular featuring front and backlist titles -- and the ability to order custom imprinted catalogs in larger quantities
  • 150 free New Voices fliers -- a consumer handout highlighting debut middle-grade and YA authors
  • Exclusive right to purchase tickets to the Children's Group Book ExpoAmerica event,
  • "Snack Nap Read" poster.

Ongoing ABC programs for all ABA member stores include:

  • Children's bookselling-focused education at the Winter Institute and BookExpo America,
  • Children's Book Awards,
  • 50 free children's catalogs -- a consumer circular featuring front and backlist titles -- more available for purchase to booksellers who are not in the ABC Children's Group. 
ABC Children's Group Benefits for Subscribers
  • A dedicated listserv,
  • A group newsletter,
  • Mailing list upon request.

There is a $50 charge to join or subscribe to the ABC Children's Group. 

 

      Bookstores:
      Join ABA and choose the optional ABC Children's Group membership.

 

      Publishers, Authors, Illustrators and Industry Friends:*
      Join ABA as an ABC Subscriber here.

 

*Publishers must be ABA members to subscribe to the ABC Children's Group. Authors and illustrators do not need to be ABA members to subscribe to the ABC Children's Group.

 

For more information about the ABC Children's Group, e-mail ABC Group Manager Shannon O'Connor.

Topics: ABA, Bookstores, Children's Books, Specialty Bookselling