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All listed dues are for the membership year running from February 1 to January 31.  Dues will be prorated, as applicable, for all new members depending on join date.

Application for Bookstore Membership

Promo code (optional)
How did you learn about ABA?
Company name
DBA (if different)
Company Address
City
State
Zip
Primary Contact Name
Primary Contact Title
Company Phone
Company Fax
Primary Contact Email
Company URL
Date Business Founded (if known)
Regional Association Membership
Number of Retail Locations
Standard Address Number (SAN) (if assigned)

 

Bookstore Street Address
City
State
Zip
Store Contact Name
Store Contact Title
Store Phone
Store Fax
Store Email (public)
Store URL

Please list all store locations.

Ownership type (check only one)
Privately owned
Publicly owned
School affiliation
Institutional (non-school)

 

Primary business operation:
Retail bookstore
Internet bookstore
Book fair
College/university
Mail order/catalog
Institutional/museum
Retail (non-book)
Non-retail operation		 Secondary business operation (if applicable):
Internet bookstore
Book fair
College/university
Mail order/catalog
Institutional/museum
Retail (non-book)
Non-retail operation

 

Storefront Location?
Yes
No

Café?
Yes, store-owned
Yes, leased
No
Wireless Internet?
Yes
No		 Book Club?
Yes
No

 

Type of store:
General bookstore
Non-bookstore
Specialty bookstore
(please specify)

Type of books sold:
Primarily new books
Primarily used books
Equally new and used books
Rare books

 

Outside sales: (check all that apply)
Book fair
Corporate
Institutional
Library
Mail order/catalog
Online

 

Inventory Control System (please include version)
Total store area (square feet)
Total selling area (square feet)
Total FT/PT employees

Sidelines (check all that apply)

Audio books Movies
Calendars Music
Greeting cards Software
Toys Gifts
Magazines  

Store sections (check all that apply)

African-American Gay/Lesbian Religious
Art Hispanic/Latino Romance
Children’s Mind/Body/Spirit Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Classic books Mystery Scientific/Technical/Professional
Foreign Language Regional Travel

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

Dues

Please check one:

New Member* - $199, plus one-time $25 processing fee, for the membership year ending January 31, 2012.
Renewing Member
Dues are based on Total Company Book Sales (TCBS) for all locations. TCBS include sales of new, used, remainder, and audio books; online book sales; sales at off-premises events; gift certificates and gift cards; magazines; and calendars. TCBS do not include textbook, toy, and gift sales.

* Has not been a member of ABA for the 2 years preceding application date.

Amount Payable

Total Dues
(Optional) Tax-deductible contribution to
American Booksellers Foundation for Free
Expression (suggested $50)
(Optional) ABC Children's Group ($50)
Amount Payable

Payment

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Name on card  

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Payment in full
Quarterly payments (only available via ACH transfer.)

 

Dues paid to the American Booksellers Association are not deductible as a charitable contribution for Federal Income Tax purposes, but may be deductile under other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, except for 1%, which ABA allocates to advocacy.