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Headlines for the week of May 16, 2013

A Letter to Members From ABA’s CEO

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013

In his bimonthly letter to members, ABA CEO Oren Teicher offers congratulations to booksellers for their years of hard work that led to the recent passage of the Main Street Fairness Act in the Senate, but he notes, with opposition to the bill ratcheting up in the House, more action is required.

ABACUS-12 Data-Gathering Begins

By Dan Cullen on Thursday, May 16, 2013

The ABACUS-12 Survey process has begun. On Wednesday, May 15, ABA main store members should have received an e-mail from the National Association of College Stores’ OnCampus Research with key instructions, updates, and links to the secure, online ABACUS submission form.

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Algonquin Offers Free eBook of The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving

By Elizabeth Knapp on Thursday, May 16, 2013

From May 21–27, independent booksellers will be able to join other retailers in offering customers a free e-book of Jonathan Evison’s The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving.

ABA Urges Booksellers to Reach Out to Congressional Reps

By David Grogan on Thursday, May 16, 2013

This week, ABA CEO Oren Teicher encouraged booksellers to contact their U.S. representatives to urge them to support the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (H.R.684), which faces a difficult fight in the House.

Breakfast, Celebration & Debut Authors to Autograph in ABA Bookseller Lounge

By Rosemary Hawkins on Thursday, May 16, 2013

From Thursday, May 30, through Saturday, June 1, this year’s ABA Indie Bookseller Lounge, #2902 on the BookExpo America trade show floor, will host more than 35 author signings exclusively for ABA member booksellers.

The Summer ’13 Kids’ Indie Next List Preview

Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013

Here is a preview of the Summer 2013 Kids’ Indie Next List flier, arriving at stores in the upcoming Children’s White Box. The four-page, full-color flier features the top 10 titles for the spring publishing season and an additional 39 titles for children in different age groups.

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Swipe Fee Filing Deadline May 28

By David Grogan on Thursday, May 16, 2013

The deadline for booksellers to respond to the class-action settlement notice in the federal antitrust lawsuit over rapidly rising Visa and MasterCard credit card swipe fees is May 28, 2013, less than two weeks away.

Children’s Book Art Online Auction Underway

By Rosemary Hawkins on Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Annual Children’s Book Art Online Auction began Saturday, May 18, at 9:00 a.m. EDT and runs through Friday, May 24 at 9:00 p.m. EDT. The auction, which is open to the public, enables those outside the book industry to both participate in the fight against the censorship of books for young readers and bid on great art.

Registration for Lunch and Tea With Children’s Authors Extended

Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The deadline for members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA to register for the ABC/CBC Speed Dating Lunch With Children’s Authors and/or the ABC/CBC Tea With Children’s Authors and Illustrators has been extended to this Friday, May 17. Both events will be held on Friday, May 31, at BEA.

Fourth DIESEL Set to Open in June

By Sydney Jarrard on Thursday, May 16, 2013

John Evans and Alison Reid, the owners of DIESEL, A Bookstore, will open their fourth store next month in Larkspur, California. The 2,800-square-foot bookstore, featuring knotty pine walls, a wood ceiling, a reddish cork floor, and floor-to-ceiling bookcases, will join local boutiques and artisanal cafés in the renovated Marin Country Mart open-air mall.

ABA Membership and Town Hall Meetings to Be Held May 30

Posted on Friday, May 10, 2013

ABA will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, May 30, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Room 1E12/13 of the Javits Convention Center during BEA. It will be preceded by the Town Hall, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., also in Javits’ Room 1E12/13. All ABA members are encouraged to attend.

Wait List Forming for Celebration of Bookselling

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013

Reservations for the 2013 Celebration of Bookselling and Author Awards Lunch at BookExpo America are now closed; however, ABA member booksellers can still add their names to a waiting list.

Navigating BookExpo America: A Checklist

By Sydney Jarrard on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

With BEA less than two weeks away, now’s a good time to revisit a checklist of recommendations from booksellers who are masters at navigating the trade show and accomplishing key business goals while grabbing galleys, attending educational events, and making new connections.

New BookWeb Provides Easy Access to a Wealth of Professional Resources

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013

ABA offers booksellers a range of resources to help them operate their businesses in a professional and profitable manner, including educational programming and supporting handouts, financial benchmarking tools, unique marketing materials, and more. The newly redesigned BookWeb’s Professional Bookselling section puts all these tools at members’ fingertips.

Kids’ Right to Read Project Works to Overturn Ban of Perks of Being a Wallflower

By Sydney Jarrard on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

A Glen Ellyn, Illinois, school district has banned Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower from eighth grade classrooms, but parents, teachers, students, and the Kids’ Right to Read Project are asking the district to reconsider its decision.

2013 Children’s Choice Book Award Winners Announced

Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

More than a million votes were cast by children and teens across the country at bookstores, libraries, and online to choose the winners of this year’s Children’s Choice Book Awards.

New & Ongoing E-Book Promotions

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Two e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include Buddhism and teen romance and fantasy.

Around Indies

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013

Booked for Murder purchased; [words] wins display contest; Bank Square brings in authors

BTW News Briefs

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013

BookStats annual survey results announced; BEA author events to be streamed live; “Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter” released; Prospective booksellers learn the ropes at Paz workshop; Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards finalists announced; Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl challenged at Michigan school; Winner of Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award announced; Bookmasters to distribute TGS International

Retail Sales at Bookstores Up in March

By Elizabeth Knapp on Thursday, May 16, 2013

March retail sales at bookstores increased one percent compared to March 2012, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.