Indies First was widely embraced in communities across the country this past Saturday, with customers turning out, sometimes in droves, to meet authors who had signed on to become booksellers for all or part of the day at their local independent bookstores.
This week, ABA announces the presenters and panelists for the 2014 Winter Institute’s breakout sessions, to take place from Wednesday, January 22, through Friday, January 24, 2014.
The 2013 Indie Bestsellers Lists of the year’s top-selling titles at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide are available in PDF, DOC, and HTML formats.
According to the second installment of the 2013 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, consumer awareness of Small Business Saturday across the U.S. jumped to 71 percent from 67 percent during the same period a year ago.
On Monday, December 2, in a resounding victory for sales tax fairness proponents, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would not hear a legal challenge to New York State’s affiliate nexus law, which was brought by Amazon.com and Overstock.com.
Joshilyn Jackson, author of Someone Else’s Love Story, discusses the development of her newest book, the influence of indie booksellers on her writing career, and the character from her latest novel who will be making a comeback in her next book.
The Holiday Children’s Book Art Auction, sponsored by ABFFE and the ABC Children’s Group at ABA, closed on Tuesday afternoon, but not before hitting a new high and raising more than $10,000 to help defend the free speech rights of kids.
In response to what ABFFE President Chris Finan called “one of the most egregious cases of book banning in many years,” ABFFE joined the Freedom to Read Foundation, the American Library Association, and several literacy and free speech organizations in filing an amicus brief in a case involving the removal of books that were used in the Mexican American Studies program in Tucson schools.
New digital collateral to market the Kobo App online is available in BookWeb’s Designs and Downloads. Instructions for installing or updating demo mode on new devices is also ready for download.
“I wanted to write a book that I thought my students would like, one that was structured and formatted in a way that would entice struggling readers, and one that was as true to their lives as I could make it,” says Patrick Flores-Scott, author of the debut Young Adult novel Jumped In.
Late last week, the White House announced that it was delaying by one year online enrollment in the federally operated Small Business Health Options (SHOP) health insurance exchanges.
ABA Regular bookstore members should be on the lookout for dues renewal notices arriving in the mail during the first week of January. Those who would like to get a jump on the process should check their inboxes for an e-mail with a link to renew online.
Four e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include thrillers, steals and deals, and holiday themed books.
ABA, BEA team with Toy Industry Association; Mystery Writers of America names Crais, Hart as Grand Masters; Sales staff changes at Penguin Random House; Legislation to limit book discounts faces opposition in Quebec
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