Booksellers can apply for a chance to win a scholarship to the 2017 Winter Institute by submitting a form on BookWeb or a business card at the ABA booth during the fall regional trade shows.
In his bimonthly letter to booksellers, ABA President Robert Sindelar discusses ABA’s new backlist initiative, upcoming educational opportunities, and updates on the work of the Diversity Task Force.
Registration is underway for ABA’s fall workshop on addressing stereotypes and creating a welcoming environment, which will take place just ahead of the SIBA and MPIBA trade shows.
ABA’s new “ABA Learning on Demand” page on BookWeb.org features videos of members-only webinars on topics including basic sales techniques, creating a press kit, and IndieCommerce and IndieLite.
On August 23, ABA member stores will receive an e-mail that will include introductory information about ABACUS-16 and instructions on how to access this year’s survey.
The American Booksellers Association is partnering with Ingram Content Group and Gardners, the U.K.’s leading book wholesaler, to bring a range of British titles to independent bookstores in the U.S.
ABA is asking booksellers to share details about their buyers and other staff to ensure that the correct person at each member bookstore is being notified about exclusive publisher offers.
Bookseller recommendations are needed for the new annual Indie Next List Holiday Gift Guide flier, which will feature the top adult and children’s gift books across a range of categories.
The 15 winners of this year’s Children’s Book Week display contest include independent booksellers, schools, and libraries, each of which received a set of books to donate to a local charity.
Glenda Childs, owner of The Doylestown Bookshop in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has plans to open The Lahaska Bookshop, a second store in nearby Lahaska, this September.
Politics & Prose, the iconic Washington, D.C., indie bookstore, has announced plans to open a new store at The Wharf, a new mile-long development on the city’s historic Southwest waterfront.
Retail sales at U.S. bookstores were up by 1.5 percent in June 2017 compared to June 2016, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.
Fine Print Booksellers opens in Maine; Queens Bookshop Initiative holds soft opening; McLean & Eakin, Another Read Through mark anniversaries; New owners for Cover to Cover; Andover Bookstore, Ellen Plumb’s on the move; Savoy, Bank Square partner with Pequot Museum; Conundrum bookstore launches publishing arm; Water Street Bookstore wins Independent Spirit Award
Acquisition talks with Quarto Group end; Louise Burke to retire from S&S; Ryan Doherty named editor of Celadon Books; PEN Center USA Literary Award finalists announced; Winners announced for NEIBA Rusty Drugan Scholarship, NAIBA Handseller of the Year, Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards, Hugo Awards
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