Consultation Station Participants Available for Follow-Up

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Winter Institute 10’s Consultation Station proved to be a popular venue for booksellers seeking information from the American Booksellers Association’s affiliated business solution partners, POS vendors, and other service providers.

Here is information on each participant for booksellers who would like to follow up on contacts made at the Winter Institute, as well as for those who weren’t able to attend.

Above the Treeline
Above the Treeline offers two web-based tools — the Edelweiss online catalog system and Treeline Analytics — to help booksellers efficiently manage their inventory and assortment.

Addico Solutions – Basil Bookseller Software
Basil is a complete, web-based inventory control system supporting new, used, and online book sales that now offers mobile capability.

American Booksellers for Free Expression
ABFE offers advice and other resources on free speech issues, including censorship, customer privacy protection, and more.

Anthology
Anthology is a POS/inventory control system with services encompassing offsite sales, used books, encrypted credit card processing, gift card management, and more.

Ask ABA
ABA Member Relationship Managers Catherine Cusick (GLIBA, MIBA, NAIBA, NEIBA regions) and Nathan Halter (MPIBA, NCIBA, PNBA, SCIBA, SIBA regions) are always available to answer member questions.

Bancard Systems
Bancard Systems is the ABA-affiliated merchant credit card processing program.

Biblio.com
Biblio is an independently owned marketplace for used, rare, and collectible books that helps independent booksellers to connect with their customers.

Book Industry Charitable Foundation
The Binc Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that coordinates charitable programs to support booksellers.

Booklog
Booklog is a comprehensive POS/inventory management solution that provides a user-friendly environment for managing all aspects of a retail environment.

BookPage
BookPage is a monthly review publication distributed to more than 400,000 readers through subscribing bookstores and public libraries.

Handseller, LLC
Handseller™ is an IOS/Android app/website that engages customers by delivering book recommendations, enabling easy list building and sharing, and allowing online holds for in-store pickup or purchases via a shopping cart.

IBID Inc.
IBID is an MS Windows-based POS/inventory control software system that operates with Internet Explorer.

Independent Bookstore Day
Booksellers can get ideas for marketing and publicity, events and promotions, and more for the inaugural celebration of Independent Bookstore Day (IBD), set for May 2, 2015.

IndieCommerce
The IndieCommerce team is working on migrating the last several hundred stores on the Drupal 6 platform to Drupal 7 by the March 31 deadline.

Ingram Content Group
Ingram, the lead sponsor of the Winter Institute, is a distributor of books, music, and media content. Ingram offers integrated physical and digital distribution, logistics, and manufacturing solutions for publishers looking to meet global consumer demand and to realize the full business potential of book content.

LIBRIS

The League of Independent Book Retailer Insurance Services (LIBRIS), the ABA-owned insurance company, offers tailored, affordable insurance coverage for independent booksellers.

Literary Hub
Literary Hub will be the go-to daily site for American literary culture, including essays, excerpts, interviews, bookstore profiles, and more.

  • For more information; send an e-mail to Jonny Diamond or call (718) 812-0342.

NetGalley
More than 300 publishers use NetGalley to interact with more than 200,000 professional readers. Booksellers, reviewers, bloggers, media, librarians, and educators can register for free, request digital galleys from the catalog, be invited to view a title by publisher, and provide feedback. NetGalley members can view secure digital galleys on all major reading devices and tablets.

Open Road Media
Open Road Integrated Media is a digital publisher and multimedia content company that creates connections between authors and their audiences by marketing its e-books through a new proprietary online platform, using premium video content and social media.

PartnerShip
The ABA Shipping Program, managed by PartnerShip®, provides members with discounts on small package and freight shipments through FedEx, UPS Freight, YRC Freight, and other carriers.

Paz & Associates
The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates provides training and advice for new and existing booksellers who are interested in opening, operating, and selling their bookstores.

Reading Group Choices
Reading Group Choices recommends books for reading groups through its annual print guide (distributed to libraries, bookstores, and readers), monthly e-newsletter, website, social media, and bookstore and festival events.

Shelf Awareness
Shelf Awareness offers booksellers a free e-newsletter for customers that can be customized with the store logo, ‘buy’ buttons for every review linked to the store’s e-commerce website, events listings, editorials, and ad space.

Success360i
Success360i provides search engine marketing, social media marketing, business strategy, and access to capital advisory services to businesses.

We Need Diverse Books (WNDB™)
WNDB™ is a grassroots organization created to address the lack of diverse, non-majority narratives in literature by increasing the visibility of diverse books and authors.

Women’s National Book Association/National Reading Group Month
WNBA promotes the value of books and shared reading through the celebration of National Reading Group Month (October) and the annual Great Group Reads recommended titles, as well as other marketing, display, book club, and events opportunities for bookstores.