Reserve a Seat Now for the Winter Institute Bookstore/Publisher Tours

Spaces are filling up for Winter Institute 2017’s Bookstore/Publisher Tours, which will be held on January 27, prior to the Wi12 opening reception.

One full-day tour has already sold out, and the second full-day tour is approaching capacity. Seats for the two half-day tours are also filling up.

All tours will start and end at the Wi12 host hotel, the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. The full-day tours, which will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., will visit a publisher and seven bookstores; the half-day tours, from 11:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., will visit a publisher and four stores.

Stores participating in the Wi12 bookstore/publisher tours include Common Good Books, Daybreak Press Global Bookshop, Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Micawber’s Books, Moon Palace Books, Once Upon a Crime, Red Balloon Bookshop, SubText Books, Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers, and Open Book/Milkweed Books. The selection and order of the tour stops will vary.

The cost per person is $35 for the full-day tours and $25 for the half-day tours.

Spots are also available for other special Winter Institute and pre-institute programming, including the IndieCommerce Institute, the Leadership Workshop, and the Paz Workshop: Introduction to Retail Bookselling, each of which requires a separate registration fee, as well as the Bookstore Finance Seminar, which is free to Winter Institute registrants (day and time subject to change).

A handful of seats are still open for the Advanced Education Sessions for owners and managers, “Understanding and Fostering Your Store Culture” and “Managing Managers,” which will take place on January 29. There are no additional fees for the Advanced Education Sessions, but pre-registration is required.

Space at all of Wi12’s special programs is limited, and certain restrictions apply; booksellers are encouraged to register as soon as possible to secure a seat.

Questions about additional registrations should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Wi12: Additional Reg Question.”

Winter Institute 12, which will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Friday evening, January 27, through Monday, January 30, 2017, is made possible by the generous support of lead sponsor Ingram Content Group and from publishers large and small.

Booksellers may cancel their Winter Institute registration at any time by e-mailing [email protected]. Cancellations received after November 15 are not eligible for refund.