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Consultation Station
At Winter Institute 9's Consultation Station, bookseller attendees will be able to meet with the following representatives of ABA's affiliated business solution partners, POS vendors, and others.
Please note that if you granted permission for Consultation Station participating companies to contact you directly when you registered for Winter Institute 9, they may reach out to you via email before the event. Booksellers may contact any of these vendors before the Institute to set up appointments.
The following companies will be present at the Consultation Station on Thursday, January 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Friday, January 24 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Please check back to this page for updated listings.
Above the Treeline, Inc.
Above the Treeline, Inc. is the creator of Edelweiss, the online interactive catalog service for the book industry, and Treeline Analytics, a dynamic sales and inventory analysis system for independent bookstores.
120 W. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-996-2730
Addico Solutions Inc. - Basil Bookseller Software
Basil Bookseller Software is the complete bookstore solution, including POS and inventory control - anytime, anywhere. Our program serves new, used, and online sales, and features integrated customer communication.
1673 Sweet Barley Way
Grayson, GA 30017
678-267-2974
Anthology
Anthology is a POS/Inventory control system for booksellers.
733 E. 8th Street, Suite 103
Traverse City, MI 49686
800-819-0095 ext. 103
Book Industry Charitable Foundation
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation provides financial assistance to booksellers who have a demonstrated personal financial need arising from severe hardship and/or emergency circumstances.
713 W. Ellsworth Road, Suite A
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734-477-4789
BookExpo America
BookExpo America is the largest professional event for the trade publishing industry in North America, with 600+ authors appearing in person and 1,000+ exhibitors. 12,000 trade professional attend annually, including independent booksellers, retailers, librarians, and publishing industry professionals.
383 Main Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06851
203-840-5614
Booklog
Booklog offers POS/Inventory management software for a new generation of retailers.
5153 North Clark St.
Suite 207
Chicago, IL 60640
800-977-8212
ForeWord Reviews
We are a book review magazine devoted exclusively to the best books coming from independent presses.
425 Boardman Avenue
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-933-3699
IBID
IBID is a POS/Inventory control software provider for independent bookstores.
9825 Perry Highway
Wexford, PA 15090
412-369-5990
Kobo
Kobo is one of the world's fastest-growing ereading services. Inspired by a "Read Freely" philosophy, Kobo offers ereaders, tablets, and ebooks.
135 Liberty St. Suite 101
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6K1A7
647-927-0064
LIBRIS - League of Independent Book Retailer Insurance Services
LIBRIS is an insurance program tailored specifically to booksellers.
8390 E. Crescent Parkway #200
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
888-694-8585
National Association of College Stores
The National Association of College Stores helps members become more successful serving students, faculty, and alumni, and promoting the living and learning environments on their campuses.
500 East Lorain St.
Oberlin, OH 44074
440-775-7777
NetGalley
NetGalley provides a free service for booksellers and other professional readers to request digital galleys, be invited by publishers to view digital galleys, and provide feedback about new titles.
44 Merrimac St.
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-465-7755
PartnerShip
PartnerShip offers discounted shipping for all ABA members, including small packages, frieght, and trade show materials. Keith will be available for consultations in the Galley room.
29077 Clemens Road
Cleveland, OH 44145
800-599-2902 ext. 2254
Paz & Associates: The Bookstore Training Group
Paz & Associates provides ideas, inspiration, and best practices for retail booksellers worldwide, through seminars, workshop retreats, training guides and videos, a free seasonal e-newsletter, and individual coaching and consulting.
1417 Sadler Road #274
Fernandina Beach, FL 332034
904-277-2664
Publisher's Weekly
Publishers Weekly is the international news platform of book publishing and bookselling, covering news, analysis and trends and reviewing books. Founded in 1872 and published continuously since then, the weekly magazine is provided free of charge to all booksellers. PW boasts nearly 400,000 Twitter followers; publishes eight eNewsletters, including Tip Sheet, ShelfTalker and four other blogs; weekly bestsellers lists; and a robust Web site that reaches more than 5,000,000 unique visitors each year. The magazine has also launched PW Radio, PWtv webcasts, podcasts, a mobile edition, digital editions and apps. Each year, PW reviews nearly 9,000 books, as well as e-books, apps and audio books, in addition to featuring author interviews and coverage of the world of publishing.
71 West 23rd St., Suite 1608
New York, NY 10010
212-377-5500
Shelf Awareness
Shelf Awareness publishes the bookselling industry's favorite daily read, and offers a customized version of the publication to booksellers for their customers.
1932 1st Ave., Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98101
206-274-8144