Winter Institute Program at a Glance

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

9:00 am to 6:00 pm

Bookstore Tour (Full Day) - check in one-half hour prior to tour departure

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

How to Succeed at Retail Bookselling

1:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Bookstore Tour (Half Day) - check in one-half hour prior to tour departure

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Opening Reception at The Elliott Bay Book Company
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

7:15 am to 8:00 am

Yoga with Susan

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Publisher Scholarship Recipient Reception

8:30 am to 10:00 am

Opening Plenary Breakfast with Dan Heath (Decisive)

10:15 am to 11:30 am

Bookseller Discussion Groups

11:45 am to 1:45 pm

Rep Picks Speed Dating Lunch

International Booksellers Workshop

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Galley Room

2:30 pm to 3:45 pm

ABC Group Presents: Selling Sad and Dark Young Adult Lit
Gifts 101
Handselling 101
Advanced Learning Session: Managing the Changing Workplace
Managing Cash Flow, Part I: The System
Producing Professional Events with Limited Staff

4:00 pm to 5:15 pm

Best Practices on Edelweiss for Publishers and Booksellers
Indie Booksellers and the Business of Self-Publishing with Kobo, Kirkus, and Ingram Spark
Gifts 201
Managing Cash Flow, Part 2: Roundtable Discussion on Payroll, Inventory, and Occupancy
How to Publicize Your Killer Events

9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

The Scholastic Meet & Treat After Party
Thursday, January 23, 2014

7:15 am to 8:00 am

Yoga with Susan

9:00 am to 10:15 am

Breakfast and Discussion: The Seattle 7 Writers

10:15 am to 4:15 pm

Consultation Station - Day 1

10:30 am to 11:45 am

Building B-to-B Sales
ABC Group Presents: Starting Tween and Teen Advisory Boards
Data Watchers Report: BISG/the Codex Group/Nielsen
The Passion Conversation: Understanding, Sparking, and Sustaining Word of Mouth Marketing
Making Social Media Work for Your Store

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

International Booksellers Luncheon
Rep Picks Lunch


2:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Galley Room

4:00 pm to 5:15 pm

ABC Group Presents: A Year of In-Store Promotions
Planning for Natural Disasters
Advanced Learning Session: Bookseller "Shark Tank"—Pitch an Idea for Business Expansion
Understanding Basic Bookstore Accounting Principles
Independent Retail in Seattle: Success Stories

5:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Len Vlahos Presents The Scar Boys (Egmont USA)
Friday, January 24, 2014

7:15 am to 8:00 am

Yoga with Susan

9:00 am to 10:15 am

Small & Independent Press Breakfast

10:15 am to 1:00 pm

Consultation Station - Day 2

10:30 am to 11:45 am

The Passion Conversation: Understanding, Sparking, and Sustaining Word of Mouth Marketing (Repeat)
International Insight - Getting a Global Perspective on Bookselling
Bookseller Roundtables
Creating Compelling In-Store Displays
IndieCommerce Platform Upgrade: What you need to know

12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

Lunch: Get Buzzed with "Indies Introduce"

1:30 pm to 2:45 pm

Publisher/Bookseller Focus Groups - Day 2

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Alternative Sources for Raising Capital
ABC Group Presents: Using Common Core to Develop Your Community Profile
Kobo Users Group
Identify and Cultivate Your Store Brand
Bookseller Roundtables

4:45 pm to 6:30 pm

Small & Independent Press Author Reception


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Bookstore Finances

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Buying/Selling

Gifts 101 Wed 2:30 pm
Handselling 101 Wed 2:30 pm
Gifts 201 Wed 4:00 pm
Building B-to-B Sales Thu 10:30 am
Publisher Consultations Mon 1:15 pm

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