ABA Past Presidents in Conversation

Join us for an inspiring and informative look at the book industry through the combined experiences of ABA past presidents still actively engaged in the management of their stores. As booksellers, their innovation and leadership not only grew their individual businesses -- often in challenging times -- but also helped bring about the resurgence of indie bookselling that we have seen over recent years. This expert panel will share lessons learned from a lifetime of bookselling and discuss their thoughts on the current state of the industry.

Oren Teicher moderates this session with past presidents Becky Anderson, Anderson's Bookshops (Naperville, IL); Betsy Burton, The King's English Bookshop (Salt Lake City, UT); Mitchell Kaplan, Books & Books (Coral Gables, FL); Gayle Shanks, Changing Hands Bookstore (Tempe, AZ): Michael Tucker, Books Inc. (San Francisco, CA)