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ABA Ends Policies
With a significant CEO transition coming and after further training in board governance, the ABA board recently revised its Ends Policies. Under the policy governance model, the board sets the organization's overall goals (or "ends"), creates CEO limitations, then monitors performance. The Ends Policies are the primary direction from the board of the ABA to its CEO. In this revision, we undertook to preserve the intent and spirit of the policies which were created and amended by previous boards, while simplifying, clarifying, and focusing the document to adhere as strictly to "ends" (as opposed to "means") in the policy governance model. — October 2019
Level #1
The mission of the American Booksellers Association is to ensure that member bookstores operate profitably, and the ABA will do this in a manner that is cost effective.
Level #2
2.1 Member bookstores will have the skills, information, education, and resources to be successful.
2.2 There will be awareness and understanding of independent bookstores on the part of publishers, wholesalers, authors, agents, vendors, and the general public.
2.3 There will be public policy favorable to independent bookstores.
2.4 Independent bookstores will have significant market share and constitute a vital portion of the U.S. book market.
The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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