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21 Nov

78 Booksellers Awarded 2018 Winter Institute Scholarships

Dozens of booksellers from ABA member stores around the country have been awarded scholarships to the upcoming Winter Institute in Memphis, Tennessee.

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25 Jan
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ABC Children’s Institute Scholarship Application Opens

Booksellers at stores that did not have an ABC Children’s Institute scholarship winner in 2016 or 2017 can apply now for a publisher-sponsored scholarship to the 2018 Children’s Institute in New Orleans.

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12 Jan

Book an Appointment With Business Service Providers at the Wi13 Consultation Station

The Consultation Station at Winter Institute 13 features representatives from 34 of ABA’s affiliated business solution partners, POS vendors, and other service providers.

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16 Jan

See Who’s Presenting at Winter Institute

All panelists appearing at Winter Institute are now listed on BookWeb and in the Winter Institute app.

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12 Jan

ABA Staff Heads to Winter Institute

The next edition of Bookselling This Week will arrive in your inbox late Thursday afternoon, January 25, with reports and plenty of photos from Winter Institute 13 in Memphis.

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12 Jan

Retail Sales at Bookstores Down in November

Retail sales at U.S. bookstores were down by 6 percent in November 2017 compared to November 2016, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. Year-end 2017 sales for independent bookstores, as reported to the weekly Indie Bestseller Lists, were up 2.6 percent over 2016.

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05 Jan

Independent Bookstore Day Ordering Opens January 15

The Independent Bookstore Day catalog features exclusive, literary-themed merchandise and giveaways for booksellers to showcase on April 28.

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09 Jan

Heather Duncan Named MPIBA Executive Director

Heather Duncan, the former marketing and events director for Tattered Cover Book Store and the president of the MPIBA Board of Directors, will take the reins as executive director on January 22.

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05 Jan

Wi13 Town Hall Meeting Offers Opportunity for Open Discussion

ABA is inviting all booksellers attending the 2018 Winter Institute to take part in an open discussion about industry and association issues at a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, January 24.

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05 Jan

Walking in Memphis: Sing Along to ABA’s Winter Institute Playlists

With Winter Institute just around the corner, booksellers should start getting out their suitcases — and singing along to ABA’s Winter Institute-themed playlists on Spotify.

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