BTW Articles

08 Jan

Register Now for Special Events at Winter Institute

A number of special events taking place during Winter Institute require registration, including advanced education sessions, a finance workshop, a used bookstore forum, and more.

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02 Jan
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Keep Staff in the Loop: Encourage Colleagues to Sign Up for Bookselling This Week

All bookstore and publisher staff should subscribe to BTW for news about the indie bookselling world, helpful business tips and best practices, and details about ABA programming and governance.

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03 Jan
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Winter Institute at Your Fingertips: Download the Wi13 App

Attendees can use the app to access the Winter Institute schedule, create customized agendas, message fellow attendees, view keynote speakers and appearing authors, and more.

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18 Dec
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BTW on Holiday; Bestseller List Reporting Period Extended

Due to the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, this is the final issue of Bookselling This Week for 2017, and the next two reporting deadlines for the Indie Bestseller Lists have been extended.

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14 Dec

Retail Sales at Bookstores Down in October

Retail sales at U.S. bookstores were down by 4.6 percent in October 2017 compared to October 2016, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. Sales for independent bookstores, as reported to the weekly Indie Bestseller Lists, were up slightly more than two percent year to date.

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18 Dec

More Than 300 Booksellers Receive Holiday Bonuses From James Patterson

On Monday, author James Patterson announced the names of more than 300 independent booksellers receiving grants ranging from $750 to $1,250 as part of his Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program.

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14 Dec

Registration Underway for Special Events at Winter Institute

Booksellers are encouraged to register now for a number of special events taking place during Winter Institute, including advanced education sessions, a finance workshop, a used bookstore forum, and more.

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11 Dec

Winter Institute to Feature More Than 130 Authors

Winter Institute 2018 will feature more than 130 authors and illustrators over the course of four days of keynotes, education sessions, author receptions, and special events.

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08 Dec
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ABA Members: Score a “Baby Monkey, Private Eye” Lithograph

Scholastic is offering limited-edition lithographs featuring artwork from Brian Selznick and David Serlin’s Baby Monkey, Private Eye to ABA member booksellers.

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08 Dec

GLIBA Executive Director Deb Leonard to Step Down

Deb Leonard, who has served as the executive director for the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association since 2010, is leaving the organization.

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