BTW Articles

01 Mar

Children’s Institute Scholarship Winners, Attendee List Announced

Thanks to the generosity of lead sponsor Baker & Taylor, 32 publisher sponsors, and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, 47 booksellers will be attending Children’s Institute on scholarship.

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22 Feb

Wi12 Education Handouts, Backlist Book Swap Title List Now on BookWeb

ABA members can now access handouts from education sessions held at Winter Institute 12 in Minneapolis, as well as a complete list of the 335 titles shared at the Backlist Book Swap.

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21 Feb

Children’s Institute Hotel Waitlist Opens

Children’s Institute registrants in need of a hotel room can add their names to a waitlist or make reservations with a nearby hotel.

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22 Feb

Wi12 Education: Successfully Merchandising and Selling Graphic Novels

At Wi12, bookseller panelists shared best practices for categorizing and shelving middle grade and young adult graphic novels, as well as how to sell the genre to parents, teachers, and young readers.

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21 Feb

Film Crews Transform Logos Bookstore for Upcoming Movie

New York City’s Logos Bookstore recently served as a filming location for an upcoming movie starring Melissa McCarthy. Can You Ever Forgive Me? is based on author Lee Israel’s 2008 memoir.

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21 Feb

Backlist Book Swap Reception to Kick Off Children’s Institute

All registrants for the ABC Children’s Institute should plan to bring a favorite children’s book to share with colleagues at the April 5 Welcome Reception and Backlist Book Swap at Powell’s Books.

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15 Feb

Wi12 Education: Best Practices for First-Time Managers

Lani Basa of Business Women’s Circle and Cindy Dach of Changing Hands Bookstore address the challenges booksellers can face when entering managerial roles.

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22 Feb

Sign Up Now to Host Children’s Book Week Events

Booksellers have until March 1 to register to serve as an official event location for the 98th annual Children’s Book Week, which will take place May 1–7.

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15 Feb

Philip and Erin Stead Added to Children’s Institute Lineup

Author Philip Stead and illustrator Erin Stead will discuss their newest project, The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine, a children’s story by Mark Twain, during a featured talk at Children’s Institute.

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15 Feb

Retail Sales at Bookstores Down in December, Up in 2016

Retail sales at bookstores were down by 3.1 percent in December 2016 compared to December 2015 but were up for the year, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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