BTW Articles

07 Dec

Winter Institute Workshop to Teach Key Competencies for Effective Leadership

Here, Amanda Cebula and Thomas Stanley of the Kansas Leadership Center discuss what booksellers can expect to learn during the Leadership Workshop for Owners and Managers at next month’s Winter Institute.

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01 Dec

Children’s Institute Scholarship Application Open Until January 31

ABA is currently accepting applications for publisher-sponsored scholarships to the 2017 ABC Children’s Institute, to be held in April in Portland, Oregon.

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07 Dec

Publishers Invited to Promote Special Offers in Book Buyer’s Handbook

ABA is encouraging publishers, distributors, and wholesalers to list details about current special offers in the ABA Book Buyer’s Handbook, a valued resource for indie booksellers.

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30 Aug

The Furry Faces of Bookselling: Bookstore Pets

With bookstore companions ranging from cuddly cats and friendly dogs to guinea pigs, birds, and potbellied pigs, indie booksellers around the country foster a sense of warmth and community in their stores while also setting themselves apart.

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10 Oct

Miami Book Fair International Co-founder Mitchell Kaplan Reflects on the Event’s 30 Years

More than 250,000 people are expected to flock to this November’s Miami Book Fair International, which was first held 30 years ago, when “Miami was a fairly bleak place,” said event co-founder Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books.

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22 Nov

Special Offer From Baker & Taylor Helps Indies Prepare for Holidays

Through December 3, booksellers can take advantage of a special offer from Baker & Taylor designed to help ABA member bookstores make the most of Indies First on Small Business Saturday.

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22 Nov

Books & Books Westhampton Beach to Close

Books & Books Westhampton Beach will close on November 26 after eight years in business.

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14 Nov

Ordering Underway for Independent Bookstore Day T-Shirts, Totes

Booksellers can place their orders now for official 2017 Independent Bookstore Day tote bags and T-shirts featuring an illustration by Lisa Brown.

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15 Nov

An Interview With David Evans, ABA’s New General Counsel

David H. Evans, a partner at the law firm Kelley Drye, discusses his new role as ABA’s legal counsel, changing legal interpretations of antitrust regulations, and more.

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14 Nov

ABC Children’s Institute Scholarship Application Opens

Booksellers at stores that did not have an ABC Children’s Institute scholarship winner in 2015 or 2016 can apply now for a publisher-sponsored scholarship to the 2017 Children’s Institute.

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