BTW Articles

08 Jun

Children’s Institute Talk to Showcase Trends in U.S. Children’s Book Market

Kristen McLean, resident children’s specialist at Nielsen Book, will share statistics and studies behind today’s healthy children’s book market during a featured talk at this month’s Children’s Institute.

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08 Jun

New ABA Institutes App Launches Ahead of Children’s Institute

Registrants for the ABC Children’s Institute can now download the new ABA Institutes app, which allows users to create personal schedules, share messages with fellow attendees, and more. 

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01 Jun

Children’s Institute Backlist Book Swap to Showcase Evergreen Favorites

As part of a larger ABA initiative to provide members with new opportunities to support backlist titles, the Children’s Institute Backlist Book Swap invites all attendees to share their favorite backlist kids’ books with colleagues.

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01 Jun

Children’s Book Art Up for Grabs at Children’s Institute

Artwork from a dozen children’s book illustrators will be raffled off later this month at the ABC Children’s Institute.

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24 May

Children’s Institute’s Backlist Book Swap: Pick and Pack Your Book Now

All Children’s Institute attendees planning to participate in the Backlist Book Swap party, which kicks off the institute on Tuesday, June 21, are reminded to pack their favorite kids’ book and a bookmark to share, and to let ABA know now what they’ll be bringing.

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25 May

2016 ABC Best Books for Young Readers Catalog Cover Unveiled

The ABC Children’s Group at ABA has revealed the art to be featured on the cover of the 2016 ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog, scheduled to land in stores in early October.

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25 May

Children’s Institute Speaker Dr. Dana Suskind on How Words Shape a Child’s Future

At next month’s Children’s Institute, Dr. Dana Suskind will present the featured talk “Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain,” which will look at how early language exposure through books and conversation can change a child’s future.

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25 May

Start Sharing Indie Next List Display Photos to Earn an Extra Spot at Wi12

Bookstores that participate in the Indie Next List Years of Discovery promotion will have the opportunity to register an additional bookseller for Winter Institute 12. To participate, stores must share an initial Indie Next List display photo on social media or in an e-newsletter by June 30.

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25 May

A Q&A With Josh Marwell on HarperCollins’ New Bookstore Development Program

HarperCollins President of Sales Josh Marwell discusses the inspiration behind the publisher’s New Bookstore Development Program, designed for independent booksellers in the U.S. who are opening new stores or expanding to additional locations.

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24 May

Act Now: May 27 Deadline for Summer/Fall 2016 Indies Introduce Signup

ABA member stores have just a few more days to sign up to take advantage of special publisher offers on 10 adult and 10 children’s titles chosen by panels of booksellers from across the U.S. as the top debuts of the summer and fall seasons.

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