BTW Articles

28 Jun

IndieCommerce Institute Registration Continues

Registration for ABA’s inaugural IndieCommerce Institute, sponsored by the Ingram Content Group, continues until July 14 or until the program tracks are filled, whichever comes first.

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28 Jun

Bestseller List Reporting Period Extended

Due to the Fourth of July holiday, next week’s Indie Bestsellers reporting period will be extended.

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13 Jul

Constant Contact Rebate Checks on the Way

ABA member bookstores that participated in the association’s Constant Contact affinity program between April 30, 2010, and April 30, 2011, will soon receive a rebate check.

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14 Jul

Members Asked to Complete Satisfaction Survey

ABA is asking booksellers to complete a Member Satisifaction Survey, which was sent to main and branch stores via e-mail on Thursday morning, July 14.

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19 Jul

New Zealand Booksellers Are IndieBound

Booksellers in New Zealand can now subscribe to their own IndieBound marketing program, launched at Booksellers New Zealand’s 90th Annual Conference on Sunday, July 17.

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20 Jul

Ordering Opens for ABC Best Books for Children Catalog

Today, ABA begins accepting orders for this year’s ABC Best Books for Children Catalog via an online order form on BookWeb.org.

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21 Jul

Borders in Final Step to Liquidation

As BTW went to press today, Borders was presenting its liquidation plan to the judge overseeing the company’s bankruptcy case. Earlier this week, ABA CEO Oren Teicher said the Borders liquidation was not a bellwether for all bricks-and-mortar businesses and that he is optimistic about the future of independent booksellers.

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28 Jul

August 12 Deadline for New & Improved ABACUS

This year’s ABACUS-10 Survey will provide booksellers with more detailed comparisons than previous surveys regarding crucial areas affecting their bookstores’ bottom line.  Data will also be presented more visually, through the expanded use of charts and graphs.

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09 Aug

Study Finds Publishers’ Sales Grow, Indie Booksellers Weather Challenging Times

Publishers’ net sales grew over the past three years, according to a new study from AAP and BISG. And though publishers’ net sales revenue to brick-and-mortar retail chains declined 2.7 percent overall, for independents the outcome was somewhat better.

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10 Aug

ABACUS-10 Data Gathering Ends Monday

ABA members have only a few days left to submit their 2010 financial data to this year’s ABACUS Survey. Data gathering for ABACUS-10 comes to an end at midnight on Monday, August 15.

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