BTW Articles

15 Nov

Black Dog & Leventhal Names “My Bookstore” Scholarship Winners

This week, Black Dog & Leventhal announced the winners of its “Why My Bookstore Matters” Winter Institute scholarship contest, launched in September in celebration of this month’s publication of “My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop.”

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15 Nov

Like” ABA and Win IndieBound Posters

As part of ABA’s new social media initiative, any member bookseller that “likes” the association’s new Facebook page by November 29 will be entered into a random drawing to win one of two sets of IndieBound “Eat Sleep Read” and “Snack Nap Read” posters.

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14 Nov

Stores Begin Promoting Two-Day Holiday Sale on Kobo Mini

Kobo is offering special $49 pricing for Kobo Minis sold on Friday, November 23, and Saturday, November 24. ABA member stores that sell the Mini for $49 during the two-day promotion will receive a $30 rebate for each Kobo Mini sold.

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14 Nov

Winter Institute Host Hotel Sold Out

Bookseller registration for ABA’s Eighth Annual Winter Institute reached capacity last week, and an event waiting list began forming. Now, reservations at the host hotel, Missouri’s Westin Kansas City at Crown Center, are also sold out.

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13 Nov

Kobo DIY Resources Grow

The array of materials available to booksellers to promote sales of Kobo eBooks and eReaders grew this week with the addition to the Bookseller DIY of three tent card designs, new web banners, bookmarks, and a letter-sized poster for a special launch promotion.

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14 Nov

2012 National Book Award Winners Announced

The winners of the National Book Awards were announced on Wednesday night, November 14, at the National Book Foundation’s 63nd National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

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08 Nov

ABFFE’s Finan to Be Honored

American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression President Chris Finan will be honored at the National Coalition Against Censorship’s Annual Celebration of Free Speech & Its Defenders on November 12 in New York City.

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08 Nov

Instructions Rectify Problem With Kobo Display Unit

Some stores have encountered a problem with the Kobo display unit security claw. Kobo has provided instructions for rectifying the problem.

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07 Nov

Board Candidate Nomination Deadline Extended

Due to Hurricane Sandy, which knocked out power and Internet service at ABA’s office in Tarrytown, New York, the deadline for nominations of candidates to serve on the Board of Directors has been extended from October 31 to next Monday,  November 12.

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07 Nov

Winter Institute Registration Now Full: Waiting List Forming

Registration for the American Booksellers Association’s Eighth Annual Winter Institute has reached its limit of 500 booksellers, and names are now being added to a waiting list.

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