ABACUS

The ABA Board is urging member stores to submit their 2015 financial data to the ABACUS-15 survey by the July 1 deadline. The data booksellers will receive in return is “incomparable,” the Board said.

Dan Cullen, ABA’s senior strategy officer, is urging stores to participate in the ABACUS-15 survey, a unique tool that can help booksellers with strategic and financial planning, gaining access to capital, negotiating with landlords, and more.

“An incredible resource.” “An invaluable tool.” “The rewards are overwhelming.” These are just some of the positive things that ABA member booksellers have to say about ABACUS.

ABA will award the Avin Mark Domnitz Scholarship to attend the upcoming Winter Institute to the owner or an employee of a bookstore that submits its 2015 financial data to the ABACUS-15 Survey before the July 1 deadline.

ABA member stores should be on the lookout for an e-mail arriving on Thursday, May 26, that will include introductory information about the ABACUS-15 survey; instructions and FAQs; and links to the secure, online ABACUS submission form.

At next month’s Winter Institute, booksellers will have the chance to have in-depth discussions about bookstore finances and operations using data from the most recent ABACUS survey.

Today is the final opportunity for booksellers to submit their numbers to this year’s ABACUS survey. After midnight (Pacific Time) on July 9, the online ABACUS submission form will be closed.

While today is the deadline for ABACUS-14, bookstores that begin their submissions today — or that have not yet finished submitting their store’s information — will have until midnight (Pacific) on Tuesday, July 7, to finalize their submissions.

ABA will award the Avin Mark Domnitz Scholarship to attend Winter Institute 11 to the owner or an employee of a bookstore that submits its 2014 financial data to the ABACUS-14 survey before the July 1 deadline.

This week, Dan Cullen, ABA’s senior strategy officer, urged booksellers to participate in the ABACUS-14 survey of bookstore finances, a unique data source and analytic tool for indie bookstores. The deadline for submissions is July 1.

All ABA main store members should have received an e-mail last week that included instructions for participating in ABACUS-14 and links to the secure, online ABACUS submission form. 

ABA main store members received an e-mail from the National Association of College Stores’ OnCampus Research on Tuesday, June 2, with instructions for participating in ABACUS-14 and links to the secure, online ABACUS submission form.

Midnight tomorrow, Friday, August 15, is the deadline for ABA member stores to submit their financial data to the ABACUS-13 Survey.

ABA member bookstores still have time to submit their stores’ financial data to ABACUS-13 and apply for the Avin Mark Domnitz Scholarship to Winter Institute 10. The deadline for submissions is midnight Eastern Time on Friday, August 15.

ABA members now have until midnight Eastern Time on Friday, August 15, to submit their store financial data to the ABACUS-13 survey.