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25 Oct
Health Care
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LIG Offers Health Coverage Webinar Series

The American Booksellers Association’s health coverage partner LIG Solutions introduces the LIG Health Coverage Webinar Series.

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16 Aug
Advocacy

ABA CEO Allison Hill's Letter to the FTC

In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, ABA CEO Allison Hill cautioned the FTC that Amazon's desire for an eleventh hour meeting is likely to swing a deal to avoid real punishment for its anticompetitive behavior. 
 

 

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16 Aug
Advocacy

ABA Urges FTC and DOJ to Target Amazon’s Books Monopoly

With the FTC reportedly poised to file an antitrust suit against Amazon, groups urge the regulators to keep their focus on threats to democracy, such as Amazon’s dominance of the US market for books.
 
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09 Aug
Health Care
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Advocacy

Summer 2023 Health and Wellness Resources for Booksellers

The American Booksellers Association’s health coverage partner LIG Solutions wants booksellers to stay healthy in 2023. Read on for resources that are meant to help expand your health and wellness awareness and increase your knowledge about new health insurance solutions/legislation.

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31 Jul
Advocacy

Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring Implementation of Arkansas Act 372

The American Booksellers Association, in conjunction with WordsWorth Books and Pearl’s Books and other coalition partners, recently learned that they have cleared the first hurdle for the successful defense of the Freedom to Read in Arkansas.
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25 Jul
Advocacy

ABA Files Suit Challenging Texas Censorship Law

On Tuesday, July 25, Blue Willow Bookshop, BookPeople, and the American Booksellers Association joined with a coalition of authors and publishers in filing a legal challenge to HB900, a Texas law that would ban books based on vague and subjective standards.

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26 Jun
Marketing
Advocacy

ABA Launches #TheFutureIsIndie Campaign To Counter Prime Day

The future will be more diverse, more authentic, less corporate, more local, more community-oriented — The Future Is Indie. This year’s brand new campaign counters Amazon Prime Day and champions the importance of independent businesses in shaping the future.

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14 Jun
Health Care
Resources
Advocacy

New Products and Programs Available With LIG

ABA’s health insurance partner, LIG Association Health Program, recently announced exciting news regarding new products and programs available exclusively for ABA bookstore members.

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14 Jun
Advocacy

ABFE Statement on Governor Abbott Signing HB900 into Law

ABFE is extremely disappointed that Governor Abbott ignored the outpouring of opposition from booksellers and Texans across the state and signing HB900 into law.
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31 May
Advocacy

ABA and Partners File Lawsuit to Protect the Right to Read

ABA, along with the American Booksellers for Free Expression, ABA’s free speech initiative, is challenging Arkansas Act 372, which would have a chilling effect on free speech and be a threat to the livelihood of booksellers and the rights of readers in Arkansas. 
 
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