Education

02 Sep
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Preparing for the 4th Quarter: What to Know and What to Do

Here, ABA CEO Allison Hill offers information on challenges booksellers may face heading into the 4th quarter as well as actions they can take to prepare for an uncertain holiday season.

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02 Sep
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Top 10 Things to Know About: Buying Monthly

Booksellers can see the top tips for buying monthly as well as read a full recap of the event here, or view a recording of the session on the Education Resources page on BookWeb.org.

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01 Sep
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ABA Launches “Top 10 Things to Know About...” Webinar Series

Each week, ABA will present a “Top 10 Things to Know About…” webinar, with each event covering a different topic.

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25 Aug

Marketing Meetup Recap: Marketing Romance Books

Booksellers heard from several guest speakers about marketing romance books, who the romance reader is, who might be a romance reader, and more.

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25 Aug
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ABA’s LIG Health Insurance Webinar Recording Now Available

The offering with LIG Solutions will allow ABA members to gain access to LIG’s extensive knowledge of the health insurance market, which will help members navigate insurance options.

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25 Aug

Enabling Security Measures on Zoom for Virtual Events

As virtual events become more frequent in the era of social distancing, booksellers are encouraged to take precautions to avoid what has become known as “Zoombombing.”

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19 Aug
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Technology Meetup Recap: Crowdcast

Crowdcast Specialist Steve Fisher provided a brief demonstration of how to create an event through Crowdcast.

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19 Aug

IndieCommerce Webinar Recap: Credit Card Processing

The webinar recording, which can be found on BookWeb.org, includes demonstrations of new IndieCommerce site features, a walkthrough of where to find and configure information on Authorize.net, and more.

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18 Aug

Bestseller Reporting to Be the Focus of ABA Education at Fall Regional Shows

This year’s virtual education session from ABA will offer an overview of the benefits of reporting bestsellers as well as how stores can report to various lists.

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12 Aug
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Webinar on “Safety Moving Forward: Your COVID Game Plan” Now Available on BookWeb

The webinar addressed questions such as: When can your business open back up again? Which employees do you bring back? What type of liabilities do you face when you reopen?

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12 Aug

Marketing Meetup Recap: Paid Social Media Advertising

During the meetup, guest speakers discussed their use of paid advertising options through Facebook, as well as pay-per-click advertising. 

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05 Aug
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Sign Up for Upcoming Marketing, Technology Meetups This Month

August’s meetups will focus on paid social media advertising, Crowdcast, and marketing romance books.

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05 Aug
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Technology Meetup Recap: Zoom

Zoom for Dummies author Phil Simon provided his expert advice on the online meeting platform.

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04 Aug

August 11 ABA Coffee Break to Focus on Current Wage and Labor Requirements

This Coffee Break has been programmed to focus on wage and labor requirements for bookstores as some states place COVID-19-related quarantine mandates on people entering from out-of-state.

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28 Jul
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Sign Up for August Marketing, Technology Meetups

Upcoming meetups will focus on paid social media advertising, Crowdcast, and marketing romance books.

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