Education

08 Jun

Children’s Institute Talk to Showcase Trends in U.S. Children’s Book Market

Kristen McLean, resident children’s specialist at Nielsen Book, will share statistics and studies behind today’s healthy children’s book market during a featured talk at this month’s Children’s Institute.

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07 Jun

Children’s Institute Raffle to Showcase Art From 12 Children’s Book Illustrators

Here’s a preview of the artwork to be raffled off at the ABC Children’s Institute, including pieces from illustrators Ryan T. Higgins, LeUyen Pham, and Michael Slack.

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01 Jun

Children’s Institute Backlist Book Swap to Showcase Evergreen Favorites

As part of a larger ABA initiative to provide members with new opportunities to support backlist titles, the Children’s Institute Backlist Book Swap invites all attendees to share their favorite backlist kids’ books with colleagues.

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01 Jun

Children’s Book Art Up for Grabs at Children’s Institute

Artwork from a dozen children’s book illustrators will be raffled off later this month at the ABC Children’s Institute.

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25 May

Children’s Institute Speaker Dr. Dana Suskind on How Words Shape a Child’s Future

At next month’s Children’s Institute, Dr. Dana Suskind will present the featured talk “Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain,” which will look at how early language exposure through books and conversation can change a child’s future.

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25 May

ABA to Offer Fall Workshops on Principles of Finance

ABA will present “Principles of Finance,” a six-hour workshop for booksellers involved in bookstore budgeting and financial forecasting, on Saturday, October 15, in Baltimore, Maryland, and on Wednesday, October 26, in San Francisco, California.

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24 May

Children’s Institute’s Backlist Book Swap: Pick and Pack Your Book Now

All Children’s Institute attendees planning to participate in the Backlist Book Swap party, which kicks off the institute on Tuesday, June 21, are reminded to pack their favorite kids’ book and a bookmark to share, and to let ABA know now what they’ll be bringing.

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18 May

Children’s Institute Registration Closes Friday

This Friday, May 20, is the final day to register for next month’s ABC Children’s Institute in Orlando, Florida.

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04 May

Children’s Institute Registration Deadline May 20

Space at next month’s ABC Children’s Institute is now limited. Registration will close on Friday, May 20, or once the institute reaches capacity, whichever comes first.

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27 Apr

53 Booksellers Named ABC Children’s Institute Scholarship Recipients

Thanks to the generosity of lead sponsor Baker & Taylor, 38 publisher sponsors, and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, 53 ABA member booksellers will be attending this June’s ABC Children’s Institute on scholarship.

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20 Apr

Backlist Book Swap Reception to Kick Off Children’s Institute

All registrants for the ABC Children’s Institute in June should be thinking about a favorite children’s book to share with colleagues at the Welcome Reception and Backlist Book Swap Party on opening night.

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20 Apr

“Owning a Bookstore” Workshop to Be Held in Massachusetts in August

Registration is now open for the Paz & Associates workshop “Owning a Bookstore: The Business Essentials” to be held from August 23 to 26 in Franklin, Massachusetts.

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13 Apr

April 20 Bookseller Registration Deadline for Publicists Speed Dating

ABA member stores interested in promoting themselves to publicists at publishing houses big and small have just a week left to register for Publicists Speed Dating at BookExpo America 2016.

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12 Apr

Experienced With Customer Loyalty Apps, Platforms? ABA Wants to Know

To help formulate programming for Winter Institute 12, ABA would like to hear from booksellers who have experimented with customer loyalty apps or other online customer loyalty platforms.

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08 Apr

Final Spring Forum on April 19 in NYC

ABA is inviting indie booksellers to its last Booksellers Forum of the season. The program, featuring the education session “Indie Bookstores and the New Localism: What You Can Do” and an open discussion of industry issues, will take place on Tuesday, April 19, in New York City.

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