Education

06 Oct

ABA Wraps Up Trade Show Programming at Heartland, NCIBA & SCIBA

Booksellers at the upcoming Heartland Fall Forum, NCIBA Fall Discovery Show, and the SCIBA Trade Show will have the opportunity to attend the all-new ABA education session “The Economics of Publishing and How They Impact Booksellers.”

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01 Oct

ABA Education on Tap at Upcoming Regional Shows

Between October 2 and October 11, ABA will be taking part in five regional trade shows: NAIBA, PNBA, NEIBA, MPIBA, and the Heartland Fall Forum. At each, booksellers will have the opportunity to attend the all-new education session “The Economics of Publishing and How They Impact Booksellers” and to visit ABA on the trade show floor.

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30 Sep

Next Two IndieCommerce Webinars Focus on Order Processing

Registration for the first of two IndieCommerce webinars on order processing opened on Wednesday, September 30. Attendance at the October 7 webinar is limited to the first 30 registrants.

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29 Sep

Registration Open for New/Prospective Booksellers Workshop at Winter Institute

A full-day workshop offering a crash course on the essentials of opening a bookstore or buying an existing store will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2016, just prior to the evening opening of Winter Institute 2016, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado.

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17 Sep

HR Workshop Deadline Extended: Don’t Miss Out

There is still time for booksellers to register for ABA’s two upcoming in-depth workshops on Human Resources, but the registration deadline for both sessions is September 25.

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16 Sep

SIBA Booksellers Invited to ABA Education Session, Trade Show Booth

Booksellers attending this weekend’s Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Fall Discovery Show are invited to hear George Gibson, publishing director of Bloomsbury USA, present ABA’s all-new education session “The Economics of Publishing and How They Impact Booksellers.”

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10 Sep

Winter Institute Registration Now Full: Waitlist Forming

Registration for the 11th annual Winter Institute opened on Wednesday afternoon, September 9, and, despite the fact that ABA increased bookseller registration by 15 percent, the institute reached full capacity on Friday morning, September 11. Booksellers can now add their names to a waitlst.

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26 Aug

Dr. John Sherlock to Share Actionable Steps to Address Human Resources Challenges

Dr. John Sherlock, who will be leading two ABA Human Resources Workshops this fall, discusses why it is imperative for bookstore owners and managers to implement a human resources strategy. His session on HR at this year’s Winter Institute was very highly praised by booksellers.

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20 Aug

Don’t Miss Out: Register Now for Fall Workshops on Human Resources for Small Businesses

Booksellers will learn best practices and practical strategies for managing personnel issues and workplace policies at two Human Resources Workshops this October. Both programs will be presented by Dr. John Sherlock, the educator who led the highly praised HR session at Winter Institute 10.

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13 Aug

Economic Relationship Between Booksellers and Publishers Focus of ABA Education at Fall Shows

At this fall’s regional shows, ABA will present an all-new education session highlighting the interdependency between booksellers and publishers. A leading publishing executive will introduce booksellers to the key financial realities of publishing and delineate the many factors that affect both the bookstore channel and consumers.

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12 Aug

High Praise for Human Resources Workshop to Be Held Twice This Fall

In response to enthusiastic feedback from booksellers who participated in Winter Institute 10’s Advanced Learning Session on Human Resources, ABA has invited the session’s presenter, Dr. John Sherlock, to lead two Human Resources Workshops this fall.

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12 Aug

Winter Institute Registration to Open September 9

Event registration and hotel reservations for ABA’s 2016 Winter Institute are scheduled to open on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. The 11th annual education event will be held in Denver, Colorado, from Saturday evening, January 23, through Tuesday, January 26, 2016.

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12 Aug

ABC Children’s Institute Set for Orlando in 2016

ABA’s fourth ABC Children’s Institute will be held June 21–23, 2016, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International in Orlando, Florida, immediately preceding the American Library Association’s Annual Conference.

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05 Aug

Upcoming Retreat to Explore Critical Business Tools for New and Established Booksellers

This month, The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates will present “Owning a Bookstore: The Business Essentials,” a workshop retreat designed to give prospective and experienced booksellers alike the skills they need to operate a sustainable bookstore business.

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05 Aug

Human Resources Expert John Sherlock to Offer Workshops on Essentials

Dr. John Sherlock, who will lead ABA’s two Human Resources Workshops being held in conjunction with the PNBA and NEIBA fall trade shows, presented a highly praised HR session at Winter Institute earlier this year, which bookseller Vicky Titcomb called “the highlight of the entire conference.”

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