Education

30 Oct

ABA, We Need Diverse Books Partner to Offer Resources and Education

ABA and the grassroots organization We Need Diverse Books are working together on educational kits for bookstores, learning opportunities at the Winter Institute, and other efforts to keep the need for non-majority narratives in the spotlight.

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29 Oct

Baker & Taylor Awards Scholarships to April 2015 Children’s Institute

Baker & Taylor, the lead sponsor of the April 2015 ABC Children’s Institute, has awarded one scholarship to the institute to an ABA member store at each of this fall’s eight regional shows.

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20 Oct

Workshop for New & Prospective Bookstore Owners to Be Held Prior to Winter Institute

The workshop “Introduction to Retail Bookselling” will offer a crash course in critical aspects of bookstore ownership and management for new and prospective booksellers on Sunday, February 8, prior to the Winter Institute.

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24 Sep

Workshop at Wi10 Aimed at Prospective & New Bookstore Owners

The workshop “Introduction to Retail Bookselling,” on Sunday, February 8, just prior to the opening of Winter Institute 2015, will provide new and prospective booksellers with a crash course in critical aspects of bookstore ownership and management.

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18 Sep

2015 Winter Institute Registration Opens

Registration for ABA’s 10th anniversary celebration of the Winter Institute and the ABA room block at the Grove Park Inn (an Omni Resort) are now booked to capacity and waiting lists are forming.

 

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10 Sep

ABA to Offer “Nuts and Bolts of Finance” at MPIBA Show

Booksellers attending MPIBA’s Fall Discovery Show, from October 9 to 11 at Colorado’s Renaissance Denver Hotel, will find a full schedule of author events and educational programming, including a new session from ABA, “The Nuts and Bolts of Finance.”

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02 Sep

Booksellers Invited to ABA Programming at PNBA, NEIBA & Heartland Shows

Between September 26 and October 2, ABA will be at the trade shows of the Pacific Northwest and New England independent booksellers associations, and the Heartland Fall Forum, a combined show of the Great Lakes and Midwest regional associations.

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27 Aug

ABA to Offer “Nuts & Bolts of Finance” & More at NAIBA, SIBA Shows

The 2014 fall trade show season kicks off on Friday, September 19, with events in the New Atlantic and Southern regions, and ABA will be at both to present new educational programming and to meet booksellers on the trade show floor.

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20 Aug

Videos, Handouts From Institute Sessions Bring Learning to the Bookstore

As a benefit of ABA membership, booksellers have unlimited access to all session videos and handouts from 2014’s ABC Children’s Institute, as well as handouts and select videos from Winter Institute 9 and other educational resources. 

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31 Jul

BTW News Briefs

West Virginia collects $19 million in sales tax from online retailers; NAIBA seeks Independent Bookstore Day logo; Cape Henlopen school board does away with reading list; Macmillan expands public library e-lending pilot program

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21 Jul

Workshop to Present Business Essentials for Opening or Buying a Bookstore

The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates is offering the workshop retreat “Owning a Bookstore: The Business Essentials,” from September 15-19 on Amelia Island (near Jacksonville, Florida).

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08 Jul

ABA Announces Plans for 2015 Children’s Institute

In an e-mail this week to members of the ABC Children’s Group, ABA announced the date and location for its third institute developed specifically for children’s booksellers.

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12 Jun

A Letter From ABA's CEO

In his bimonthly letter to members, ABA CEO Oren Teicher discusses the recent events and programming at BookExpo America as well as a changing focus for ABA at BEA, and invites booksellers to review a list of resources about the current dispute between Hachette and Amazon. 

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12 Jun

BTW News Briefs

BISG Annual Industry Awards open; Florida school cancels summer reading assignment over content dispute; South Carolina budget proposal called academic interference; AAUP releases Books for Understanding: Brazil

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11 Jun

Industry Experts Weigh in on Common Core at BEA

Expert panelists gathered last month at BookExpo America to discuss both how the Common Core State Standards will affect booksellers, librarians, and publishers and what opportunities this change presents for the book industry.

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