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W.G. Ellerkamp, the supplier of ABA's IndieBound paper and cloth bags, is now offering member stores an expanded line of giftwrap, as well as lower prices on handled paper shopping bags.
 IndieBound.org's homepage sports a fresh look, including new features and opportunities for fans and indie booksellers alike to get more involved.
Among the new additions, Outreach Liaison Paige Poe will be blogging with news and stories about indie retailers across the U.S. All blog entries and articles will be captured in a permanent archive, so they'll always be available.
 Here's a preview of the February Indie Next List now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.
By Oren J. Teicher, ABA Chief Operating Officer
People look forward to all sorts of different things during the holidays. In December, I can't wait for my annual pre-holiday stint working in an indie bookstore. Beyond it being fun, I have consistently found that my holiday bookselling experiences have been indispensable to my work at ABA. For months after I've returned to my day job, my colleagues often hear me start a discussion with a reference to what I saw and what I learned while working in a bookstore over the holidays.
Here's a very important reminder for the Indie Next List.
Friday, January 9, is the deadline for the Spring Indie Kids' List.
Each month, the Indie Next List Notables presents an intriguing range of titles recommended by indie booksellers nationwide. Great POP materials for in-store displays -- electronic files in PDF format of both the January Indie Next List Notables flier and shelf-talkers -- are now available on BookWeb.org.
Here's a quick reminder for a very hectic week.
Booksellers will have two opportunities in January 2009 to help create Indie Next Lists:
Booksellers will have two opportunities in January 2009 to help create Indie Next Lists:
For the eight-week period ending December 16, 2008, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the U.S.
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Southern Living Christmas Cookbook: All-New Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Guide
Rebecca Brennan (Ed.), Oxmoor House, $29.95, 9780848732295
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 Want to be a hero to customers hoping to get just the right books as holiday gifts? Just point them to IndieBound.org's Wish List. Anyone who joins the Indie Community can build a wish list of books and e-mail it to friends and family, along with a list of their favorite bookstores.
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About ABA
The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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W.G. Ellerkamp offers ABA members IndieBound paper merchandise and shopping bags, reusable totes, and a variety of giftwrap designs.
