Part of the Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) experience is offering exclusive book and book-related items created especially for the celebration. Each year, we work with publishers and vendors to have limited, cool books and bookish merchandise produced for bookstores to sell in-store or online. Working with the IBD Advisory Committee, we have narrowed down the submissions to these publisher exclusive items:

• Read Like An Artist: 10 Tips for a better life with books (zine) by Austin Kleon

• I Read Dangerously buttons by Azar Nafisi in packs of 10

• Chandelier, an original short story by Mieko Kawakami

• Independent Bookstore Day MadLibs in packs of 25

• Holly Black metal die-cut bookmark for Book of Night (limited quantities available)

• Read in Full Color: Building Bridges activity booklet

• Thunderous graphic novel by M.L. Smoker and Natalie Peeterse with exclusive poster
• The Pigeon Reads a Book Puzzle (Mo Willems)
• Creatures of the Grishaverse Puzzle (Leigh Bardugo)
• Signed Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham with bonus limited edition art print
• An IBD exclusive edition of Don Winslow’s City on Fire

We are also excited to offer non-publisher exclusive items, which will be shared when they are finalized.

Before the IBD 2022 Exclusives Order and Participation Form opens on January 14, we will share the catalog with descriptions, pricing, and images on bookweb.org/independent-bookstore-day to help you plan orders.

As a reminder, Independent Bookstore Day is open to those who are members of the ABA, as well as their regional booksellers association.

Here are a few deadlines to keep in mind as we prepare for the celebration:

• January 14: IBD 2022 Exclusives Order and Participation Form goes live through the Member Dashboard
• February 4: Exclusives Order and Participation Form closes
• February 5: IBD 2022 General Participation Form opens for stores that did not order exclusives
• February 28: General Participation Form closes
• April 1: Exclusives arrive at Ingram to ship to stores
• April 20-27: Stores receive exclusives
• April 30: Independent Bookstore Day

There are two ways to participate in Independent Bookstore Day:  

• To purchase the exclusives, sign up between January 14–February 4. Only orders of 15 or more individually or bulk packaged items will receive freebies (like bookmarks, zines, and stickers).
• To receive only marketing materials and to be included on the searchable map, sign-ups begin February 5–February 28.

As we get closer to the order form opening on January 14, please note that due to supply chain issues we will not be changing orders after the closing date of February 4. Additionally, an Ingram Account number is required to order exclusives. Setup an account at Ingram Onboarding.

Questions? Contact Courtney Wallace, Independent Bookstore Day Program Director, at [email protected].