We are amazed by the response to Winter Institute today. Despite our increased capacity, we sold out within an hour. We encourage booksellers to join the waitlist and will do our best to find ways to get more booksellers in in the coming weeks.

Follow the registration link, and you will be prompted to join the waitlist. You can also still register for the Paz Workshop and for Day Passes.

Registration for the Paz Workshop is nonrefundable and tied to your event registration. Canceling your registration for the Paz Workshop will cancel your spot for Wi2024.

For more information or any registration related questions please email [email protected].

Affinity Groups are on hiatus for the summer and will resume in October.

How do booksellers (particularly new ones) find out about Winter Institute? And what is ABA doing to ensure as many booksellers as possible can attend the event?

The best way to get Winter Institute information is to read Bookselling This Week. You can also find all the information on BookWeb’s Winter Institute page. These resources are regularly updated with the details and dates you need to know. 

Registration for Winter Institute 2024 opened earlier today, and despite our increased capacity, we sold out within an hour. If the event sold out before you were able to register, please join the waitlist. 

Last year we were able to register 50% of the waitlist for the event. We also made sure that at least one person from every store on the waitlist was able to attend. This year we will work to do the same.

It’s time to nominate a bookseller (or yourself!) for the ABA Board.  

The ABA Board sets policy for the association, monitors the performance of the CEO — who is responsible for formulating and executing a strategy to meet the goals of the organization — and futurecasts for industry trends to inform the membership and ABA’s work. 

Directors on the ABA Board make a significant time commitment, meeting many times over the course of the year. Most meetings are virtual, but there are usually two in-person meetings (Board members can attend virtually if necessary).

Learn more and submit your nominations. 

The deadline for nominations is Thursday, October 26, at 11:59 pm ET.