Sign-ups to participate close March 31, 2024*. You must be a logged-in ABA member** to access the form. If you do not know your login credentials please email us at [email protected]. 

*If you have already ordered exclusives, you do not need to complete this form.

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

What's New:

Libro.fm Promotion

Our partners at Libro.fm have fantastic promotions and materials for Indie Bookstore Day! See below for more information:

• Link: The link for bookstores to share is: Libro.fm/ibd
• Materials: All print and digital materials are in this Google Drive.
• Sale: Our Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale will run April 22–28, with bestselling audiobooks on sale at Libro.fm/sale. Assets will be shared in the coming weeks.
• Free audiobook offer: We're excited to provide free copies of The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman, this year’s Indie Bookstore Ambassador to give away to customer's visiting bookstores in person on April 27. Materials are located in this Google Drive.
• New member offer: During the week of April 22, new members can get a free audiobook when they start a monthly membership using code BOOKSTOREDAY. 

Continue Sharing Your Plans on IndieBound!

Submitted store plans have been added to the IndieBound blog post which will be promoted in April on social media! Plans will be added on a rolling basis as they are submitted. Submit your plans to ABA (including crawls and passport programs).

Reminders:

IndieCommerce Webinar Replay

On Monday, March 11, IndieCommerce pushed the Indie Bookstore Day 2024 exclusives to all participating IndieCommerce and IndieLite sites. This update and the Independent Bookstore Day feature on IndieCommerce (IC 1.0) and IndieLite websites were covered in the webinar. (Recording and Help Document are now available.)

March To-Do’s:

We recommend checking out the Planning Guide regularly for upcoming to-do’s! Now is a good time to:

• Start marketing Indie Bookstore Day.
• Send a Press Release to your local media.
• Keep an eye out for your Ingram Order on ipage.

New Assets, Product Descriptions with ISBNs Available

Share how your customers can best prepare for Spirit Week and Independent Bookstore Day with these new graphics for social media! You can also find the exclusives product descriptions and ISBNs on BookWeb.