Sign-ups to participate close March 31*. 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 or signed up already, you do not need to complete this form again. **Independent Bookstore Day is open to those who are members of ABA, as well as their regional booksellers association. What's New: Submit Your Plans to ABA (including crawls and passport programs) We will compile a list of Indie Bookstore Day plans and events for a BookWeb article and link it on the IndieBound Indie Bookstore Day map, including bookstore crawls and passport programs. If you’re looking for ideas, check out last year’s events from participating bookstores and the replay of February’s Lightning Talks, Indie Bookstore Day Edition: New Assets and Promotions Available! In addition to the general graphics and assets we provide, we’ve added a new Indie Bookstore Day themed Shelf Talkers template, updated Indie Bookstore Ambassador Trevor Noah graphics, and Banned Books Bingo cards from Authors Against Book Bans. Libro.fm is back with the following sales, offers, and the Golden Ticket promo: - Link: The link for bookstores to share is: Libro.fm/ibd.
- Materials: All print and digital materials will be in this Google Drive with more to be added.
- Sale: Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale will run April 21–27, with bestselling audiobooks on sale.
- New member offer: New members can get two free audiobooks when they start a monthly one credit per month membership using code BOOKSTOREDAY.
- Golden Ticket Promo: Bookstores will be able to sign up to participate next week. We'll share the form via email.
March To-Dos:- Start marketing Indie Bookstore Day.
- If you ordered the free Indie Bookstore Day bookmarks, they will arrive in your March Box Mailing.
- Mention the day and any details in your newsletter and on social media. Make your announcement using the digital assets and exclusive item images on BookWeb.org.
- List special events in your events calendar.
- Post images/graphics of exclusive items and other teasers on social media.
- Add exclusives to your IndieCommerce 1.0 or 2.0 sites.
- Join a member of the IndieCommerce team for a live, online instructional webinar on March 19 or 20 (see “Key Dates to Know” below for registration). They will cover how to manage the exclusive product listings and other content for the event, displaying on-hand quantities, adjusting the on-sale date and time for products, managing orders through your IndieCommerce/IndieLite site, and other resources available.
- A Help Document will be made available for adding exclusives as well.
- Send a Press Release to your local media.
- Download the template, enter your specific bookstore information (we provided examples!), and you’re ready to send it off.
- Arrange for media coverage — radio, newspapers, websites — in your area if possible.
- Keep an eye out for your Ingram Order on ipage.
Key Dates to Know:- March 19, 2:00 pm ET: IndieCommerce 1.0 Webinar
- March 20, 2:00 pm ET: IndieCommerce 2.0 Webinar
- March 31: Indie Bookstore Day 2025 Participation Form closes. (Stores that didn't order exclusive items can sign up to participate until this date.)
- April 4: Indie Bookstore Day Searchable Map goes live on IndieBound
- Early- to mid-April: All exclusives ship to bookstores
- April 21–25: Indie Bookstore Day Spirit Week
- April 26, the last Saturday in April: Independent Bookstore Day
Stay tuned for future updates via our newsletters. Missed an issue of the Indie Bookstore Day Newsletter? Catch up on them all on BookWeb. Questions? Contact Courtney Wallace, Independent Bookstore Day Program Director at [email protected]. |
