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07 Apr

About ABA
Membership

Bookselling This Week to Get a New Look and Schedule

By Sydney Jarrard

ABA’s weekly newsletter will soon come twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and feature more streamlined news and action items.

07 Apr

About ABA
Industry News
Deadlines & Action Items
Membership

Stores Invited to Vote in ABA Board Election

The ballot also includes space for write-in candidates. Ballots are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 27.

07 Apr

About ABA
Indie Next List Preview

Indie Next List E-newsletter Offers Tracking of Customer Clicks

Booksellers who sign up to send the e-newsletter with partner Matchbook Marketing are able to track email-generated traffic and sales using tools like Google Analytics.

07 Apr

Center for Anti-Violence Education sessions

Events
Diversity & Inclusion
Education

Sign Up for Education Sessions From the Center for Anti-Violence Education

All booksellers are invited to sign up for the De-escalation Workshop on April 15 and Microaggressions in the Workplace session on April 22.

06 Apr

Events
Finances - Bookstore
Education

Join ABA’s Upcoming Sessions on Business Models to Learn About Retail Cooperatives and Nonprofits

Whether your store is new or long established, it can be profitable to consider how it could be structured differently than your current business model.

06 Apr

Events
Independent Bookstore Day

Special Bookstore Day Event Announced, #BookstoreShoutOut Campaign Begins

Registration for the April 22 event with author Glennon Doyle opens on April 12, and the IBD social media campaign, featuring a special giveaway, is underway now.

07 Apr

Events
Technology
Marketing
Education

Learn About Credit Card Processor Gravity Payments at April 8 Technology Meetup

ABA recently partnered with Gravity Payments, which came recommended by several booksellers, to offer credit card processing services to bookstore members.

07 Apr

Events
Membership

New (and New-ish) Members: Get an Introduction to ABA Benefits on April 12

This session will offer a tutorial on navigating BookWeb.org to ensure a better understanding of where to find the information most vital for members.

06 Apr

Events
Advocacy
Health Care

Special Enrollment Extended: Join ABA Health Insurance Partner LIG Solutions for April 12 Webinar

By Molly Bond

The Special Enrollment Period for the health insurance marketplace has been extended to August 15. Booksellers are encouraged to register for a webinar with LIG Solutions to learn more.

07 Apr

Events
Membership

BIPOC Quarterly Forum Scheduled for April 13

The ABA team will attend from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., and the BIPOC Forum will continue until 7:30 p.m. ET. BIPOC allies and booksellers who do not identify as BIPOC should not plan to attend.

07 Apr

Events
About ABA
Membership

Next ABA Board Office Hours Scheduled for April 14

Office Hours on April 14 offer booksellers a forum to share questions, comments, and concerns with the ABA Board of Directors.

07 Apr

Events
Membership
Children’s Bookselling

April ShopTalks to Offer Special Opportunity for Children’s Booksellers

ABA is inviting bookstore members of the ABC Group to this April 20 conversation to share best practices, talk about their business, and crowdsource ideas and solutions to problems.

07 Apr

Events
Bookshop
Marketing
Education

Marketing Meetup Added for April 27 to Look at Bookshop.org

Join the Tuesday, April 27, Marketing Meetup at 3:00 p.m. ET to learn about optimizing your Bookshop.org page. The session will be led by Bookshop Partnerships Manager Sarah High.

07 Apr

Events
Children’s Bookselling

“A Universe of Wishes” Virtual Reading Series Begins

The series kicked off today, April 7, and continues every Wednesday throughout the rest of the month. Booksellers are invited to have their customers join now.

06 Apr

Advocacy
Main Street/Shop Local

ABA Joins Independent Business Groups in New Coalition “Small Business Rising” to Fight Monopoly Power

By Molly Bond

The coalition will urge policymakers to rein in monopoly power and level the playing field that has allowed monopolies like Amazon to amass outsized power and influence.

06 Apr

Advocacy
Banned Books Week
Free Expression

Banned Books Week Announces 2021 Theme: Books Unite Us

By Molly Bond

This year’s Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the right to read, will be held September 26–October 2, 2021.

07 Apr

Industry News
Independent Bookstore Day
Events

IndieCommerce Launches Independent Bookstore Day Feature

The new feature will allow stores participating in Independent Bookstore Day (April 24) to have the products listed on their site while also providing more control over the product pages themselves.

07 Apr

Cartoon of a shopping cart on a laptop screen

Industry News
About ABA
IndieCommerce
E-commerce

E-commerce Update: Sales Dip Over Easter

While normal consumer behavior for the holiday, the sales decline may have been more pronounced due to good weather and more social activity as COVID vaccines become more accessible.

07 Apr

Education
Social Media
Tips & Tricks

Top 10 Tips for Using Twitter

By Emily Behnke

A recording of the recent session “Twitter Engagement: To Tweet or Not to Tweet,” as well as a handout, can be found on the Education Resources page on BookWeb.org.

07 Apr