PNBA, NEIBA & MPIBA to Close the Trade Show Season

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The fall trade show season will wrap up with three regional shows in the second week of October: the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and the New England Independent Booksellers Association, both from Sunday, October 6, through Tuesday, October 8, and the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association, from Thursday, October 10, through Saturday, October 12.

ABA and the Small Business Majority will present “Health Care Reform and the Bookstore: How It Affects You Now” at each of the shows. This education session will provide detailed and actionable information about the Affordable Care Act specifically tailored to the states in each region.

Passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 resulted in an individual mandate that requires everyone to have health insurance or to pay a penalty. The regional show presentation will focus on what the law means for small businesses and their employees; how bookstore owners can evaluate their options; and how to take advantage of provisions of the law already in place.

Session attendees will be provided with fact sheets detailing state-specific health exchange information, including links to pertinent websites, as well as general health benefits and tax incentives for business owners. The fact sheets are also available to all ABA member booksellers with a BookWeb user name and password on ABA’s new Health Care Reform webpage.

In addition, ABA staff will be on the exhibit floor at each show to talk to booksellers about member services and upcoming educational events, including Winter Institute 2014. Booksellers are encouraged to come with their questions and concerns. ABA members can also drop off their business cards at the booth for an extra chance to win a scholarship to either the Winter Institute or next April’s Children’s Institute, and non-member booksellers will have the opportunity to sign up for a free trial membership.

PNBA Trade Show, October 6 – 8, Airport Holiday Inn in Portland, Oregon

The session “Health Care Reform and the Bookstore: How It Affects You Now” will be presented on Sunday, October 6, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. by ABA Senior Program Officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger and a representative of the Small Business Majority.

In addition, ABA Board member Robert Sindelar of Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, Washington, will moderate the PNBA panel discussion “Edelweiss: Best Practices for Reps and Booksellers” on October 6, from  2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Also attending the show will be ABA Vice President Betsy Burton of Salt Lake City’s The King’s English Bookshop  and Nathan Halter, ABA’s member relationship manager for the PNBA region.

ABA members and non-members are encouraged to stop by ABA’s table (#23) on the exhibit floor to share their concerns and to learn about the association’s services and initiatives. Kobo account reps Dave Morris and Natalie Jefferson will also be at the table to provide information and answer booksellers’ questions about Kobo eBooks and eReaders.

Complete show details and registration information are available on the PNBA website.

NEIBA Trade Show, October 6 – 8, Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island

The session “Health Care Reform and the Bookstore: How It Affects You Now” will be presented on Monday, October 7, from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. by ABA Content Officer Dan Cullen and a representative of the Small Business Majority.

In addition, ABA President Steve Bercu of BookPeople in Austin, Texas, and Board member Annie Philbrick of Bank Square Books in Mystic, Connecticut, will be presenting “Nuts and Bolts of Bookstore Finance” on October 7, from 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and ABC Group Manager Shannon O’Connor will participate in the panel discussion “Common Core Partnering: Bookselling Trade Books in the Classroom” on Sunday, October  6, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

ABA members and non-members are encouraged to stop by the ABA booth (D3:1-2) on the exhibit floor to share their concerns and to learn about the association’s services and initiatives from ABA staff, including Membership and Marketing Officer Meg Smith and Member Relationship Manager Catherine Cusick.

Complete show details and registration information are available on the NEIBA website.

MPIBA Trade Show, October 10 – 12, at The Renaissance Denver Hotel in Denver, Colorado

ABA Vice President Betsy Burton of Salt Lake City’s The King’s English Bookshop will be at the show along with ABA Senior Program Officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger and Member Relationship Manager Nathan Halter.

Dallanegra-Sanger and a representative of the Small Business Majority will present the session “Health Care Reform and the Bookstore: How It Affects You Now” on Saturday, October 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

ABA members and non-members are encouraged to stop by the association’s table (#76 - 77) on the exhibit floor to share their concerns, learn about ABA services and initiatives, and drop off their business cards to earn an extra entry in the Winter Institute and Children’s Institute scholarship drawings.

Complete show details and registration information are available on the MPIBA website.