Spring Forum “New Localism” Video Clips Available

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The American Booksellers Association education session “Indie Bookstores and the New Localism: What You Can Do,” presented at each of this season’s nine Booksellers Forums, features short video clips on various topics explored at the “The New Localism” session at Winter Institute 11. Those video clips are now available on ABA’s YouTube channel along with the entire 42-minute video of the New Localism discussion at Wi11. The panel, moderated by ABA CEO Oren Teicher, featured Matt Cunningham and Dan Houston of Civic Economics, Joe Minicozzi of Urban3, and Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

The video clips, which are about a minute or so each, are:

The entire Wi11 New Localism session is available here.

Booksellers are also encouraged to check out ABA’s New Localism Toolkit, which launched at Wi11 and is featured in the Booksellers Forum program. The digital toolkit is designed to help booksellers better communicate with customers and fellow businesspeople, and to become stronger advocates in support of public policy that promotes vibrant and diverse communities.

Among the items in the toolkit are:

  • FAQs and talking points
  • DIY materials aimed at customers
  • Materials to share on social media
  • Sample letters to elected officials
  • Links to other relevant information and media coverage
  • Links to ABA’s new Antitrust Action Kit

ABA has also developed a new consumer landing page on IndieBound — IndieBound.org/spotlightamazon — that provides additional resources for customers looking for more information about Amazon’s growth and impact on communities. Featured prominently is a link to the new Civic Economic study “Amazon and Empty Storefronts: The Fiscal and Land Use Impact of Online Retail,” commissioned by ABA.

Booksellers in the Mountains & Plains, Northern California, and New Atlantic regions still have a chance to attend the ABA education session “Indie Bookstores and the New Localism: What You Can Do,” at a Booksellers Forum in their region in April. Learn more.