Three-Month Bookseller Action List: October - December 2005

As a helpful reminder, here is a "Three-Month Bookseller Action List" highlighting important dates related to ABA/Book Sense programs and events for the period October through December 2005. The list may also be downloaded in PDF format.

For details about any of these items, visit BookWeb.org or look for details in upcoming editions of BTW. General questions about this Action List should be addressed to Kristen Gilligan, ABA's associate director of programming and constituent groups liaison, at [email protected].

OCTOBER

• Register for ABA's First Annual Winter Institute
  Register for the Institute at www.bookweb.org/institute. For details, go to www.bookweb.org/education/institute/. HOTEL ROOM RATE: Book by November 15 in order to take advantage of the special $89 room rate.
  
  
• Create Zathura Display
  Materials for the Zathura promotion (Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg) are in the October Red Box to coincide with the Zathura movie opening in November and new editions from Houghton Mifflin.
  
  
• Nominate to the Picks List
  The Book Sense Picks nomination form is online at www.bookweb.org/read/6305.
  
  * October 14: Winter Children's Book Sense List

NOVEMBER

• Register for ABA's First Annual Winter Institute
  Register for the Institute at www.bookweb.org/institute. For details, go to www.bookweb.org/education/institute/. HOTEL ROOM RATE: Book by November 15 in order to take advantage of the special $89 room rate.
  
  
• Create Zathura Display
  Materials for the Zathura promotion (Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg) are in the October Red Box to coincide with the Zathura movie opening in November and new editions from Houghton Mifflin. Create your display now!
  
  
• Nominate to the Picks List
  The Book Sense Picks nomination form is online at www.bookweb.org/read/6305.
  
  * November 4: January 2006 Book Sense Picks

DECEMBER

• Register for the Institute at www.bookweb.org/institute. For details, go to www.bookweb.org/education/institute/. HOTEL ROOM RATE: Book by November 15 in order to take advantage of the special $89 room rate.
  
  
• Nominate to the Picks List
  The Book Sense Picks nomination form is online at www.bookweb.org/read/6305.
  
  * December 2: February 2006 Picks
  * December 9: Valentine's Day 2006 Top Ten

ONGOING & OTHER REMINDERS

• Sign Up for Constant Contact
  All ABA member bookstores can sign up for Constant Contact, a leading provider of services to manage e-mail marketing campaigns. For details, visit news.bookweb.org/read/3359.
  
  
• Are You Ready?
  Contact your bookstore POS (inventory control system) vendor and ask about their 13-digit ISBN readiness plan. For a downloadable PDF, go to www.bisg.org/isbn-13/for.dummies.html.
  
  
• Display & Distribute
  Put out this month's Book Sense Picks fliers and print and display the weekly Book Sense Bestseller List.
  
  
• Report to Book Sense Bestseller List
  Report each week from 3:00 p.m. EST on Saturday through 3:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday. Go to bestsellers.bookweb.org.
  
  
• Sign-up for Book Sense Gift Cards
  Visit www.BookWeb.org/read/6303 for details.
  
  
• Update BookSense.com Co-op Affidavit
  Each month, at the announcement of that month's titles, fill out the affidavit to participate in the BookSense.com co-op program. Online at www.booksense.com/coop-program.
  
  
• Post and Read!
  Share advice and information about bookselling and the book industry on BookWeb's Idea Exchange Forums at www.bookweb.org/ideaexchange.