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28 Jan
About Bookselling
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Partner Spotlight: Punchkins

Punchkins is a new brand of collectible plushies that are STUFFED with personality. We offer a wide range of plush to appeal to anyone and our all new book-adjacent plush gifts and bookmarks are the perfect complement to any bookstore.

Bookselling This Week met with Dante Trasatti, Punchkins’ VP of Sales, to learn more. 

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28 Jan
Indie Next List Interview

Q&A with George Saunders, Author of February Indie Next List Top Pick “Vigil”

“A thoughtful reflection on whether we are due absolution for our misdeeds in life, delivered in Saunders’ classic voice, with humor, twists, and a deeper look at the impact of corporate greed on our world,” said Christine Bell of Roundabout Books in Bend, Oregon.

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26 Jan
Board Report and Minutes

October 2025 ABA Board Meeting Minutes

The minutes for the October 2025 ABA Board Meeting.

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21 Jan
Advocacy Updates
Advocacy

Advocacy Update: January 21, 2026

Advocacy Update for the week of January 21, 2026.

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21 Jan
About ABA
ABA Board election

ABA Announces 2026 Board Candidates

A ballot for the 2026 Board elections will be sent to ABA members via email in March.

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21 Jan
Specialty Bookselling

The Indie Healthy Living Bestseller List

Here is the Indie Healthy Living Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 18, 2026. 

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21 Jan
About Bookselling
E-commerce

The 2025 Sales Survey Results Are In!

Thank you to everyone who answered this year’s sales survey! Here’s what we learned about your stores’ 2025 sales:

382 members responded to the 2025 sales survey.

Of our survey respondents, 73.3% said their 2025 sales were up from 2024. (15.4% said their stores had not been open long enough to accurately compare for 2024 and 2025.)

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14 Jan
Advocacy Updates
Advocacy

Advocacy Update: January 14, 2026

Advocacy Update for the week of January 14, 2026.

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14 Jan

Join Publishers Marketplace in the New Era of Buzz Books

Buzz Books, Publishers Marketplace’s long-running forthcoming title sampler program, has begun a major push to build the buzz even more! 

Buzz Books has launched a fresh new website and a rapidly-growing Substack that has been embraced by authors, publishing people, librarians, and booksellers in the enormous book community there.

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07 Jan
Advocacy Updates
Advocacy

Advocacy Update: January 7, 2026

Advocacy Update for the week of January 7, 2026.

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