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Pre-Winter Institute Workshop Aimed at Prospective & New Bookstore Owners [4]
The workshop “How to Succeed at Retail Bookselling: Introduction to the Book Business,” [5] on Tuesday, January 21, just prior to the opening of Winter Institute 2014 [6] in Seattle, will provide new and prospective booksellers with an intensive overview of retail fundamentals and bookstore best practices that are essential to establishing a competitive business.
The workshop, sponsored by the American Booksellers Association and presented by the Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates [7], will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on January 21 at the institute’s host hotel, the Westin Seattle. Registration is open to ABA-member new and prospective booksellers only. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The nonrefundable workshop fee of $100 includes lunch and two coffee breaks.
Current ABA members can sign up for the one-day intensive workshop here [8]; non-members can join the association [9] and then register for the workshop. All workshop registrants are also eligible to attend the Winter Institute; this year’s conference fee is $79.99 per bookseller. Prospective booksellers who would like to attend the Winter Institute should contact ABA Education Manager Lisa Winn [10] regarding registration and ABA Meetings and Planning Officer Jill Perlstein [11] to be put on the hotel waiting list.
The Winter Institute, which kicks off with an opening reception at 7:00 p.m. on January 21 at The Elliott Bay Book Company [12], is made possible by support from lead sponsor Ingram Content Group and from publishers large and small [13]. The opening reception is sponsored by Shelf Awareness.