Spaces are filling up for Winter Institute 2017’s Bookstore/Publisher Tours [4], which will be held on January 27, prior to the Wi12 opening reception.

One full-day tour has already sold out, and the second full-day tour is approaching capacity. Seats for the two half-day tours are also filling up.

All tours will start and end at the Wi12 host hotel, the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. The full-day tours, which will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., will visit a publisher and seven bookstores; the half-day tours, from 11:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., will visit a publisher and four stores.

Stores participating in the Wi12 bookstore/publisher tours include Common Good Books [5], Daybreak Press Global Bookshop [6], Magers & Quinn Booksellers [7], Micawber’s Books [8], Moon Palace Books [9], Once Upon a Crime [10], Red Balloon Bookshop [11], SubText Books [12], Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers [13], and Open Book/Milkweed Books [14]. The selection and order of the tour stops will vary.

The cost per person is $35 for the full-day tours and $25 for the half-day tours.

Spots are also available for other special Winter Institute and pre-institute programming [15], including the IndieCommerce Institute [16], the Leadership Workshop [17], and the Paz Workshop: Introduction to Retail Bookselling [18], each of which requires a separate registration fee, as well as the Bookstore Finance Seminar [19], which is free to Winter Institute registrants (day and time subject to change).

A handful of seats are still open for the Advanced Education Sessions for owners and managers, “Understanding and Fostering Your Store Culture [20]” and “Managing Managers [21],” which will take place on January 29. There are no additional fees for the Advanced Education Sessions, but pre-registration is required.

Space at all of Wi12’s special programs is limited, and certain restrictions apply; booksellers are encouraged to register as soon as possible [15] to secure a seat.

Questions about additional registrations should be sent to [email protected] [22] with the subject line “Wi12: Additional Reg Question.”

Winter Institute 12 [23], which will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Friday evening, January 27, through Monday, January 30, 2017, is made possible by the generous support [24] of lead sponsor Ingram Content Group and from publishers large and small.

Booksellers may cancel their Winter Institute registration at any time by e-mailing [email protected] [25]. Cancellations received after November 15 are not eligible for refund.