Education

20 Jun

Learn More About Google Analytics at ABA’s First Technology Meetup

The July 2 session is the first of a new series within ABA’s education curriculum, which also includes the association’s Marketing Meetups, and will look at more technology-related topics. 

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19 Jun
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ABA Launches New Technology Meetup Series

The first technology meetup, focusing on Google Analytics, will be held on July 2 as part of a new series within ABA’s education curriculum, which also includes the association’s Marketing Meetups. 

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19 Jun

Bookseller Tips & Tricks: Connecting with Readers in Digital Ways

At an event hosted by Publishers Weekly and the Center for Publishing at New York University’s School of Professional Studies, Books Are Magic’s Emma Straub offered some valuable tips for booksellers.

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12 Jun

Glory Edim to Lead Well-Read Black Girl Workshop at Children’s Institute

Attendees who are interested in starting their own Well-Read Black Girl book clubs can participate in an interactive education workshop with founder Glory Edim.

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12 Jun
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Join the “Handling Fraudulent Orders: Online and In-store” IndieCommerce Webinar on June 20

This latest webinar presented by the IndieCommerce team will highlight certain common fraudulent behaviors and scams and review basic measures for fraud protection that booksellers can follow.

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11 Jun

Sign Up for the June 20 Marketing Meetup: “Offering Printing & Publishing Services to Your Local Community”

In this Marketing Meetup, the last in a three-part series presented by IngramSpark, booksellers will hear from two independent bookstores that offer printing and publishing services to local authors.

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11 Jun
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Marketing Meetup Recap: Best Practices for Marketing Sidelines

“We like to keep it relevant. We don’t ever want someone to walk in and say, ‘Is this a gift store or a bookstore?’” said Nicole Sullivan of BookBar.

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05 Jun
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Marketing Meetup Recap: Live at BookExpo 2019

Booksellers discussed managing digital marketing campaigns and carrying them out successfully across newsletters, blogs, social media platforms, and websites while maintaining a consistent store brand.

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04 Jun

Reminder: June 6 Marketing Meetup “Best Practices for Marketing Sidelines”

In this Marketing Meetup, participating booksellers will hear about best practices and general advice for marketing non-book items to customers, as well as some popular items and other less-popular ones.

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03 Jun

BookExpo Education: “The State of the Publishing Industry Today”

At a BookExpo education session, NPD Book Executive Director David Walter showed booksellers the latest trends in the U.S. book market, based on data from the industry data analysis company.

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30 May

Sign Up for June 6 Marketing Meetup: “Best Practices for Marketing Sidelines”

In this marketing meetup, participating booksellers will hear about best practices and general advice for marketing non-book items to customers, as well as some popular items and other less-popular ones.

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28 May
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Marketing Meetup Recap: Hosting Community Writing Contests/Creating Original Content

The American Booksellers Association recently presented the second in a series of three online Marketing Meetups focusing on topics related to IngramSpark, the print-on-demand book publishing service and e-book distribution tool.

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20 May

Sign Up for the May 23 Marketing Meetup: “Hosting Community Writing Contests/Creating Original Content”

Booksellers will discuss how to engage with their local writing communities, to create high-margin titles to sell in-store, and to develop bookstore-branded products.

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20 May
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Live Marketing Meetup to be Held at BookExpo

“Carrying Your Digital Marketing Campaigns Across Multiple Platforms” will cover multi-platform digital marketing, a growing discipline due to the ever-increasing number of ways to connect audiences with your content.

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15 May

Participate in a Live Marketing Meetup at BookExpo

At “Carrying Your Digital Marketing Campaigns Across Multiple Platforms,” booksellers will hear from three guest booksellers about how they manage and execute digital marketing campaigns at their stores.

 
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About ABA

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