Specialty Bookselling

Monday, July 2, is last day for booksellers at ABA member stores to submit nominations for the fall 2012 ABC Best Books for Children Catalog.

A panel of booksellers and literacy group leaders at ABA’s Children’s Institute examined how booksellers can begin assessing the literacy needs of children in their communities, as well as efforts already underway to meet those needs, to arrive at a plan that helps ensure books and reading programs reach the children who need them most.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending June 17, 2012.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 27, 2012.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 20, 2012.

Members of the ABC Group at ABA will be receiving a special New Voices Marketing Kit in the Summer Children’s White Box, shipping next week.

Children’s Book Week kicked off on Monday with an awards gala and bookstore events across the country.

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Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending May 6, 2012.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 22, 2012.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 8, 2012.

The 2012 New Voices program has grown to include a new spring marketing package to be released in time for summer reading. Featured middle grade and young adult titles were chosen by a committee of 12 ABC Group at ABA member booksellers.

Among the highlights of ABA’ s June 6 ABC Children’s Institute are two events offering booksellers the opportunity to meet and discuss new projects with established and upcoming authors.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 18, 2012.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 11, 2012.