The 2012 ABA Day of Education, sponsored by the Ingram Content Group, will take place on Monday, June 4, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City in conjunction with BookExpo America.
In addition to Day of Education programming, for the first time ever, ABA will host an ABC Children’s Institute on Wednesday, June 6, at BEA. The Institute will combine ABA’s in-depth education sessions and roundtable discussions, which are free and open to all ABA member booksellers, with a specially priced package of popular author events. Learn more.
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Why Indies Matter
Join your bookselling colleagues and other book industry professionals as Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Richard Russo is interviewed by noted broadcaster and author Lynn Sherr. Russo and Sherr will discuss the evolving role of the author amid the significant, ongoing changes that are fundamentally altering the industry, and the important part that indies play in this process. (Room 1E14/15/16)
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Indies International: Bookselling in Other Countries
This panel discussion will examine bookselling trends, models, and innovations from an international perspective. (Room 1E14/15/16)
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Putting the "Sell" in Bookseller
Indie Booksellers highlight and handsell curated inventory in many ways - through person-to-person discussions and the use of shelf-talkers, newsletters, and social media. But the market today is one of ever-increasing media choices, and being a good salesperson has never been more important. This session will focus on how to take your "salesmanship" to the next level. (Room 1E13)
Roundtables
Participate in a conversation with your colleagues on one of the following topics:
- Creating and Managing Your Community Connections
- Increasing Online Sales (Room 1E09)
- Buying and Selling Non-Book Inventory (Room 1E09)
- Buyers (Room 1E06)
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
BEA Editors Buzz (Room 1E14/15/16)