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the national trade association for independent booksellers — since 1900. ABA offers education, services and products, advocacy, and relevant business information. Look below for a selection of this month's key news and programs, or see an overview of all ABA programs and benefits. August 18, 2010 Dear Fellow Booksellers, As I begin my second year as your president, I wanted to take the opportunity to update you on ABA’s current priorities and initiatives, especially important changes that we are making in our membership categories and dues structures to make it easier for smaller stores to join ABA and to participate in its programs and initiatives.
ABA bookstore members have praised ABACUS as "extremely helpful," a tool for making the bookstore profitable "as quickly as possible," and absolutely essential for establishing goals, determining areas for potential improvement, and monitoring progress. For questions about submitting data, contact Martha Love at OnCampus Research; general questions about ABACUS should be addressed to ABA COO Len Vlahos. >DETAILS
ABFFE makes it easy by providing web-based marketing materials and tools -- and, for a limited time, ABFFE is discounting its great Freadom gear -- including T-shirts, buttons, and stickers. Here's a full update, including web links to online resources and ording information. Think for yourself -- and let others do the same!
And here are all the 2010 Indies Choice Book Award Winners and Honor Award recipients ... >Read Kate DiCamillo's message to booksellers... |
Here's a sample letter you can adapt and sent to your lawmakers in this important advocacy opportunity in a key state. The Nominating Committee is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit nominations for Board directors via via an electronic form or a downloadable PDF by the October 29 deadline. Candidate requirements are outlined in the "ABA Nomination and Election Guidelines." >Learn more. The literate and intelligent reviews in the Harper's Magazine "New Books" feature are now available to ABA member bookstores. Each month, booksellers will have access to this insightful coverage on BookWeb.org, along with an HTML version of the content, which stores can include in customer newsletters. >Learn more.There are more than 100 free educational resources to help you with everything from formulating a business plan and conducting a store survey to creating killer events and stocking a graphic novels section. >Learn more... |

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