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30 Oct

New Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement

Bookstores may have a new filing requirement! Deadline January 1, 2025!

 

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30 Oct

A Q&A with Lyla Sage, Author of November Indie Next List Top Pick “Lost and Lassoed”

“This is the couple I’ve waited to read about ever since I picked up Done and Dusted! The tension, the banter, the spice, everything was exactly as I hoped it would be,” said Kaitlyn Craig of Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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23 Oct

Training Staff to Handle Curation Challenges

Staff may be caught off guard if they don’t have training about how to handle customer pressure in response to curation. It is in the best interests of the store owners, the staff, and the principle of free expression to have staff trained to anticipate and counter certain traps.

 

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23 Oct

6 Steps to Help Deal with Curation Protests

An increasing number of stores have been dealing with abuse or harassment because they do or do not carry certain books. We’ve collected some steps you can take if (or before!) your store faces curation challenges.

 

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23 Oct
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Open Enrollment and Health and Wellness Resources for Booksellers

The American Booksellers Association’s health coverage partner, LIG Solutions, shares resources that are meant to help expand your knowledge of health and wellness, as well as Open Enrollment reminders.

 

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