Blog

13 Feb

Baker & Taylor in Bid to Acquire AMS

On February 12, Advanced Marketing Services (AMS) announced that it had entered into a letter of intent with Baker & Taylor, to sell most of its assets, excluding Publishers Group West (PGW). The letter of intent is subject to the negotiation of a definitive asset purchase agreement and the approval of the bankruptcy court.

"An agreement with AMS will represent an important strategic addition to Baker & Taylor's business," said Richard Willis, chairman, president and CEO of Baker & Taylor, in a statement.

Read More
12 Feb

Bookstore Tourism Concept Grows

Bookseller Andrew Laties, currently of the Eric Carle Museum Bookshop in Amherst, Massachusetts, and the author of Rebel Bookseller: How to Improvise Your Own Indie Store and Beat Back the Chains (Vox Pop), has launched BiblioExpeditions, a for-profit Bookstore Tourism company. Bookstore Tourism, a grassroots effort to promote and support independent bookstores by marketing them as tourist destinations, was originally developed by Pennsylvania-based writer Larry Portzline.

Read More
08 Feb

Apple Blossom Books Brightens Oshkosh

Read More
08 Feb

The Spring 2007 Book Sense Children's Picks Preview

The Spring 2007 Book Sense Children's Picks, offering great titles for babies and pre-schoolers, young children, and teens, as well as great reading group suggestions, is now available for preview.

Independent bookstores with Book Sense will receive this list with the first quarterly Children's-specific White Box mailing, to be sent to stores by the end of this month.

Read More

Pages

About ABA

American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.

Contact

PRESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]

INDIECOMMERCE: [email protected]

ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: [email protected]

 

 

Copyright 2024 American Booksellers Association. BookWeb is a registered trademark of ABA.
Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Accessibility Statement

 

Follow ABA