UMBA Show Proves to Be an Inspiring Experience
"Total attendance at this year's Upper Midwest Booksellers Association (UMBA) fall trade show, which was held from Friday, October 1, to Sunday, October 3, at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a bit lower than last year, said UMBA Executive Director Susan Walker, due in part to the closing of St. Paul's Ruminator Books and a change in the admissions policy, which affected the number of "peripheral people" in attendance.
The 2004 Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA) trade show was held at the Oakland Convention Center/City Center Marriott in Oakland, California, from October 1 - 3. Hut Landon, executive director of NCIBA, told BTW that attendance was slightly up from last year, though not as high as years past. "But the people who came really worked the show and used it well," said Landon.