BTW Articles

12 Apr

Spring Forums Coming Up in MIBA, MPIBA Regions

The Spring Forums, featuring the ABA education session “A Year of Bookstore Profitability,” will be held April 23 in St. Louis, Missouri, and April 25 in Evergreen, Colorado.

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12 Apr

Vote Now to Choose Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners

All staff at ABA member stores are invited to cast their ballots to choose the winners of the 2018 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards. The voting deadline is May 2.

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28 Mar
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2018 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalists Announced

Booksellers at independent bookstores across the country are invited to cast ballots now to choose the winners of the 2018 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards.

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10 Apr
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Indie Booksellers Celebrate National Poetry Month

April marks National Poetry Month, and booksellers across the country are sharing snapshots of their favorite books and poems.

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09 Apr

Booksellers Start Planning for Independent Bookstore Day

More than 500 indie booksellers across the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 28. Here’s what some of them have planned.

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10 Apr
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Vote Now in the ABA Board Election

On Monday, April 2, all main store members of the American Booksellers Association were sent an e-mail from CEO Oren Teicher that included a link to the ballot for the 2018 Board of Directors elections.

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10 Apr

ABA Code of Conduct Now Available on BookWeb

Following the American Booksellers Association’s announcement of a new code of conduct for all association meetings and events, the code has been posted on the Governance page on BookWeb.

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06 Apr

New Education Sessions Added to Children’s Institute Lineup

Booksellers heading to New Orleans for the sixth annual Children’s Institute can attend sessions on branding, opening a new store, creating LGBTQ youth programs, marketing STEM titles, and Edelweiss.

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06 Apr

ABA Lounge at BookExpo to Feature IndieCommerce One-on-Ones

Booksellers with questions about selling books and marketing their stores online are invited to visit with a member of the IndieCommerce team in the ABA Member Lounge at BookExpo 2018.

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06 Apr

Keep Staff in the Loop: Encourage Colleagues to Sign Up for Bookselling This Week

All bookstore and publisher staff should subscribe to BTW for news about the indie bookselling world, helpful business tips and best practices, and details about ABA programming and governance.

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