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23 Mar
Some of Loyalty Bookstore's favorite books by AAPI authors.

Bookstores Show Support for Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

“We mourn those lost, and share in the outrage about the under-reporting of anti-Asian hate crimes, which continue to rise,” wrote Changing Hands Bookstore in an Instagram post. 

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17 Mar

Booksellers Talk Navigating Returns

In this session, booksellers discussed how the pandemic altered their operations and how they handled it. 

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17 Mar

Wi16 Education Recap: Managing Online Sales Growth

Booksellers talked IndieCommerce, project managements tools, and communicating with customers.

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17 Mar
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Wi16 Education Recap: Creating a Work Environment That Embraces Access, Equity, and Justice

Speakers Amber Cabral, Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, and Dr. Lauren Wadsworth discussed how to dismantle white supremacy in the workplace.

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17 Mar
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Kaitlyn Greenidge on April Indie Next List Top Pick “Libertie”

Alyssa Raymond of Copper Dog Books called Libertie “a profound meditation on what it means to be truly free...while struggling against grief, sexism, racism, colorism, or classism.”

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17 Mar

Technology Meetup Recap: Canva Tips & Tricks

Here are bookseller-recommended best practices for using the free graphic image platform Canva.

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17 Mar
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Booksellers Celebrate Women’s History Month

Bookstores from coast to coast took to social media to share some of their favorite books by women. 

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10 Mar

Wi16 Education Recap: Hand-selling/Upselling in a Hybrid World

Bookseller panelists discussed how they've used the new hybrid world of bookselling to their advantage by making efficient email marketing campaigns; creating dynamic, community-focused virtual events; and more. 

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10 Mar

Financial Series Part III: Managerial Accounting

The last in a three-part series, this session focused on managerial accounting and was hosted by ABA's PK Sindwani and Ana Gonzalez. 

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10 Mar
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Courtney Summers on Spring Kids’ Indie Next List Top Pick “The Project”

"I dare you to pick up this brilliant novel about two sisters and a mysterious cult — you won’t be able to put it down," said Cristina Russell of Books & Books,

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