BTW Articles

06 Mar

Wi14 Education: Maximizing and Marketing Pre-Order Sales

The panelists, four of whom were members of ABA’s Pre-Order Task Force, discussed ways to promote and sell pre-order titles.

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06 Mar
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Sign Up by April 5 for Editors Speed Dating at BookExpo

Attending booksellers will meet with groups of editors from participating publishers to talk about new and upcoming books.

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01 Mar

Bookstores Promote Women’s History Month on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

This March, booksellers are taking to social media to promote Women’s History Month, including by posting pictures of creative book displays.

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04 Mar

March Indie Next List e-Newsletter to Deliver to More Than Half a Million Customers

The March Indie Next List e-newsletter, powered by Shelf Awareness, will be sent to more than 532,000 customers at 137 ABA member stores on Thursday, March 7.

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04 Mar

An Indies Introduce Q&A with T Kira Madden

Emilie Sommer of East City Bookshop calls Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls “fierce and unforgettable.”

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04 Mar

ABA Meets With Agents From Association of Authors’ Representatives

The event was “part of our ongoing effort to make sure that all constituents have a better understanding of what it is to be an indie bookseller,” said ABA Senior Program Officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger.

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06 Feb
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ABA Announces Bookseller Forums Spring 2019 Schedule

At the forums, ABA will present the education session “ABACUS and Pre-Orders: Two Programs You Can’t Do Without” in addition to a general discussion about industry issues.

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14 Nov
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Book Community Responds to California Wildfires

As three major wildfires continue to affect the state, individual bookstores and organizations like NCIBA and Binc want to make sure booksellers and others in California get the help they need. 

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13 Feb
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57 Booksellers Win Scholarships to the ABC Children’s Institute

The scholarships cover the conference fee, a three-night stay at the host hotel, and up to $400 in travel expenses to the June 26–28 event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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27 Feb

Nominees for 2019 Pannell Awards Announced

The nominees for the Women’s National Book Association’s 2019 Pannell Awards include 28 general bookstores and 11 children’s specialty bookstores.

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