BTW Articles

28 Aug

HarperCollins to Release Exclusive Indie Bookstore Edition of New Kingsolver Novel

Barbara Kingsolver’s indie-exclusive edition of Unsheltered, on sale October 16, will include a one-page letter from the author that addresses the indie reader directly.

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28 Aug

Introducing Emily Behnke, ABA’s New Junior Writer/Researcher for Bookselling This Week

“As an active supporter of independent bookstores and other small businesses in my own life, I love being part of an organization that supports that effort,” said Behnke.

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16 Aug

Social Media Consultants Offer Best Practices for Replying to Online Comments

Sarah Benoit of JB Media Group and Mary Cate Stevenson and Noah Nofz of Two Cats Communications spoke with BTW about how booksellers can best reply to comments on social media and review sites.

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16 Aug

Nominate a Bookseller to Receive a James Patterson Holiday Bonus Now

For his Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program, author James Patterson has pledged $250,000 to provide bonuses for independent bookstore employees this year. Nominations close September 30.

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21 Aug
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A Q&A With Wayétu Moore, Author of September’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

Wayétu Moore’s debut, She Would Be King, “is the kind of novel that lingers with you for days,” said Morgan McComb of The Raven Book Store.

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22 Aug
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Last Call to Sign Up for ABA’s Webinar on NPD BookScan for Booksellers

Booksellers can still sign up to participate in the American Booksellers Association’s August 23 webinar on using NPD BookScan data to increase sales.

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20 Aug

TV Production Company Seeks Family Business for New Unscripted Show

An award-winning television production company has issued a call-out for participants for a new unscripted TV series in development that will follow a family-run business, and indie bookstores that fit the bill are invited to apply.

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22 Aug

Two Weeks Left to Order the ABC Best Books for Young Readers Catalog

ABA member stores still have time to order this year’s ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog, scheduled to arrive in stores in early October.

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14 Aug

ABA Accepting Nominations for Indie Next List Holiday Gift Guide Flier

Booksellers are invited to submit their title nominations for the top adult and children’s gift books of 2018 across several categories.

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14 Aug

ABA Seeks Bookseller Input on Women- and Minority-Focused In-Store Programming

Bookstores that have developed programming focused on amplifying women’s and minority voices are invited to reach out to ABA Education Manager Lisa Winn to possibly collaborate on future ABA education.

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