BTW Articles

21 Nov
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Regional Bookseller Associations Revamp Holiday Catalogs

The nine regional bookseller associations have launched new initiatives and improvements for their 2017 holiday catalogs to increase distribution and bookseller participation and provide wider online access.

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17 Nov

2017 National Book Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2017 National Book Awards for fiction, nonfiction, young people’s literature, and poetry were announced on November 15 at a ceremony in New York.

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21 Nov
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Last Chance to Get on the Indies First Map and Get Noticed!

The Indies First map serves as a central source for customers, media, authors, and publishers to see what’s happening in bookstores nationwide on Small Business Saturday, November 25.

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21 Nov

Small Press Profile: Quirk Books

Bookselling This Week’s latest small press profile features Quirk Books, a Philadelphia publisher creating innovative gift books, fiction, and irreverent reference titles for the Comic-Con set.

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11 Oct

Booksellers: Get Ready for Indies First

There are many ways for indie booksellers to promote and participate in Indies First on Small Business Saturday, the annual celebration of independent bookstores taking place this year on November 25.

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15 Nov

Booksellers Join in Neighborhood Toy Store Day Celebrations

Several ABA member bookstores that also sell toys were among the retailers taking part in ASTRA’s Neighborhood Toy Store Day on Saturday, November 11, when toy retailers officially kicked off the holiday season.

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15 Nov

Indies First Sweepstakes Launches November 15

Beginning today, shoppers at indie bookstores can enter the American Booksellers Association’s new #shopindiesfirstsweepstakes for a chance to win $1,000 worth of books from Penguin Random House.

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15 Nov

ABA’s Backlist Buying Calculator Makes It Easy to Tally Up Savings

ABA recently created the new Backlist Buying Calculator, a self-calculating Excel spreadsheet that allows booksellers to easily figure out their savings when utilizing publishers’ backlist offers.

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25 Oct

Revolution Books Stands Up to the Alt-Right

Revolution Books in Berkeley, California, has been standing strong in the face of attacks by alt-right activists attempting to intimidate the store’s customers and staff.

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08 Nov

Ingram Launches Holiday Special for Bookstores

Ingram’s wholesale business is offering its bookstore and retailer clients a range of discounts throughout the holidays.

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