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05 Jan

Face Out: ABA Board Member Jamie Fiocco on Her Life Among Books

In the final installment in our series on ABA Board members, Jamie Fiocco, the owner of Flyleaf Books, talks about changes in bookselling in the past six years, her goals as a Board member, and more.

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05 Jan

Share Your Backlist Favorite Now and at Wi11’s First-Ever Backlist Book Swap

All Winter Institute registrants — booksellers, publishers, and guests — are encouraged to bring a copy of their backlist favorite to swap with a colleague at the Backlist Book Swap, to be held on Saturday night, January 23. Those planning to participate are also asked to share their favorite now via a form on BookWeb.

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22 Dec

Face Out: ABA Board Member Jonathon Welch on His Life Among Books

Jonathon Welch, the co-owner of Talking Leaves...Books, talks about his early reading experiences, building the bookstore into a community and cultural center, what he’d like to see ABA achieve, and more.

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21 Dec

Wi11 Bookseller Attendee List Available

Booksellers, publishers, and guests who will be attending Winter Institute can access the roster of bookseller registrants via BookWeb.org.

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18 Dec

Non-IndieCommerce Stores Have Chance to Win a Free Year of E-Commerce

ABA is offering members not currently using the IndieCommerce program a chance to win a free year of the e-commerce platform for indie booksellers.

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21 Dec

Use the 2015 Indie Bestseller Lists to Spur Sales

Booksellers are encouraged to use the 2015 Indie Bestseller Lists, in PDF, Word, and HTML formats, as promotional tools to drive sales through the start of the new year.

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21 Dec

Winter Institute 11 Is Going Mobile

Registrants for next month’s Winter Institute in Denver should watch for the unveiling of the first-ever Winter Institute app, coming in early January.

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14 Dec

Face Out: ABA Board Member Sarah Bagby on Her Life Among Books

Sarah Bagby, the owner of Watermark Books & Café, talks about her early experiences with books and reading, what motivated her to become a bookstore owner, and her goals as an ABA Board member.

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11 Dec

Reserve Now for Hotel ABA at BEA 2016

The Drake Hotel on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile — Hotel ABA for BookExpo America 2016 — offers a special rate that is available exclusively to ABA member booksellers until February 16, 2016.

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14 Dec

James Patterson Awards Holiday Bonuses to 87 Independent Booksellers

On Tuesday, December 15, bestselling author and literacy advocate James Patterson announced the names of 87 independent booksellers chosen by him to receive holiday bonuses totaling $250,000.

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