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16 Sep

Reserve Now for Post-Winter Institute Ski Trip

If you’ve registered for Winter Institute 2016 and are starting to think about travel plans, now is the time to check out the travel discounts available to event attendees and to consider taking part in pre- and post-institute events.

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16 Sep

Winter Institute Registration, Hotel Waitlists Forming

Even with a 15 percent increase in the registration cap, the 2016 Winter Institute reached capacity in record time last week. Booksellers can now add their names to waitlists for registration and for reservations at the host hotel, the Sheraton Denver Downtown.

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17 Sep

Winter/Spring 2016 Indies Introduce Titles Announced, Signup Opens

For the seventh consecutive season, publishers are offering specials on 10 adult titles and 10 children’s titles chosen by panels of booksellers from across the U.S. as the top upcoming debuts.

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17 Sep

Voting Opens on Proposed ABA Bylaws Amendment

On Wednesday, September 16, in an e-mail from ABA CEO Oren Teicher, all ABA main store members were sent a link to a ballot to either approve or disapprove a proposed amendment to the association’s bylaws.

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16 Sep

Cheryl Strayed to Be 2015 Indies First Spokesperson

Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things, Torch, and the forthcoming Brave Enough, is calling on her fellow authors to show their support for independent bookstores by linking to indie websites and by signing up to be booksellers at their favorite indies on Small Business Saturday.

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16 Sep

SIBA Booksellers Invited to ABA Education Session, Trade Show Booth

Booksellers attending this weekend’s Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Fall Discovery Show are invited to hear George Gibson, publishing director of Bloomsbury USA, present ABA’s all-new education session “The Economics of Publishing and How They Impact Booksellers.”

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02 Sep

Winter Institute Registration Scheduled to Open September 9

ABA bookstore and provisional members should be on the lookout for an e-mail announcing the opening of registration for the 2016 Winter Institute to arrive in their inboxes on Wednesday afternoon, September 9.

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09 Sep

Nominations Sought for 2016 ABA Board Elections

ABA’s Nominating Committee is looking for qualified candidates to stand for election to the ABA Board of Directors in 2016. Any ABA member may nominate a qualified candidate via a simple online form.

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02 Sep

ABA Bylaws Amendment to Be Put to a Vote

Starting September 16, ABA will be asking members to vote on an important governance matter: An amendment to the association’s bylaws that would increase the number of members serving on the ABA Board from 10 to 11.

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03 Sep

Video Player, Title List Available for National Book Festival Webcast

Indie booksellers can livesteam coverage of author events from the Library of Congress National Book Festival this Saturday, September 5, from noon until 6:00 p.m. EDT, with a simple-to-embed video player. A list of the featured titles with ISBNs is available in the IndieCommerce Help Center.

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