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15 Jun

July 1 Deadline to Participate, Take Advantage of ABACUS Benefits

This week, Dan Cullen, ABA’s senior strategy officer, urged booksellers to participate in the ABACUS-14 survey of bookstore finances, a unique data source and analytic tool for indie bookstores. The deadline for submissions is July 1.

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04 Jun

Neil Strandberg to Leave ABA in July

Neil Strandberg will be leaving his position as director of technology for ABA in July to become director of technology and operations for Shelf Awareness in Seattle.

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04 Jun

Signup Deadline for Summer/Fall Indies Introduce Extended to June 7

ABA member stores have just a few more days to sign up to take advantage of special publisher offers on 10 adult and 10 children’s titles chosen by panels of booksellers from across the U.S. as the top debuts of the summer and fall seasons.

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28 May

Binc Foundation Announces 2015 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients

The 2015 winners of the Book Industry Charitable Foundation’s Higher Education Scholarships, announced this week, include 53 current bookstore employees/owners and their dependents as well as former Borders Group employees and their dependents.

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28 May

Kobo Announces eRead Local Incentive Program for ABA Members

On Tuesday, Kobo revealed plans for an incentive program aimed at encouraging customers at ABA member stores to give e-reading a try. Set to launch later this summer and to run for 100 days, eRead Local will reward both ABA member stores that acquire new Kobo customers and the customers themselves.

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22 May

The June ’15 Now in Paperback Flier & Shelf-Talkers

The June Indie Next List’s 12 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

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20 May

ABA’s Member Lounge: Camaraderie, Author Signings, Service Providers & More

As always, the ABA Member Lounge at BEA will be the exclusive place for booksellers to relax, have a snack, and meet with their colleagues from across the country. But this year’s lounge offers so much more.

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20 May

Celebration Lunch to Feature Award Winners, Tribute to Former ABA CEO

Five of this year’s Indies Choice and E.B. White award-winning authors and illustrators will be at next week’s Celebration of Bookselling and Author Awards Lunch, along with a number of honor award recipients and Indie Next List favorites. The event will also feature a special tribute to former ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz.

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20 May

Reminder: Spring Forum Slideshow Available Online

The PowerPoint presentation from ABA’s Spring Forum education session, “Exploring New Markets,” is now available via BookWeb.org.

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19 May

ABA Town Hall and Annual Membership Meetings on May 28 at BEA

ABA is encouraging all members to attend its 2015 Annual Membership Meeting, to be held on Thursday, May 28, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., in Room 1E15/16 of the Javits Convention Center in New York City during BEA.

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