BTW Articles

14 Jan

BEA to Kick Off With Appearance by Jonathan Franzen

BookExpo America 2015 will begin at noon on Wednesday, May 27, with an interview of bestselling author Jonathan Franzen by book critic and columnist Laura Miller, the co-founder of Salon.com.

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12 Jan

IndieCommerce Refocuses on Drupal 7 Migration

As the IndieCommerce team focuses on migrating the last several hundred stores on the Drupal 6 platform to Drupal 7 by the March 31 deadline, response times for dealing with routine issues may be affected.

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16 Dec

Appointments Being Accepted for Winter Institute 10’s Consultation Station

The Consultation Station, featuring representatives from ABA’s affiliated business solution partners, POS vendors, and others, returns to the Winter Institute on Tuesday, February 10, and Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Booksellers who are interested in meeting with specific vendors are encouraged to set up appointments in advance.

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06 Jan

Weigh In on Your Favorite “Eat Sleep Read” Poster Design

To help ABA estimate production quantities, member stores are being asked to indicate their favorite “Eat Sleep Read Local” poster design.

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17 Sep

Longtime ABA CFO to Retire

After more than 25 years as the chief financial officer of the American Booksellers Association, Eleanor Chang will be retiring at the end of this year.

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06 Jan

Urban Expositions Offers Five Gift Shows in January

Booksellers can find a wide range of new products and take advantage of special ABA member savings at five, free Urban Expositions gift shows this month.

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06 Jan

January 16 Deadline for Special Rate at Winter Institute Overflow Hotel

The deadline to secure the special ABA rate for accommodations at Winter Institute 10’s overflow hotel, the Asheville Renaissance, has been extended to Friday, January 16.

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22 Dec

New Address, Phone for American Booksellers for Free Expression

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression has been reconstituted as the American Booksellers for Free Expression Group at ABA, starting January 1, 2015. With the change come a new address, telephone number, and e-mail address.

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22 Dec

March Indie Next List Nomination Deadline Extended

Booksellers regrouping after the busy holiday season now have until Monday, January 5, to submit nominations for the March 2015 Indie Next List.

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19 Dec

BTW on Holiday: Indie Bestseller Lists as Usual, Stores Urged to Report

BTW will be on hiatus next week and will return on Thursday, January 8, 2015. The Indie Bestseller Lists will be produced and e-mailed to booksellers as usual on Tuesday, December 30. Reporting deadlines remain unchanged.

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