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16 Feb

ABA’s Vlahos to Present at CAMEX

ABA COO Len Vlahos will be presenting two sessions at this month’s CAMEX Education Conference in Houston. The day before CAMEX begins, Vlahos and ABA CEO Oren Teicher will be hosting a Booksellers Forum and education session at Katy Budget Books.

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16 Feb

ABACUS Reports on the Way

Bookstores that participated in the 2010 ABACUS Survey should receive a customized report analyzing their financial results by the end of next week.

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16 Feb

A Q&A With ABA’s President About the Vote to Change the Bylaws

ABA President Michael Tucker answers questions about a proposed bylaws amendment that, if approved, would move the association from a nine-person Board to a 10-person Board by making the position of Board president a separate and distinct position that serves one two-year term.

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22 Feb

March 11 Deadline for Director Candidate Petitions

Under ABA’s bylaws, besides candidates put forth by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board, bookstore members may submit petitions to have additional director candidates added to the 2011 Board ballot.

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23 Feb

ABA Heads to Wisconsin for Third Spring Forum

Booksellers are invited to join ABA CEO Oren Teicher and COO Len Vlahos at an American Booksellers Association Spring Forum on Saturday, March 19, in Brown Deer, Wisconsin.

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25 Feb

Voting Now Open for 2011 Indies Choice and E.B. White Awards

Owners and staff at all ABA member stores in good standing can now vote via electronic ballot for the 2011 Indies Choice Book Awards, and, for the first time, the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, formerly administered by the Association of Booksellers for Children.

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28 Feb

March 11 Is Deadline for Bylaws Vote & Board Candidate Petitions

Next Friday, March 11, is the deadline for ABA member stores to vote on an amendment to the ABA’s bylaws and to submit petitions to have additional director candidates added to this year’s Board ballot.

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02 Mar

Balloting Underway for Indies Choice and E.B. White Award Winners

On Tuesday, March 1, the owners and staff at ABA member stores began voting to choose the winners of  the 2011 Indies Choice Book Awards, which now include the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, previously administered by the Association of Booksellers for Children.

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08 Mar

Bylaws Vote & Board Candidate Petition Deadline Tomorrow

Friday, March 11, is the deadline for member stores to vote on an amendment to ABA’s bylaws and to submit petitions to have additional director candidates added to this year’s Board ballot.

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08 Mar

Reservations Open for Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards Luncheon

Reservations for ABA’s Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 24, at BEA will be accepted from two booksellers at each member store on a first-come, first-served basis.

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