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17 Aug

Trade Show Season Kicks Off With SIBA & NAIBA

The fall regional trade show season begins a month from now with members of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance convening in Charleston, South Carolina, followed by the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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22 Aug

The September 2011 “Now in Paperback” Flier & Shelf-Talkers

The September 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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22 Aug

ABC New Voices Flier Promotes Outstanding Debut Works for Middle Grade and Teen Readers

A dedicated committee of 14 children’s booksellers has chosen 20 outstanding  titles — 10 each in the Middle Grade and Young Adult categories — for the 2011 New Voices List, unveiled this week by the ABC Children’s Group at ABA.

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23 Aug

ABACUS-10 Moves to Next Phase

With the August 15 deadline for bookstore participation in the ABACUS-10 Survey now past, this week ABA announced that the process of analyzing and compiling the data into store reports was moving forward.

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31 Aug

Deadline Today for ABC Best Books for Children Catalog Orders

Midnight tonight, September 1, is the deadline for ABA member stores to place orders for this year’s ABC Best Books for Children Catalog. Orders of up to 5,000 copies can be placed via an online order form.

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01 Sep

ABA Seeks Nominations for Board of Directors

The American Booksellers Association’s Nominating Committee, chaired by Sarah Bagby of Watermark Books in Wichita, Kansas, is searching for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors.

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07 Sep

Nominations Sought for ABA Board of Directors

ABA’s Nominating Committee is seeking qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may submit the names of prospective candidates.

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14 Sep

ABA Lowers Monthly IndieCommerce Fee

The price that ABA member stores pay each month for their IndieCommerce websites is going down.  This week, ABA announced that the monthly fee for IndieCommerce subscribers would be reduced from $225 per month to $175 per month, beginning October 1.

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14 Sep

Registration Opens for Winter Institute 7

Registration is now open for ABA’s Seventh Annual Winter Institute. Wi7, sponsored by the Ingram Content Group, will be held from Wednesday, January 18, through Friday, January 20, 2012, at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

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21 Sep

ABA to Institute Monthly Dues Payment Option

Beginning February 1, 2012, ABA regular bookstore members will be able to pay their membership dues on a monthly basis. The automatic monthly charge can be paid via either credit card or ACH transfer.

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