BTW Articles

02 Feb

2011 Board Candidates Named: Petition Process for Additional Candidates Opens

The ABA Board of Directors has nominated three director candidates for the 2011 Board elections. Under ABA’s Bylaws, any bookstore member may submit a petition to have the names of additional director candidates placed on the ballot.

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03 Feb

Ingram to Continue Sponsorship of ABA Education

Among the good news coming out of last month’s Winter Institute was the announcement that the Ingram Content Group would continue its commitment as the lead sponsor of ABA’s educational programming for the next three years.

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09 Feb

Voting Opens on ABA Bylaws Change

ABA member bookstores began voting this week on a bylaws change 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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09 Feb

Petition Process Open for Additional Board Candidates

Under ABA’s bylaws, in addition to candidates put forth by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board for the 2011 elections, any bookstore member may submit a petition for additional candidates.

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19 May

2010 Day of Education Handouts Available

ABA has made session materials for next Tuesday's Day of Education accessible to all member booksellers via download from BookWeb.org.

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19 May

11 Days Until Gift Card Program Transition

The transition of the ABA Gift Card Program from a national program to an in-store program, which began in September 2009, will become final on June 1.

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09 Jun

Bookstores Receive Constant Contact Rebate Checks

At the end of May, rebate checks were mailed to ABA member bookstores that participated in the Constant Contact affinity program between April 30, 2009, and April 30, 2010.

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09 Jun

LIBRIS Offers Identity Theft Coverage to ABA Policyholders

 LIBRIS, the ABA insurance program, now provides member bookstore owners and their spouses with valuable Identity Fraud Expense protection from Travelers Insurance.

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16 Jun

Resources Help Kick-Start Independents Week Celebrations

Bookstores looking to join this year's Independents Week celebrations (July 1-7) have access to an abundance of freely available resources from the American Independent Business Alliance and ABA's Bookseller DIY.

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