About ABA

The waitlist for the fully subscribed 2018 Winter Institute is now closed. Registrants whose plans have changed are asked to notify ABA as soon as possible so waitlisted booksellers can take their places.

Nearly a dozen attractive and fun new holiday designs for in-store posters, web banners, and social media postings are available in BookWeb’s Bookseller DIY section.

ABA members are encouraged to nominate candidates for the association’s 2018 Board of Directors elections as soon as possible; self-nominations are acceptable.

ABA is asking all bookstore members to keep the association updated on personnel changes, including ownership, buyers, and other staff, so that e-mails are sent to the correct person at each store.

In a letter to ABA members, ABA President Robert Sindelar looks back on the fall regional shows and forward to Indies First.

The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors met from September 24–27, 2017, in Buffalo, New York, to work on a range of matters.

The third quarter of 2017 saw 19 ABA member store openings and five sales of existing businesses to new owners. Among the openings are a bookstore pub, a mobile bookstore, and new branches of established bookstores.

The ABA Nominating Committee is looking for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any ABA member may nominate a qualified candidate, including themselves.

A new setting in the ABA Book Buyer’s Handbook will allow publishers, distributors, and wholesalers to view the contents of all handbook listings, not just their own.

LIBRIS, the insurance program created and owned by ABA, provides an overview of potential risks for business owners as well as ways to minimize those risks.

Alison E. Greene, wife of ABA CEO Oren Teicher, died on October 2, 2017.

Nominations of qualified candidates for the American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors should be submitted to the Nominating Committee no later than October 31.

Publishers can find next year’s deadlines for Indie Next List nominations, the monthly Red and White Box mailings, and the quarterly Kids’ White Box mailing in the updated Publisher Partner Program Guidebook.