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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.

Members enrolled in the ABA shipping program with PartnerShip can now earn rewards through the My FedEx Rewards program.

Nominations of qualified candidates for the ABA Board of Directors must be submitted to the Nominating Committee via a form on BookWeb.org no later than midnight EDT on October 31.

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

Through the American Booksellers Association’s new Lovepop affinity program, booksellers can purchase high-quality 3D paper art greeting cards to sell in their stores.

Visitors to IndieBound.org will now have the same experience whether they are browsing from a computer, smartphone, or tablet following recent technological upgrades to the site.

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.

ABA members will find an array of programming and special offers at the New England Independent Booksellers Association’s fall regional trade show, from September 18–20 in Providence, Rhode Island.

ABA’s Nominating Committee begins its search today for qualified candidates to stand for election to the ABA Board of Directors in 2018. Any ABA member may nominate a qualified candidate; self-nominations are acceptable.

Here, ABA’s CEO talks about Hurricane Harvey, offers reminders about Winter Institute programming and next week’s registration, and looks ahead to the upcoming fall regional trade shows and Indies First.

The American Booksellers Association is making a special emergency contribution of $5,000 to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation to assist booksellers in the path of Hurricane Harvey.

Here, in a letter to members, the American Booksellers Association’s Diversity Task Force looks at the word “diversity” and how it applies to the mission of the task force.