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Ryan Quinn brings 12 years’ experience in e-commerce customer support to her new position as an IndieCommerce specialist at ABA.

ABA is encouraging all members to attend its 2015 Annual Membership Meeting, to be held on Thursday, May 28, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., in Room 1E15/16 of the Javits Convention Center in New York City during BEA.

The PowerPoint presentation from the ABA spring Booksellers Forum education session “Exploring New Markets” is available to booksellers on BookWeb.org. The forums, which began March 11 in Omaha, Nebraska, concluded on April 29 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Pete Mulvihill, the co-owner of Green Apple Books in San Francisco, is looking forward to bringing his expertise to the association’s Board of Directors while continuing to learn and grow with the ABA membership.

In his last letter as ABA president, BookPeople’s Steve Bercu reflects on the positive changes for independent booksellers in the past two years and reminds members to take advantage of educational and networking opportunities at BEA.

The results of balloting by the bookstore members of the American Booksellers Association to elect a new president, vice president/secretary, and three directors to serve on the ABA Board are now official.

Robyn DesHotel joined ABA as the organization’s new chief financial officer in March. Two months into her new role, she talked with Bookselling This Week about her career in finance and her first months at ABA.

This week, approximately 190 booksellers converged in Pasadena for the 2015 ABC Children’s Institute. The packed schedule included education sessions on topics from birthday parties to story times, and presentations from authors such as Jeff Kinney, Marla Frazee, and Jewell Parker Rhodes.

The last of ABA’s 10 spring Booksellers Forums of 2015 will be held on April 28 and 29 in Washington, D.C., and Cambridge, Massachusetts, respectively. The programs are free and open to ABA members and non-members alike.

All ballots to elect a new president, vice president/secretary, and three directors to serve on the ABA’s Board of Directors must be cast by midnight EDT on April 30 in order to be counted.

ABA’s schedule of 10 spring Booksellers Forums will come to an end on April 28 and 29 with events in Washington, D.C., and Cambridge, Massachusetts, respectively. The programs are free and open to ABA members and non-members alike.

ABA CEO Oren Teicher reflects on the spring Booksellers Forums and encourages members to take advantage of several upcoming educational and networking opportunities.

On Monday, March 30, an e-mail with a link to an electronic ballot for the election of a new president, vice president/secretary, and three directors to serve on the ABA Board of Directors was sent to all main store members.

All main store members of the American Booksellers Association will be receiving an e-mail on Monday, March 30, with a link to the ballot to elect a new president, vice president/secretary, and three directors to serve on the ABA Board.

Tomorrow, March 20, is the deadline for petitions in support of additional candidates for Board officers and/or directors to be submitted to the American Booksellers Association’s Nominating Committee.