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Because having an online presence is essential to contemporary bookselling, ABA has created a special offer for members that have not previously been IndieCommerce stores.

Any ABA member who wishes to nominate a candidate for the American Booksellers Association’s 2015 Board of Directors must do so by October 20.

In response to the extraordinary popularity of the Grove Park Inn, the 2015 Winter Institute host hotel, ABA has launched an online forum for potential room-sharing arrangements among booksellers.

ABA President Steve Bercu shares insights from his recent trip to the Beijing International Book Fair and encourages members to make the most of Indies First as they ramp up for the holidays.

The ABC One-Two-Three newsletter, an exclusive benefit for members of the ABC Group at ABA, will arrive via e-mail every other month with important news and updates.

Any ABA member may nominate candidates for the ABA Board of Directors by October 20, 2015.

Registration for ABA’s 10th anniversary celebration of the Winter Institute and the ABA room block at the Grove Park Inn (an Omni Resort) are now booked to capacity and waiting lists are forming.

After more than 25 years as the chief financial officer of the American Booksellers Association, Eleanor Chang will be retiring at the end of this year.

Booksellers attending MPIBA’s Fall Discovery Show, from October 9 to 11 at Colorado’s Renaissance Denver Hotel, will find a full schedule of author events and educational programming, including a new session from ABA, “The Nuts and Bolts of Finance.”

In response to a challenge from The Elliott Bay Book Company, ABA staff completed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Thursday and now hands the baton to AAP, BISG, and NACS.

The Nominating Committee, chaired by Robert Sindelar of Third Place Books, opens its search today for qualified candidates to serve on the ABA Board of Directors. Any member may submit nominations for Board directors.

The 2014 fall trade show season kicks off on Friday, September 19, with events in the New Atlantic and Southern regions, and ABA will be at both to present new educational programming and to meet booksellers on the trade show floor.

A special promotion underway through September 30 allows used bookstores to join ABA for just $100, half the regular used bookstore rate. The discounted membership term extends until January 31, 2016.

As a benefit of ABA membership, booksellers have unlimited access to all session videos and handouts from 2014’s ABC Children’s Institute, as well as handouts and select videos from Winter Institute 9 and other educational resources. 

The ABA Board of Directors worked on a range of issues during its summer meeting, held this month at the association’s headquarters in White Plains, New York.