About Bookselling

Sourcebooks, the 10th largest trade book publisher in North America, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a backlist offer created especially for independent booksellers.

“I am in awe of our customers and their desire to understand, and I feel a responsibility toward them to make sure we’re putting the right books forward for them to find,” says Greenlight Bookstore co-owner Rebecca Fitting.

Here, New America’s Lina Khan discusses Amazon, U.S. antitrust law, and the online giant’s role in the book industry.

To help stores strengthen the unique role they play in their communities, here is a list of bookseller-generated suggestions in the category of sanctuary.

To help stores strengthen the unique role they play in their communities, here is a list of bookseller-generated suggestions in the category of outreach.

To help stores strengthen the unique role they play in their communities, here is a list of bookseller-generated suggestions in the category of diversity.

The second quarter of 2017 saw 15 ABA member store openings and six sales of existing businesses to new owners.

To help stores strengthen the unique role they play in their communities, here is a list of bookseller-generated suggestions for how to connect with and celebrate a wide community of readers.

In the first of six articles highlighting bookseller suggestions aimed at helping stores strengthen the unique role they play in their communities, here is a look at ideas in the category of activism.

Booksellers can register now for the “Take Your Show on the Road: Managing Large-Scale Off-Site Events” webinar, which will take place on Tuesday, July 11, at 2:00 p.m. ET.

ABA member booksellers can register now for a July 11 webinar on managing large-scale off-site events; in August, ABA will present a webinar on basic sales techniques.

The first quarter of 2017 saw six ABA member store openings and six sales of existing businesses to new owners.

Reporting to the Indie Bestseller Lists each week showcases the strength of the indie channel in the publishing industry and enables everyone to see what independent booksellers are recommending — and what their customers are buying.

The weekly Indie Bestseller List showcases titles selling at ABA member stores, brings attention to favorite authors, and helps keep a focus on indie booksellers in both the halls of publishers and the minds of authors.