Education

Booksellers discussed growing a following, crossposting content, and more.

Bookseller panelists discussed building community partnerships and more. 

On Thursday, June 10, the American Booksellers Association held a Technology Meetup on Patreon.

In addition to providing best practices, guest speakers also provided genre-focused reading lists. 

In May, ABA held education sessions on marketing ideas for nontraditional stores, store ownership, email list management, and more. 

Constant Contact Retention Specialist Cynthia Munoz shared best practices applicable to any platform and offered a demo of how to implement those best practices within Constant Contact.

Booksellers shared best practices for marketing nontraditional stores.

Take a look at some of the education sessions ABA hosted during the month of April.

On Thursday, April 29, the American Booksellers Association held a session on starting a new nonprofit bookstore or transitioning an existing bookstore to a nonprofit.

A recording of this session, along with CAE's session on de-escaltion, will be available until June 15.

Guest speakers shared tips about setting up a Bookshop page, explaining what the service is to customers, and more. 

On Thursday, April 15, the American Booksellers Association offered a workshop from the Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) on de-escalation techniques.