IndieCommerce

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page was updated this week with two free samplers, a YA science fiction series, and two Workman promotions that begin  June 1.

Bookstores can now start promoting sales of more than 30 of the fall season’s “buzz” books, thanks to a free e-book out this week from Publishers Lunch.

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page was updated this week with two promotions from ABA’s Publisher Partners.

In conjunction with recent Booksellers Forums in Illinois and Massachusetts, ABA convened task forces to gather member input on its digital initiatives and educational programming, respectively.

The American Booksellers Association announced this week that Neil Strandberg, a longtime staff member at Denver’s Tattered Cover Book Store, would be joining the association in the newly created position of Director of Member Technology, on Monday, May 7.

Christine Onorati of WORD and Kelly Justice of Fountain Bookstore offer tips to increase online sales and to ensure your customers know that your website is always open for business.

The finalists for the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards are now highlighted on a new page for  IndieCommerce websites. 

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page currently features five promotions.

Many indie booksellers have successfully partnered with self-published authors for years, and the growing popularity of digital formats doesn’t mean these relationships have to end.

On February 13, Algonquin kicked off “Lucky 7,” a monthly e-book promotion offering seven backlist titles in e-book format for seven days for $1.99 each. This month’s theme is “Author Crush.”

The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors met on January 16 and 17, 2012, prior to the seventh annual Winter Institute, at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans.

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page currently features six promotions: three ongoing and three to launch soon.

On Monday, IndieCommerce informed subscribing stores of a new policy regarding available inventory. Beginning this week, only publishers’ titles that are made available to retailers for sale in all available formats will be included in the IndieCommerce inventory database.

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page features four active promotions and two that are soon to launch.

On Monday, Apple approved the American Booksellers Association’s IndieBound Reader™ for iOS, and it is now available for download in the App Store.