Industry News

Next Tuesday, November 1, registration will open for Winter Institute 12’s Bookstore/Publisher Tours, IndieCommerce Institute, Leadership Workshop, Advanced Learning Sessions, and Finance Seminar.

Former travel industry professional Leslie Huerta will open Francie & Finch Bookshop, a general-interest bookstore in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday, November 4.

Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang, author of a new California law that covers collectibles, has finalized a letter clarifying that the law does not apply to general bookstores and author signings.

How booksellers can become more effective advocates on public policy and make the case for fair business practices was the focus of a keynote presentation at the NAIBA fall conference.

Thanks to a significant financial commitment from Reed Exhibitions, booksellers at ABA member stores can reserve rooms at The Row NYC Hotel — Hotel ABA for BookExpo 2017 — at a great rate.

Booksellers at the NCIBA Fall Discovery Show are invited to visit the ABA booth, take part in an ABACUS education session, and meet one-on-one with a member of the IndieCommerce team.

Downloadable fliers and shelf-talkers are now available to promote the November Indie Next List’s Next Great Reads, Now in Paperback titles, and Revisit & Rediscover backlist favorites.

The October 19 edition of the IndieCommunication newsletter features marketing suggestions, news about a change to ACH money transfers, and more.

Nominations open for 2016 Indie Awards; PEN America’s new report addresses free speech on college campuses; Above the Treeline receives investment; Literary Landmark nominations sought for Children’s Book Week; Grateful American Book Prize awarded to Chris Stevenson; Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature

As Indies First on Small Business Saturday approaches, booksellers are urged to enter their stores’ event details into the Indies First Activity Registry so their plans garner nationwide attention.

Nominations of qualified candidates for the ABA Board of Directors must be submitted to the Nominating Committee via a form on BookWeb.org no later than midnight EDT on October 24.

Relegation Books, an up-and-coming publishing house in Falls Church, Virginia, publishes literary fiction “of fine vintage,” including the November Indie Next List title The Loved Ones by Sonya Chung.

On Tuesday, Reed Exhibitions and ABA sent a letter to member booksellers detailing changes to the annual spring book industry trade show that are aimed at improving the event for the entire industry.

Bob Minzesheimer, the former book critic for USA Today and a friend to indie booksellers, died on October 15 of brain cancer. He was 66.

The Booksmith, Green Apple Books, and Dog Eared Books have been granted Legacy Business status as part of a program addressing San Francisco’s challenging real estate market.