Industry News

Last week, the October Indie Next List e-newsletter, powered by Shelf Awareness, was delivered to 225,648 customers at 51 ABA member stores.

The winners of the Indie Next List Great Reads giveaways for July and August picked up their entry coupons at indie bookstores in Michigan and New York.

Booksellers and international guests at Winter Institute 12 will have the opportunity to experience the rich literary culture of Minneapolis on four bookstore/publisher tours.

Nominations of qualified candidates for the ABA Board of Directors should be sent to the ABA Nominating Committee as soon as possible but no later than October 24.

Booksellers looking to supplement their 2016 ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog quantities can order extra stock now via a form on BookWeb.

The 2016 ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog will be arriving in stores over the next several days; booksellers also have the option to supplement their supplies with extra stock.

Eight attractive and fun new holiday designs for in-store posters, web banners, and social media postings are available in BookWeb’s Bookseller DIY.

Bestselling author and literacy advocate James Patterson will award a total of $250,000 in bonuses to booksellers at ABA member stores this holiday season.

BISG moves; Harlequin launches Graydon House Books; PEN America names five to board; John Ingram receives BISG Award for Excellence; S&S to distribute NorthSouth Books; IPG to distribute Project Management Institute; National Retail Federation predicts holiday sales growth

The bright-blue Indies First bags are back, and they’re the perfect way to celebrate with authors, readers, and favorite bookstore-loving friends on Small Business Saturday and beyond.

Winter Institute 12 registration reached capacity last week, but booksellers can still add their names to a waitlist.

American Booksellers for Free Expression is asking booksellers to help plan next year’s Banned Books Week by filling out a short survey on their experiences during this year’s event.

On October 3, Penguin Random House launched its two-day transit shipping program for the holiday season, one month earlier than in previous years.

On January 27, just prior to the start of Winter Institute 12, ABA will present the IndieCommerce Institute, a one-day, interactive learning experience for IndieCommerce stores.

October 31 is the last day for ABA member stores that are new to the Indies Introduce program to register for the Winter/Spring 2017 promotion.