Industry News

ABA member stores should be on the lookout for an e-mail arriving on Thursday, May 26, that will include introductory information about the ABACUS-15 survey; instructions and FAQs; and links to the secure, online ABACUS submission form.

How to create positive and welcoming spaces for romance readers was the focus of the BEA panel “Creating a Safe Space for Genre Readers in Traditional Literary Strongholds.”

ABA member stores have just a few more days to sign up to take advantage of special publisher offers on 10 adult and 10 children’s titles chosen by panels of booksellers from across the U.S. as the top debuts of the summer and fall seasons.

A new rule from the Department of Labor that automatically extends overtime pay protections to more than four million workers within the first year of its implementation was opposed by various business groups, including the National Retail Federation.

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

The May 20 edition of IndieCommunication features videos of SEO expert Max Thomas, who spoke at the IndieCommerce Institute, and a reminder about scheduling appointments to meet with IndieCommerce staff at the Children’s Institute.

We Need Diverse Books to host master class on writing, publishing for children and young adults; James Patterson honored with BEA Industry Ambassador Award; NYU Press joins Ingram Publisher Services; Next Generation Indie Book Award winners honored; HarperCollins Book Studio 16 launches shelfie video contest; 2016 Firecracker Award finalists unveiled; Nebula Award winners announced; Winner of 2016 Man Booker International Prize revealed

New Third Place Books location to open Saturday; Grand opening set for Creative Corner Books; Phoenix Books acquires Misty Valley Books; The Bookloft welcomes new owner; Pittsburgh’s East End Book Exchange sold to former Hachette staffers; Milkweed Editions to open bookstore in downtown Minneapolis; City of Asylum/Pittsburgh to open bookstore, restaurant, event space; river’s end celebrates 18 years

Debut novelist Emma Cline explores the darker side of adolescence in The Girls, the number one pick of independent booksellers for the June 2016 Indie Next List.

At last week’s BookExpo America, a panel of four booksellers spoke to authors about how to create positive relationships with indies during an education session presented by the Authors Guild and ABA and moderated by author Richard Russo.

The PartnerShip^® FedEx Ship Center^SM at the ABC Children’s Institute in Orlando will make it easy for booksellers to send books and other items back to their stores as well as take advantage of the savings already available to members through the ABA Shipping Program.

The American Booksellers Association’s Board of Directors met on May 9–10, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois, just prior to the start of BookExpo America, to work on a range of issues. 

After bringing back the innovative Community Lenders program to raise funds for its second storefront location in Brooklyn, New York, Greenlight Bookstore has received 55 loans totaling more than $150,000.

Booksellers attending BookExpo America in Chicago last week took full advantage of ABA programming, through which they met face-to-face with publishers, got books signed by authors, and networked with other booksellers.

Among the good news presented at the ABA Annual Membership Meeting at BookExpo America on Thursday, May 12, is that for the seventh year in a row association membership has grown.