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These new promotional terms are designed to help independent booksellers recover from financial hardships caused by the sudden and catastrophic loss of business due to COVID-19.

Karp will oversee all of Simon & Schuster’s domestic and international publishing operations. 

The catalog will feature frontlist titles published in the year 2020, but will not include holiday books so that the catalog may be used year-round.

Amidst the COVID-19 health crisis, the ABC Children’s Group has opted to produce this year’s catalog as a digital version, which will be available for stores to download in October. 

Through the program, 200 grantees will receive a $5,000 check as well as a $500 credit for FedEx Office print and business services to help support their small business.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the press still upholds its founding mission to publish forgotten literary gems and unique and eminently readable contemporary literary writers.

Conversion rates on bookstore websites are still extremely high, notes the IndieCommerce team, so booksellers should take advantage of this by encouraging customers to shop online.

The #ReadIndieForward campaign encourages book lovers to help booksellers thrive during the pandemic.

During the seven-day comparison period, IndieCommerce and IndieLite sites saw the number of visitors level off after a recent drop.