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ReedPOP, Reed Expositions’ pop culture events group, has announced the launch of BookCon, “a one-of-a-kind interactive consumer experience,” to be held on the last day of this year’s BookExpo America.

The impressive list of authors and illustrators appearing at the ABC Children’s Institute has grown to 39, with 10 authors recently added to the roster for the Closing Reception and four authors appearing at the Scholastic Meet & Treat After Party.

Joseph-Beth Booksellers is teaming with other indie bookstores and libraries in Cincinnati and nearby areas to promote a community reading program leading up to the May 17 celebration of Indies First Storytime Day.

Here are details about the Kobo customer contact strategy Click 2 Call, eMagazine revenue sharing, and content and device promotions.

This week, the ABC Children’s Group at ABA announced the return of Give Me Summer! Give Me Books!, the national summer reading program for kids, open to all ABA member bookstores.

Booksellers are encouraged to check out two new Pinterest boards, Creative Bookstore Windows and Effective Bookstore Displays, now available as a community resource for sharing and discovering bookstore display ideas. 

Preregistration is required for select ABA and ABC Children’s Group programming at this year’s BookExpo America, including two new events designed to provide booksellers with more opportunities to network with publishers.

All main store members of the American Booksellers Association will be receiving an e-mail on Monday, March 31, with a link to a ballot to elect three directors to serve three-year terms (2014 – 2017) on the ABA Board.

World Book Night U.S. announced on Tuesday that Amy Poehler will be the honorary chairperson for this April 23’s World Book Night campaign.

Bookstores that book a room at the special member rate at this year’s Hotel ABA for BEA 2014 by midnight EDT on Monday, April 7, will automatically be entered into a drawing for free hotel nights.

More than 200 current and prospective booksellers have enjoyed conversation and education at the six regional Spring Booksellers Forums held this month. The schedule continues next week with three forums on the West Coast. 

Go Local, Grow Local 2014 early registration discount ends March 31; NCIBA holding logo contest; Roxana Robinson elected president of the Authors Guild; Academy of American Poets launches Poet-to-Poet project; National Book Critics Circle names award winners; Penguin Random House to acquire Santillana Ediciones Generales; Consortium adds three presses

On Thursday, March 13, the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association hosted its first-ever “Careers in Bookselling” event, a day of panel discussions on what it takes to establish a long-term career as a professional bookseller.

At Winter Institute 2014, Brains on Fire’s Geno Church presented a variety of case studies on word-of-mouth marketing to help booksellers inspire indie bookstore passion among their customers.