Industry News

On Thursday, September 14, the Supreme Court of the State of South Dakota ruled that the state cannot force remote retailers to collect and remit sales tax if they do not have nexus in South Dakota.

The scholarship, supported by five independent publishers, will send booksellers to the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Turin International Book Fair, and the Guadalajara International Book Fair in 2018.

The bookselling industry is working on relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which devastated parts of Houston and was soon followed by Hurricane Irma, which affected the Caribbean and southeastern U.S.

Registration for ABA’s 13th annual Winter Institute opened on Wednesday afternoon, September 13, to all ABA bookstore and provisional members. The institute reached full capacity on Thursday morning, September 14.

Booksellers can take advantage of special Indies First offers from more than 30 university presses, many of which have added their top picks to a convenient reference list for booksellers planning orders.

Ingram’s Perseus Distribution rebranded as Two Rivers Distribution; Esquire’s Mark Warren named Random House executive editor; Scholastic staff changes; HarperCollins announces formation of HarperCollins Hungary; Gabriella Page-Fort named PW Star Watch Superstar; 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize shortlist announced

Publishers are once again offering specials on 10 adult and 10 children’s titles chosen by panels of ABA member booksellers from across the U.S. as the top debuts of the upcoming publishing season.

Random House Children’s Books is inviting stores to participate in “Celebrating Twain: A National Read-Aloud-A-Thon” to promote the release of Mark Twain’s new never-before-published children’s book.

Third Place’s Wendy Ceballos joins Abrams as Indie Ambassador rep; Colin Dickerman to join FSG as executive editor; Scribner Australia sets 2018 launch; BISG announces industry award shortlist

ABA’s Nominating Committee begins its search today for qualified candidates to stand for election to the ABA Board of Directors in 2018. Any ABA member may nominate a qualified candidate; self-nominations are acceptable.

ABA and the Authors Guild have launched a new initiative that will pair a debut Indies Introduce author with an established author for a conversation and book signing in the authors’ home area.

More than 30 university presses are providing special offers for booksellers in celebration of Indies First on Small Business Saturday as well as University Press Week, which takes place November 6–11.

Here’s a peek at the list of speakers who will be appearing at the 13th annual Winter Institute, which will be held January 22–25, 2018, in Memphis, Tennessee.

The American Booksellers Association will present education sessions on diversity and promoting backlist at the September 15–17 SIBA Discovery Show in New Orleans.

ABA member booksellers can now access dozens of free audiobooks selected for the month of September as part of Libro.fm’s Audiobook Listening Copies (ALC) program.