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Here’s a roundup of regional trade show and ABA mini-institute dates this fall, as well as a reminder about 2013’s Winter Institute and BookExpo America.

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The New England Local Business Forum last week in Cambridge, Massachusetts, brought together partners in the book, bike, and toy industries to create a diverse environment for sharing innovative ideas and learning how to better grow local businesses.

ABA’s spring Booksellers Forum tour will end on Wednesday, April 25, with a program in conjunction with NEIBA’s “All About the Books!” Author Luncheon and Education Program.

Booksellers are invited to ABA Booksellers Forum programs in New York City and Naperville, Illinois, on April 17 and 20, respectively. Each program will feature an open discussion of industry issues and the ABA education session “The Best of Winter Institute 7’s Best Practices Sessions.”

NCIBA Executive Director Hut Landon wrote to Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein  and Rep. Nancy Pelosi to express concern that the DOJ investigation into charges of price fixing between Apple and five publishers using the agency model to sell e-books “is ignoring the real story.”

Louisville, Kentucky, is hosting next week’s American Independent Business Alliance “Go Local, Grow Local” Conference, and GLIBA members can take advantage of special half- or single-day rates, courtesy of the Louisville Independent Business Alliance.

Here are a few photos from ABA ’s spring forums in Pennsylvania and Tennessee and a reminder about next week’s gatherings in Kansas and Colorado.

The ABA spring Booksellers Forum tour will end on Wednesday, April 25, with a program in conjunction with the New England Independent Booksellers Association’s “All About the Books!” Author Luncheon and Education Program.

ABA will be hosting Booksellers Forums in New York City and Naperville, Illinois, on April 17 and 20, respectively. Each program will feature an open forum discussion and “The Best of Winter Institute 7’s Best Practices Sessions.”

From Sunday, March 25, through Wednesday, March 28, ABA will be hosting three Booksellers Forums on the West Coast. Each will feature an open discussion of industry issues and “The Best of Winter Institute 7’s Best Practices Sessions.”

ABA’s Booksellers Forum program on March 13 in Nashville will be capped by a special reception hosted by Parnassus Books that will feature eight authors, including store co-owner Ann Patchett.

ABA will reach the mid-point on its spring Booksellers Forum tour with events in Wichita, Kansas, and Denver, Colorado, on March 22 and 23, respectively. ABA member and non-member booksellers are invited to attend.