Specialty Bookselling

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending September 4, 2016.

The American Booksellers Association today revealed the dates and location for its fifth ABC Children’s Institute.

Here are the 230 titles featured in the 2016 ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog. The deadline for catalog orders has been extended until September 9.

The order deadline for the 2016 ABC Best Books for Young Readers catalog is August 31. The full-color, 20-page consumer circular will feature more than 200 frontlist and backlist titles for children and teens.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending August 14, 2016.

Orders for this year’s ABC Best Books for Young Readers Catalog are being accepted through August 31. The full-color, 20-page consumer circular is slated to be in stores in early October.

The Autumn Kids’ Indie Next List features booksellers’ top 10 children’s picks for the fall publishing season, 33 additional titles organized by age group, plus nine Revisit & Rediscover favorites.

ABA member stores can place their orders for this year’s ABC Best Books for Young Readers Catalog from now until August 31 via an order form on BookWeb.org.

Revolution Books, a not-for-profit bookstore in New York City, aims to enhance programming and add to the store’s book collection through a crowdfunding campaign, which ends August 10.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 31, 2016.

ABC Children’s Institute panelists offered tips for buying and shelving manga and graphic novels, as well as suggestions for responding to resistance from skeptical parents and educators.

Booksellers shared best practices for ensuring all customers, particularly those with disabilities, feel at home in their stores during an education session at last month’s Children’s Institute.

Daybreak Press Global Bookshop in Minneapolis provides a safe space where people from all walks of life can safely come together to share their passions, learn from one another, and engage with complex social issues.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending July 17, 2016.

During a joint education session with the American Library Association, bookseller and library panelists at the ABC Children’s Institute discussed how to create and sustain mutually beneficial partnerships.