Specialty Bookselling

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 18, 2015.

Registration for this April’s ABC Children’s Institute in Pasadena, California, will open exclusively to members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA on Tuesday, January 20.
 

The Women’s National Book Association is accepting nominations for its 2015 WNBA Pannell Award, which will be presented to one general bookstore and one children’s specialty store at this year’s BookExpo America Children’s Book and Author Breakfast.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 4, 2015.

Macmillan returns to agency pricing on e-books, plans to test subscriptions; Nielsen Children’s Book Summit highlights growing market; Cameron Post wins again with help of Kids’ Right to Read Project; Duncan, Ellroy named Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending December 14, 2014.

Brookline Booksmith customer wins A.J. Fikry sweepstakes; NPR’s Morning Edition announces first book club pick; BookCon grows partnership with We Need Diverse Books; Kobo launches “buy more, save more” program; Consumers look to shop local this holiday season; Scholastic report details kids’ reading habits; Chronicle Books to distribute Quadrille Publishing

Programming for the upcoming Children’s Institute includes a diverse array of educational sessions on topics ranging from hosting in-store birthday parties and reaching reluctant readers to starting teen and middle-grade book festivals.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending November 30, 2014.

The second edition of the ABC One-Two-Three e-newsletter was sent to members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA on Tuesday, November 18.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending November 16, 2014.

Resources are now available to help booksellers promote this year’s ABC Best Books for Children Catalog titles online and in store newsletters.

Roz Chast to design National Poetry Month poster; SIBA celebrates One Book, One South in November

On Neighborhood Toy Store Day, this Saturday, November 8, American Specialty Toy Retailing Association members — including California’s BookSmart and Virginia’s Givens Books & Little Dickens — will be celebrating the joy of play and the importance of shopping locally.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending November 2, 2014.