Winter Institute

29 Nov

Seminar for Prospective Booksellers to Be Held Before Wi8: Registration Opens Next Week

ABA will open registration next Thursday for the full-day seminar “How to Succeed at Retail Bookselling: Introduction to the Bookstore Business,” to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, February 22, the day before Winter Institute 8 begins.

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20 Nov

Wi8 Website Features Growing List of Authors

A new feature of the Winter Institute website this year is a special page featuring biographical information for the many authors scheduled to take part in the three days of educational programming and in the ever-popular author receptions.

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15 Nov

Black Dog & Leventhal Names “My Bookstore” Scholarship Winners

This week, Black Dog & Leventhal announced the winners of its “Why My Bookstore Matters” Winter Institute scholarship contest, launched in September in celebration of this month’s publication of “My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop.

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14 Nov

Winter Institute Host Hotel Sold Out

Bookseller registration for ABA’s Eighth Annual Winter Institute reached capacity last week, and an event waiting list began forming. Now, reservations at the host hotel, Missouri’s Westin Kansas City at Crown Center, are also sold out.

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07 Nov

Winter Institute Registration Now Full: Waiting List Forming

Registration for the American Booksellers Association’s Eighth Annual Winter Institute has reached its limit of 500 booksellers, and names are now being added to a waiting list.

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24 Oct

Airline, Amtrak Travel Discounts Available for Wi8

If you’ve registered for Winter Institute 8, and made your hotel reservations at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center, now’s the time to book your travel arrangements. American Airlines, Delta, and Amtrak are offering discounts on travel from February 16 - March 2, 2013.

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18 Oct

Winter Institute Almost Completely Booked

The Eighth Annual Winter Institute is now more than 90 percent booked, and ABA is strongly encouraging members who want to attend to register as soon as possible.

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17 Oct

Ingram, 40-Plus Publishers Sponsor Wi8

The 2013 Winter Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, is made possible by the overall support of the Ingram Content Group, Wi8’s lead sponsor, and the support of more than 40 large and small publishers.

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10 Oct

“One Institute, One Read” Title Revealed

For the second year in a row, the Winter Institute will feature “One Institute, One Read,” an initiative that encourages booksellers to read and discuss a title chosen by ABA for its insight into the culture and character of the event’s locale.

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10 Oct

Winter Institute Registration Nearing Capacity

Just two weeks after registration for the ABA’s Eighth Annual Winter Institute opened, the event is approaching its cap of 500 bookseller registrants.

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03 Oct

October 12 Deadline for Drabyak Fellowship Nominations

The deadline for nominations for the Joe Drabyak Frontline Fellowship to Winter Institute 8 is Friday, October 12.

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03 Oct

Winter Institute Already More Than Half Filled

Registration for ABA’s Eighth Annual Winter Institute has already reached more than 290 booksellers representing over 150 member stores. Wi8 registration is capped at 500 booksellers with a maximum of three registrants per member business to ensure a dynamic yet intimate educational program.

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27 Sep

Winter Institute 8 Registration Opens

Registration for ABA’s Eighth Annual Winter Institute is now open. Wi8 kicks off in Kansas City, Missouri, with a reception on Friday evening, February 22,  and continues through Monday, February 25, with more than 25 education sessions for booksellers at all levels of experience.

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12 Sep

Workman Sponsors Drabyak Fellowship to Wi8

For the third year, Workman Publishing is sponsoring the Joe Drabyak Frontline Fellowship to the Winter Institute. The fellowship provides airfare, lodging, and the meal fee for one bookseller to attend Winter Institute 8 in Kansas City, Missouri, from February 23 - 25, 2013.

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