There’s one week left to sign up for Snow Days! Register by Wednesday, February 23, to get your questions about the bookselling business answered. Registration for Snow Days is only $35. Booksellers who attend a Rep Picks session or an author reception in Kumospace will be entered for a chance to win a free trip to Children’s Institute! Two free trips to the Biltmore in Phoenix, June 20 – 22, 2022, covering the hotel for four nights, flights up to $500, and registration, will be awarded. (Value: $1400 plus breakfast, lunch, and evening appetizers are included.) Note: One bookseller’s name will be drawn from the Rep Picks attendee list, and one bookseller’s name will be drawn from the author reception attendees. Here are some of the Snow Days sessions we’ll be offering: - LIVE Rep Pick sessions! Meet with publisher reps to hear about the most exciting upcoming titles.
- Roundtable: Financial Q&A. PK Sindwani, former bookstore owner and current ABA CFO, and Cynthia Compton, owner of 4 Kids Books & Toys (Zionsville, IN), will spend the majority of the session taking financial questions from the audience.
- Roundtable: Business Adaptations From 2020 and 2021 Worth Keeping. Come discuss with your colleagues the short-term changes that have become permanent fixtures in your approach to your business and to bookselling.
- Roundtable: Book Banning Challenges in Schools and Libraries. Share available resources, effective ways to address challenged books with customers, and ways to support K-12 educators, librarians, and children.
- Roundtable: Conversation With Mobile and Pop-up Stores. Whether you represent a mobile or pop-up store or are new to this model, this conversation will provide you with valuable insights and new connections.
Booksellers registered for Snow Days are also invited to sign up for 15-minute slots to meet with participating publishing sponsors and business partner vendors of their choice. Take a look at who’s available. Once you register, join the Facebook Event. |