Orders from Ingram

IBD Exclusives will start shipping in early April. When you receive your order, the label and invoice will have a PO Number with your Ingram Account (ie. Ingram Acct#_IBD2023). You can track your order by locating the “Find My Order” button at the top of ipage in your Ingram account and enter your Purchase Order Number or EAN/Product Code. For step-by-step instructions on tracking your order, locate “Ingram’s ipage Enhancements” feature in the Bulletin Board on your account dashboard.

Stores whose accounts are not in good standing with Ingram will not have their order completed or shipped. 

New Assets: Press Release and How To Prepare for Indie Bookstore Day

Send an IBD Press Release to your local media! Download the template, enter your specific bookstore information (we provided examples!), and you’re ready to send it off.

Share how your customers can best prepare for Independent Bookstore Day with these new graphics for social media!   

Catch a Replay of the IBD IndieCommerce and IndieLite Webinar

The IBD IndieCommerce and IndieLite webinar recording is now available on BookWeb. 

The Help Document for IBD on IndieCommerce and IndieLite, as well as a copy of the slideshow, are also available.

LAST CHANCE:* Complete the General Participation Form by March 31, 2023 (today!).
*If you have already ordered exclusives, you do not need to complete this form.

• If your store is in multiple locations, you must fill out a form for each store location or RDC.
• Independent Bookstore Day is open to those who are members of the ABA, as well as their regional booksellers association.

Check out the IBD BookWeb page for additional details like our FAQs and new assets.

#IndieDisplayContest: A chance to win up to $500 for your bookstore this Independent Bookstore Day in the 10 Years of Indie Bookstore Day: An Instagram Display Contest!

Check out these amazing IBD Bookstore Plans: Article listing how stores are celebrating the 10th anniversary of IBD! Submit your plans through the Google Form.

Promoting IBD: Digital assets and exclusive item images are available.

Libro.fm Promotion
Your customers can get a free audiobook when they start a new membership and use the promo code BOOKSTOREDAY. Libro.fm is also running an IBD sale from April 24 through April 30. Share the link (www.libro.fm/ibd) and assets available soon on Libro.fm’s Bookseller Hub.

Here are a few deadlines to keep in mind as we prepare for the celebration:

• TODAY, March 31, 2023: General Participation Form closes
• April 5, 2023: IBD Searchable Map goes live on IndieBound
• Mid April: Stores receive exclusives
• April 24–28, 2023: IBD Spirit Week
  • Monday, April 24: Silly Sock Day
  • Tuesday, April 25: Plaid Tuesday
  • Wednesday, April 26: On Wednesdays We Wear Bookstore Shirts
  • Thursday, April 27: Book Character Dress-Up Day
  • Friday, April 28: YOUR store’s Spirit Day
• April 29, 2023: Independent Bookstore Day

Missed an issue of the IBD Newsletter? Catch up on them all on BookWeb.

Questions? Contact Courtney Wallace, Independent Bookstore Day Program Director at [email protected].