Shop early and take advantage of Ingram’s savings on in-demand titles this holiday season. From October 5 to December 11, get +2% off these bestsellers! No promo code required.

Titles featured in the Best Books for Young Readers catalog are listed under "The Bookstore."

Also, ABA members can now order additional non-imprinted Best Books for Young Readers catalogs on BookWeb while supplies last. Copies are available in quantities of 250 per carton, and the cost per carton is $12 for Children's Group members and $18 for non-members, shipping included.

Square for Retail streamlines your business — so your sales, inventory, purchase orders, customer directory and reports are integrated. The Square for Retail app works with your online Square Dashboard, along with iPad, iPhone, Square Terminal and Square Register, so connecting the dots (while optimizing your business’ profitability) has never been easier. 

For ABA members, Square is offering new customers 25% off Square for Retail Plus for your first 3-month subscription fee, and Free Processing for up to $3,000 in credit card transactions for the first 180 days. This offer is valid only for new Square customers and is not transferable.

For National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15–October 15, we’re highlighting our Hispanic-owned member stores. Thank you to these amazing Hispanic bookstore owners who told us about their stores. 

We'll update this list as the month goes on! If you would like your store to be featured, please email [email protected] with a few photos and tell us about your store.

Check out these featured bookstores from all across the United States!

It’s time to nominate a bookseller (or yourself!) for the ABA Board.

The ABA Board sets policy for the association, monitors the performance of the CEO, and futurecasts for industry trends to inform the membership and ABA’s work. 

The deadline for nominations is Thursday, October 26, at 11:59 pm ET. 

October 9 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day to celebrate and honor Indigenous cultures. We’ve collected a list of titles that you may be interested in reading or displaying in celebration.

As we honor Indigenous Peoples on this one-day celebration, please look forward to National Native American Heritage Month in November when ABA will be featuring stores owned by Indigenous members.

Part of the Independent Bookstore Day experience is offering exclusive book and book-related items created especially for the celebration.

We’re thrilled to show you a few of the exclusives being offered for Independent Bookstore Day 2024!

The full catalog will be available on October 13.

Here is the Indie SciFi/Fantasy Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending 
October 1.

Here are the 25 Indie Next List and 6 Now in Paperback picks on the November 2023 Indie Next List flier. Top pick? Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward. And, to mark the start of a new month, October Indie Next List and September/October Kids’ Indie Next List social media assets are live on BookWeb.

National Poetry Day is October 5! If you need ideas, this year’s Indie Bookstore Ambassador is the celebrated poet, Amanda Gorman. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hill We Climb, Call Us What We Carry, Change Sings, and the brand new Something, Someday. 

Indie Bookstore Ambassador social media assets for Amanda Gorman are available on BookWeb.

The American Independent Business Association is looking for partners for their Shop Indie Local Holiday campaign. Join AMIBA in encouraging communities to shop with independent businesses this holiday season.