Don’t forget to use our “Indies Take The Gold” campaign assets
July 16–17 to counter Pr*me Days!

This marketing campaign is designed to leverage the excitement of the Summer Olympics and celebrate the spirit of community and excellence of independent bookstores.

Visit BookWeb for ideas on how to incorporate this theme in your store and use the Indies Take the Gold campaign assets on your website, newsletter, social media, and in-store on Pr*me Days (and throughout the summer)! 

There’s only 11 days left until the
July 21 deadline for this year’s ABACUS, ABA’s free financial benchmarking survey. 

Participating stores will have a chance to win a full scholarship to Winter Institute 2025! A drawing will be held once the deadline has passed.

Check your inbox for emails from [email protected] and select either the June 11 or July 8 email to get started. If you need assistance, you can reach out to ABA CFO PK Sindwani.  

CoverHound is thrilled to present a special four-part webinar series for ABA members, Insuring Success: Business Insurance for Bookstores.

On July 25 at 3:00 pm ET, CoverHound (formally the Booksellers Insurance Program) will present part three of this series, Workers' Compensation: Navigating Claims, Compliance, and Coverage. In this webinar, CoverHound will explore the crucial topic of workers' compensation insurance.

Stores can now place orders for the 2024 ABA Children’s Group Best Books for Young Readers catalog via the order form on BookWeb!

The catalog will feature cover art from Simone, a picture book written by Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrated by Minnie Phan, and will include nearly 200 frontlist and backlist titles for children and teens suggested by ABA member booksellers.

All Children's Group subscribers will automatically receive 50 copies!

Additional details are available on BookWeb.

John Cochran is the author of Breaking Into Sunlight, a Summer/Fall 2024 Indies Introduce Kids’ selection. Here, Cochran and Holly Weinkauf of Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, MN, discuss Breaking Into Sunlight.

You can also visit the ABA podcast, BookED, to listen to this interview.

O.O. Sangoyomi is the author of Masquerade, a Summer/Fall 2024 Indies Introduce selection. Here, Sangoyomi and Matt Aragon - Shafi of West Side Books in Denver, CO, discuss Masquerade.

You can also visit the ABA podcast, BookED, to listen to this interview.

Partner Spotlight is a new series designed to highlight the vendors that partner with ABA to offer discounted products, services, and business opportunities to ABA members.

RISEWITHUS is a consulting agency that specializes in helping organizations better understand and implement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles. You may recognize them, as these talented facilitators have offered training at several Institutes!

RISEWITHUS Founder and CEO KJ Williams and Managing Director AJ Williams met with Bookselling This Week to talk about their work, their experiences with booksellers, and their love of books.

Cybersecurity can be intimidating, but it’s an important part of bookstore maintenance.

We’ve put together 3 easy steps you can take to help keep your bookstore technology secure!

Did you know that we regularly feature bookstores over on IndieBound, our consumer-facing site?

From brick-and-mortar to mobile shops and pop-ups, dozens of employees to solo ventures, we highlight member stores who are making exciting innovations in bookselling or hitting important milestones! 

Visit IndieBound blog to see the stores we’ve covered so far and keep an eye on BTW for more bookstore features!

Earlier this week, Hurricane Beryl hit Texas as a Category 1 storm. The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation may be able to help bookstore owners or employees with expenses related to the natural disaster. In some cases, Binc may be able to assist with expenses directly related to the store.

If you were impacted by Beryl and need assistance, you can visit Binc’s website to learn more and apply.