We are just over three months away from a bookstore celebration with over 1,000 stores participating so far! Your store can still be included on the IndieBound Indie Bookstore Day searchable map without any purchases if you sign up by March 31, 2025*. You must be a logged-in ABA member** to access the form. If you do not know your login credentials please email us at [email protected]. *If you have already ordered exclusives or signed up already, you do not need to complete this form again. **Independent Bookstore Day is open to those who are members of ABA, as well as their regional booksellers association. Check out the Independent Bookstore Day BookWeb page for additional details as well as the planning guide for an additional resource. To Do’s:Start party planning (and/or organizing a crawl). Check your ipage account. - 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. Stores whose accounts are not in good standing with Ingram will not have their order completed or shipped.
Recommend Your Favorite Content Creators - We’re looking for content creators to help spread the word about Independent Bookstore Day on April 26! We want each region to be represented. Email [email protected] with the name and social media account of recommended content creator(s).
Look for an invoice from Blackwing Pencils. - Stores who have ordered from Blackwing will be hearing from them either in January or in February. Each store will receive a phone call and email from a member of the sales team. They will be confirming the order and shipping address along with notifying stores on what to expect (i.e., invoice, shipping, timeline). Blackwing orders must be paid prior to shipping.
- If stores were interested in ordering Blackwing pencils but weren’t able to during the ordering process in the fall, contact [email protected] to be added to a waitlist for any extra sets available.
Work with Bonfire on a free custom design. - ABA members can claim a free custom design (a one time offer in your store’s history) from Bonfire, a free online platform where you can design, sell, fundraise with, and order custom products to build your bookseller brand. Email Taylor Soignoli at [email protected] to get started with your design and have your shirts ready to order before Independent Bookstore Day! Stores can choose to incorporate the Indie Bookstore Day logos if they wish.
- If wanting the general design, purchase the Indie Bookstore Day 2025 shirt directly from our Bonfire page.
Key Dates to Know:- March 31, 2025: Indie Bookstore Day 2025 Participation Form closes. (Stores that didn't order exclusive items can sign up to participate until this date.)
- April 4, 2025: Indie Bookstore Day Searchable Map goes live on IndieBound
- Early- to mid-April: All exclusives ship to bookstores
- April 21–25, 2025: Indie Bookstore Day Spirit Week
- April 26, 2025, the last Saturday in April: Independent Bookstore Day
Stay tuned for future updates via our newsletters. Missed an issue of the Indie Bookstore Day Newsletter? Catch up on them all on BookWeb. Questions? Contact Courtney Wallace, Independent Bookstore Day Program Director at [email protected]. |
