Education Resources

With the growing number of virtual events across an expanding number of platforms, this session aims to offer booksellers tips, tricks, and guidance on how to create safe yet profitable events in the new digital world.

This session follows the format of an Open Forum: the opinions expressed are those of the individual participants, not of the ABA. Information discussed is reflective of the time of the recording. Please see the most recent coffee break and/or the daily email update for the most current information.

In this session, ABA CEO Allison Hill and COO Joy Dallanegra-Sanger discuss ABA's Fall Marketing Campaigns including the “October Is the New December” materials as well as the #BoxedOut campaign coordinated with DCX advertising.

This session will feature booksellers discussing what shipping platforms and software they are using, what their process is, and useful tips.

Guest speakers are: Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, New York Alison Gwinn of Changing Hands in Tempe and Phoenix, Arizona Kathy Burnette of Brain Lair Books in South Bend, Indiana, Vincent Onorati of WORD Bookstores in Brooklyn, New York, and Jersey City, New Jersey

This session included former ABA President Robert Sindelar speaking briefly about his experience on the board and encouraging booksellers to nominate themselves or a colleague for the Board of Directors.

This session follows the format of an Open Forum: the opinions expressed are those of the individual participants, not of the ABA. Information discussed is reflective of the time of the recording. Please see the most recent coffee break and/or the daily email update for the most current information.