Winter Institute 2018

The Town Hall is an opportunity for open discussion about industry and association issues. ABA Board President Robert Sindelar (Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA) and Vice President Jamie Fiocco (Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC) will facilitate the meeting. The full ABA Board will respond to questions and comments from all booksellers; booksellers who would like to send questions in advance can e-mail [email protected].

Facilitated by Rebecca Fitting, Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY), a bookseller who has learned how to successfully advocate for small business issues with her elected officials, this roundtable provides a space for booksellers to share their experiences (both good and bad) and to learn from each other.

Ship your galleys from Wi13 instead of lugging them home. This service is offered through PartnerShip/FedEx. To speed up the process, please bring pre-printed labels with you.

The always-popular Galley Room is filled with ARCs of upcoming titles from Wi13 sponsors. A limited supply of book bags will be on hand. The room will be closed during the morning keynote sessions and the Rep Picks lunches.

The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance is pleased to host the Hospitality Suite at this year’s Winter Institute. Stop by for a chance to decompress, grab a beverage, and refuel before heading back out to join your peers. Open to booksellers from all regions.

IndieCommerce and IndieLite are ABA’s online platforms for marketing events and author appearances as well as selling books and other merchandise. Both users and non-users of IndieCommerce and IndieLite are invited to schedule a one-on-one time with a program specialist from the IndieCommerce team. Space is limited, but walk-ins are welcome. Hours are offered Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Details and signup are here.

The Consultation Station offers booksellers the opportunity to meet with representatives from ABA’s business solution partners, POS vendors, and other service providers. See the full list of Consultation Station participants and contact information.

Junot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Drown; The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and This Is How You Lose Her, a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist. A graduate of Rutgers University, Díaz is currently the fiction editor at Boston Review and the Rudge, and is the Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His new picture book, Islandborn, will be published in March 2018 by Penguin Young Readers.

Member Relationship Managers Elizabeth Roberts and Daniel O’Brien await your questions about ABA and Wi13.

Enjoy drinks and desserts at the Scholastic Meet & Treat After Party. Scholastic authors and illustrators will be on hand to sign books and say hello. Open to all Wi13 attendees.

Wi13 lead sponsor Ingram hosts an open reception to close day one of the Institute. Join your colleagues for drinks and nibbles.

To encourage further interaction between booksellers and publishers, booksellers will have the opportunity to meet with Wi13’s sponsoring publishers in small groups to discuss issues of common interest and mutual concern. Booksellers will be assigned to a specific table for this session; publishers will move from table to table. Table assignments are printed on booksellers’ badges.

International guests are invited to pick up a boxed lunch and join their colleagues from around the world for an informative discussion about the current state of the American book business.

Enjoy lunch with reps and learn about great upcoming titles from the Winter Institute’s publisher sponsors. Seats are assigned; table numbers are printed on bookseller badges.