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Spring Forum Coming Up in SIBA Region
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On Tuesday, March 19, the American Booksellers Association is hosting a Spring Forum in Atlanta, Georgia. Join ABA CEO Oren Teicher, Senior Program Officer Joy Dallanegra-Sanger, and ABA Board Vice President/Secretary Jamie Fiocco of Flyleaf Books for an education session (8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.) and lunch and an open forum (12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.).
The program is presented in conjunction with the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance; full SIBA in the Springtime programming can be found here. The SIBA Spring Forum will take place at the Embassy Suites, Hilton Atlanta Airport, located at 4700 Southport Rd. in Atlanta, Georgia.
Booksellers planning to attend are asked to RSVP to ABA Senior Membership Manager Daniel O’Brien.
The event will feature an open forum discussion of industry issues plus the new education session “ABACUS and Pre-Orders: Two Programs You Can’t Do Without.” The session, to be led by ABA at each of the 10 forums, offers an update on two initiatives critical to the success of any independent bookstore: an active pre-orders campaign and participation in the annual ABACUS financial survey.
As part of the open forum segment of the program, booksellers will have the opportunity to discuss any of their concerns related to ABA, the book industry in general, and other issues. The spring forum discussions are a critically important vehicle for ABA to gather feedback from members, and all are encouraged to come prepared to discuss their concerns.
All independent booksellers — ABA members and non-members alike — are invited to attend any of ABA’s Spring Forums.
Try Out an ABA Membership
Independent booksellers attending one of the Spring Forums are invited to sign up to test drive an ABA membership for free. This offer applies to stores that have not been ABA members in the past two years.
Booksellers can join between March 15 and May 15 to enjoy all the benefits of membership through August 31.
To take advantage of the offer, booksellers will need to attend one of the Spring Forums to receive the promotion code. Between March 15 and May 15, booksellers can enter the code in the new member application on BookWeb.org to sign up for the free trial.
Following the trial period, stores will have the option to convert their membership to regular status until the end of the dues year (January 31, 2020) for a prorated portion of the new member rate of $199.
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Booksellers are also invited to sign up for IndieLite, one of ABA’s two e-commerce platforms, between March 15 and April 30 and get the first three months free. For details, e-mail [email protected].