Three-Month Bookseller Action List: May - July 2005

As a helpful reminder, here is a "Three-Month Bookseller Action List," highlighting important dates and deadlines related to ABA and Book Sense activities and events, for the period May - July 2005. The list, which is included in the May Red Box mailing to stores with Book Sense, may also be downloaded in pdf format.

For details about any of these items, visit BookWeb.org or look for details in upcoming editions of BTW. General questions about this Action List should be addressed to ABA's associate director of programming, Kristen Gilligan, at [email protected].

MAY

• Register for BookExpo America
  A registration booklet should have been mailed to you in April from BEA, including ABA's Thursday "Day of Education."
  
  
• Watch Your Mail
  For a Pre-BEA Mailing with details about all ABA activities, special invitations, and other useful information.

JUNE

• New Address!
  ABA will have a new address, but we're keeping the same phone number. Watch for announcements in Bookselling This Week.

JULY

• Vote!
  For booksellers on the Quill Awards Nominating Board, go to www.quillsliteracy.org to vote. (Titles have been drawn from the Book Sense Picks!)

ONGOING & OTHER REMINDERS

• Gather signatures on Patriot Act Petitions
  Additional petitions can be downloaded here.
  
  
• Promote Harry Potter Pre-Sales
  Continue your pre-sale efforts for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in anticipation of Scholastic's strict on-sale date of July 16, 2005. For important Harry Potter resources, go to www.bookweb.org/read/7773.
  
  
• Introducing ... Constant Contact
  All ABA member bookstores can participate in a new partnership with Constant Contact, a leading provider of services to manage e-mail marketing campaigns. For details, visit news.bookweb.org/read/3359.
  
  
• Are You Ready?
  Contact your bookstore POS (inventory control system) vendor and ask about their 13-digit ISBN readiness plan.
  
  
• Submit Your Numbers
  ...to the 2005 ABACUS Study by June 30 and receive a $50 coupon good towards your next ABA dues renewal. Online at www.bookweb.org/education/abacus/.
  
  
• Report to the Book Sense Bestseller List
  Report each week from Saturday, 3:00 p.m. EST through early Tuesday morning, 3:00 a.m. EST. Go to http://bestsellers.bookweb.org.
  
  
• Display & Distribute
  Put out this month's Book Sense Picks fliers; print and display the weekly Book Sense Bestseller List; create a Book Sense Book of the Year display.
  
  
• Nominate to the Picks List
  A Book Sense Picks nomination form is online at www.bookweb.org/read/6305.
     * May 6: July Book Sense Picks
     * June 10: August Book Sense Picks
     * July 1: Fall Children's Book Sense List
     * July 8: September Book Sense Picks
     * July 15: Banned Books Top Ten
  
  
• Sign-up Before Graduation
  Graduation time is right around the corner, but it's not too late to sign-up for the Book Sense Gift Card program. Visit www.bookweb.org/read/6303 for details.
  
  
• Update BookSense.com Co-op Affidavit
  Each month with the announcement of that month's titles, fill out the affidavit for participation -- online at http://www.booksense.com/coop-program.
  
  
• Post and Read!
  Share advice and information about bookselling and the book industry on ABA's Idea Exchange Forums at www.bookweb.org/ideaexchange/.