A Winter Institute Presenter Update

Booksellers looking for comprehensive, up-to-date information about Winter Institute 7 can find it on the event website, wi7.bookweb.org. Information on the site, which includes the schedule, session descriptions, presenters, travel discounts, and more, is being updated on an ongoing basis.

Below is a look at several of the most recent additions to the list of presenters and roundtable moderators.

Thursday, January 19, 10:30 a.m. - noon: Booksellers and Librarians Working Together

Beth Elder, director of the Salt Lake City Public Library (Salt Lake City, UT), joins previously announced speakers:

•  Susan Boucher, Lake Forest Book Store (Lake Forest, IL)
• Ruth Liebmann, Vice President, Director, Account Marketing, Random House, Inc., New York (NY)
• Catherine Savage, Head of Integrated Communications, Vernon Area Public Library District (Lincolnshire, IL)
• Betsy Burton, The King’s English Bookshop (Salt Lake City, UT)

Thursday, January 19, 3:55 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.: Best Practices for Empowering Your Independent Business Alliances

Linda Bubon of Women and Children First (Chicago, IL) joins previously announced speaker Steve Bercu of BookPeople (Austin, TX).

Thursday, January 19, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: The Benefits of Working With Social Media

The just-announced presenters of this session are John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars (Dutton Juvenile, January 2012), and Andrea Vuleta of Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop in LaVerne, CA. A second bookseller, to be announced, will also be joining the panel.

Thursday, January 19, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Is Alternative Financing an Option?

Amy Cortese, author of Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It (Wiley), which was recently featured in Shelf Awareness, joins previously announced speakers:

• Rebecca Fitting, Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)
• Janet Geddis, Avid Bookstore (Athens, GA)

Friday, January 20, 3:30 p.m.: Bookseller Roundtables

Josh Cook of Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA) will moderate the roundtable Increasing Your Online Sales Roundtable. Previously announced roundtable moderators are:

• Human Resources Roundtable:  Kelly Estep, Carmichael’s Bookstore (Louisville, KY)
• Small Community Roundtable: Sam Droke-Dickinson, Aaron’s Books (Lititz, PA)
• Social Media Marketing Roundtable:  Pete Mulvihill, Green Apple Books (San Francisco, CA)
• Urban Community Roundtable: Kerry Slattery, Skylight Books (Los Angeles, CA)
• Events Roundtable: Cristina Nosti, Books & Books Westhampton (Westhampton Beach, NY)
• Children’s Booksellers Roundtable: Emily Grossenbacher, Lemuria Books (Jackson, MS)
• Resort Community Roundtable: Matt Norcross, McLean & Eakin Booksellers (Petoskey, MI)
• Buyers Roundtable: Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver, CO)