Workshop to Present Fundamentals for New & Prospective Booksellers

Registration is now open for a one-day workshop for new and prospective booksellers to be presented by the Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates on Tuesday, January 21, just prior to the opening of Winter Institute 2014 in Seattle.

“How to Succeed at Retail Bookselling: Introduction to the Book Business” is an intensive overview of retail fundamentals and indie bookstore best practices that are essential to establishing a competitive business. The workshop, sponsored by ABA and facilitated by Donna Paz Kaufman and Mark Kaufman, will run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on January 21 at the institute’s host hotel, the Westin Seattle. The Winter Institute will kick off with an opening reception, sponsored by Shelf Awareness, at 7:00 p.m. that evening at The Elliott Bay Book Company.

The workshop is open to ABA-member new and prospective booksellers only. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The nonrefundable workshop registration fee of $100 includes lunch and two coffee breaks.

Current ABA members can sign up for the one-day intensive workshop here; non-members can join the association and then register for the workshop. (If you tried to register earlier and encountered a problem, please try again. The workshop registration form is now working properly.)

All workshop registrants are also eligible to attend the Winter Institute; this year’s conference fee is $79.99 per bookseller. Prospective booksellers who would like to attend the Winter Institute should contact ABA Education Manager Lisa Winn regarding registration and ABA Meetings and Planning Officer Jill Perlstein to be put on the hotel waiting list.

The Winter Institute is made possible by support from lead sponsor Ingram Content Group and from publishers large and small.