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9/27/23 BTW: Right to Read Toolkit, FTC’s Amazon Suit, and More!
9/20/23 BTW: Nominate a Bookseller for the Board!
9/13/23 BTW: Winter Institute is Sold Out! Join the Waitlist!
9/6/23 BTW: Meet the New Indie Bookstore Ambassador!
9/5/23 BTW: Banned Books Edition
8/30/23 BTW: What You Need to Know for Wi2024 Registration
8/23/23 BTW: Start Planning Independent Bookstore Day 2024
8/16/23 BTW: Are You Ready for Q4?
8/9/23 BTW: ABA At Regional Shows! Plus New Staff & AI Policy Tips
8/2/23 BTW: Initial Win in Arkansas!
7/26/23 BTW: ABA Files Suit Challenging Texas Censorship Law
7/19/23 BTW: Only 4 Days Left For ABACUS! Plus ABA Staff Changes
7/12/23 BTW: Bookseller Stories, ABA Fall Education, and More
7/5/23 BTW: Planning for Prime Day and the UPS Strike
6/28/23 BTW: The Future Is Indie!
6/21/23 BTW: One Week Until Virtual Children’s Institute!
6/14/23 BTW: It’s Time to Fill Out the ABACUS Survey!
5/31/23 BTW: ABA Files Suit Challenging Arkansas Act 372
5/24/23 BTW: AI and Your Store, Ci2023 Prep, and More!
5/17/23 BTW: Congrats Indie Bookstore Day Contest Winners!
5/10/23 BTW: See the Ci2023 Speaker and Author List Now!
5/3/23 BTW: You’re Invited to Virtual Ci2023!
4/26/23 BTW: IBD on GMA and Ci2023 Deadline Approaching
4/19/23 BTW: Announcing the Ci2023 Keynote Speakers!
4/12/23 BTW: Election Results, ABFE Updates, and New Resources
4/5/23 BTW: Sign Up Now for Banned Books Week Kits!
3/29/23 BTW: Be an IBD Advisor, Vote for the Board, and Read Dangerously
3/22/23 BTW: Share Your Experience With Publishers
3/15/23 BTW: Independent Bookstore Day Display Contest!
3/8/23 BTW: Cast Your Votes: Board of Directors Election and DEIC Nominations
3/1/23 BTW: Ci2023 Registration is Now Open
2/15/23 BTW: Ci2023 Registration Opens March 1!
2/8/23 BTW: New Faces at ABA, Wi2023 Countdown, Small Biz Grant, and more!
2/1/23 BTW: We Want To Hear From You!
1/25/23 BTW: You’re Invited! Virtual Winter Institute 2023
1/18/23 BTW: Find Waldo Local 2023 Registration is Open!
1/11/23 BTW: Wi2023 Keynotes Announced
1/4/23 BTW: Booksellers, Kick off 2023 with Renewals and Resolutions!
12/21/22 BTW: Happy Holidays!
12/14/22 BTW: James Patterson Holiday Bonus Recipients!
12/7/22 BTW: Membership Renewals, Book Club, Indies Introduce, and more!
11/30/22 BTW: The 2023 Q1 Marketing Handouts are here!
11/22/22 BTW: 12 Key Holiday Tips for Bookstores to Know
11/16/22 BTW: Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win a Ci2023 Scholarship!
11/9/22 BTW: Last Chance to Order IBD 2023 Exclusives
11/2/22 BTW: Unfulfilled: ABA and Civic Economics Take on Amazon
10/26/22 BTW: Independent Bookstore Day Exclusives Available!
10/22/22 ABA Board Nominations Deadline Extended
10/19/22 BTW: Introducing ABA's Inaugural Indie Bookstore Ambassador
10/14/22 BTW: Beyond The Caution Tape: Banned Books Week 2022 Photo Essay
10/12/22 BTW: Join ABA For Children’s Institute 2023 In Milwaukee!
10/5/22 BTW: Announcing The James Patterson Holiday Bookstore
9/28/22 BTW: Introducing Stacks + Additional Fall Marketing Assets
9/21/22 BTW: Wi2023 Hotel Block Opening Soon
9/14/22 BTW: Register for Winter Institute 2023!
9/7/22 BTW: Wi2023 program schedule launches today!
8/31/22 BTW: Top 10 4th Quarter (Q4) Checklist!
8/24/22 BTW: What You Need To Know For Wi2023 Registration
8/17/22 BTW: Children’s Institute Session Videos now on BookWeb!
8/10/22 BTW: Announcing the Fall Marketing Campaign
8/3/22 BTW: One Week Left for a Chance To Win A Wi Scholarship
7/27/22 BTW: ABA and ABFE in action, here’s how you can help
7/20/22 BTW: Submit ABACUS in time for a chance to win a Wi Scholarship
7/13/22 BTW: Tomorrow, can you make Town Hall?
7/6/22 BTW: Deadline Extended: Register for Virtual Ci!
6/29/22 BTW: Announcing the Virtual Ci Program
6/15/22 BTW: Meet the newest members of DEIC!
6/8/22 BTW: Chart your store’s progress with ABACUS!
6/1/22 BTW: Ci10 Juneteenth Celebration Announcement!
5/25/22 BTW: Annual Town Hall Meeting Rescheduled
5/18/22 BTW: Join Us for a Virtual Children’s Institute!
5/11/22 BTW: Last Chance to Register for Ci10, plus a new Keynote announced!
5/4/22 BTW: Keynote Announcement for Ci10!
4/27/22 BTW: Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday
4/20/22 BTW: Are you ready for IBD Spirit Week?
4/13/22 BTW: Announcing an IBD Virtual Event, Angie Thomas In Conversation!
4/6/22 BTW: Save your seat on the Ci10 Bookstore Bus Tour
3/30/22 BTW: Take A Look At The Ci10 Program!
3/23/22 BTW: Ci10 Hotel Reservations to Go Live Tuesday, March 29!
3/16/22 BTW: Make Your Voice Heard! 3 Ways you can make a difference!
3/2/22 BTW: Children’s Institute registration opens tomorrow!
2/25/22 BTW: Board Edition: A Recap of ABA's Town Hall
2/23/22 BTW: Deadline extended! Sign up for Snow Days now!
2/16/22 BTW: Register for Snow Days and win a trip to Ci10!
2/9/22 BTW: Deadlines! Data! (And more deadlines!)
2/2/22 BTW: Christine Onorati Assumes Role as ABA Board President
1/26/22 BTW: A Letter from ABA CEO Allison Hill
1/19/22 BTW: Register for February Programming + Snow Days!
1/12/22 BTW: No Winter Institute, no problem! Here's a sneak peek at ABA Winter 2022!
1/5/22 BTW: Winter Institute Cancellation Update
12/22/21 BTW: Happy Holidays!
12/15/21 BTW: Alicia Keys is coming to Winter Institute!
12/8/21 BTW: ABA joins fight against the attack on books in schools
12/1/21 BTW: A Q&A With the ABA Board
11/23/21 BTW: Indies First is almost here! Are you ready?
11/17/21 BTW: Join us tomorrow night for an exciting event!
11/10/21 BTW: Another exciting Winter Institute announcement...!
11/3/21 BTW: A letter from ABA CEO Allison Hill
10/28/21 BTW: Spend an evening with Roxane Gay!
10/20/21 BTW: **It’s here!** The Winter Institute Program
10/13/21 BTW: *Last Chance* Submit your board nomination now!
10/6/21 BTW: A message from ABA Board President Bradley Graham
10/1/21 BTW: Patterson Revives Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program
9/28/21 BTW: The 2021 Indies First spokesperson is...
9/24/21 BTW: ABA Board nominations underway
9/21/21 BTW: Publisher promotions for Indies First, Small Business Saturday
9/17/21 BTW: Winter Institute registration opens Monday, September 20
9/14/21 BTW: Catch up on recent education and sign up for next week’s events
9/10/21 BTW: Nominate A Bookseller (or Yourself!) for the ABA Board
8/31/21 BTW: Winter Institute 2022 Registration Opens September 20!
8/27/21 BTW: Get ready for Children’s Institute! Check out September’s events lineup!
8/24/21 BTW: Your guide to Q4 planning
8/20/21 BTW: Supply chain issues and the holiday season
8/17/21 BTW: ABA’s Dan Cullen to retire in December
8/13/21 BTW: Last chance! Register for Children’s Institute!
8/10/21 BTW: Children’s Institute registration deadline extended! Sign up by 8/13
8/6/21 BTW: Register for Children’s Institute by August 9!
8/3/21 BTW: Order your Children’s Institute merch today!
7/27/21 Register for Children's Institute before August 9!
7/23/21 BTW: Support Binc with Ci9 merch; sign up for next week’s events
7/20/21 BTW: Sign up for this week's events; a brief message from ABA's CEO
7/16/21 BTW: Back on Tuesday
7/13/21 BTW: Sign up now for a special Ci9 workshop!
7/9/21 BTW: Meet ABA's new marketing manager; sign up for next week's events
7/6/21 BTW: Register for Ci9; sign up for this week's events
7/2/21 BTW: Social media begins; Indie Next List assets live; ABC catalog revealed
6/29/21 BTW: August Indie Next List Picked, Kids’ Authors Talk Cats, Bookstores Celebrate Pride
6/25/21 BTW: Sign up for social media best practices series, last chance for Winter Institute scholarships
6/22/21 BTW: Ci9 reg underway, #BoxedOut is back, antitrust vote coming up
6/18/21 BTW: New #BoxedOut assets; Children’s Institute reg underway; upcoming events
6/11/21 BTW: Sign Up for Banned Books Week Kit, Indies Introduce Publisher Promotions, ABACUS Education
6/4/21 BTW: ABA's Annual Meeting and Town Hall; May Board Report; Upcoming Events
6/1/21 BTW: Learn How to Reach Genre Readers; ABACUS Extended; Booksellers' Top Pick for June
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