ABA Hopes to See You in Orlando

American Booksellers Association staff, including CEO Avin Mark Domnitz, COO Oren Teicher, and Director of Education Len Vlahos, will be attending next week's Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Fall Trade Show to present educational programming, to gather member input regarding ABA's next Strategic Plan, and more. Also on hand to discuss issues of concern to booksellers will be ABA Board member Carla Jimenez of Inkwood Books in Tampa.

The SIBA trade show, to be held from Thursday, September 7, through Sunday, September 10, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, will feature the ABA education sessions: "Shop Local: Forming Business Alliances in Your Community"; "Above the Treeline: An Introduction"; "How to Be the Story: Developing and Implementing a Public Relations Plan"; "Creating Killer Events"; and "Improving Efficiency to Achieve Success."

At the ABA booth on the trade show floor, booksellers will be able to meet with staff to discuss any issues of concern and to learn about the association's products and services, the 2007 Winter Institute, and the Book Sense marketing program, among other things. There will also be demonstrations of the Above The Treeline and Constant Contact.

ABA member booksellers who stop by the booth and drop off a business card will be eligible to win prizes. In a random drawing, ABA will award a color inkjet printer. The printer winner will then be entered into a grand prize drawing with the eight printer winners from the other fall trade shows. The grand prize winner will be awarded airfare to, and a two-night hotel stay at, the Winter Institute.

In addition, ABA members will have a chance to win up to a four-night stay at Hotel ABA in Brooklyn for BookExpo America 2007 in New York City, compliments of BEA. Booksellers can enter the drawing for the BEA prize at either the ABA booth or BEA's booth at the show. (Read more.)