Associate Membership ($412/yr)

Publishers, distributors, wholesalers, and other industry vendors have access to multiple marketing and sponsorship opportunities as ABA Associate Members. These opportunities include insertions for boxed mailings, event sponsorships, and title submissions for catalogs and marketing campaigns. 

Publishers: Eligible companies (parents or subsidiaries) must have at least five book titles available for sale to independent bookstores; each of those book titles must be written by an individual author; at least two of the titles must be available in both print and e-book formats; and books by one author must make up less than 10% of your overall list. See the For Publishers [6] section for more member benefit details.

Adjacent Membership ($250/yr)

Museum shops, Friends of Library Stores, Community Centers, book subscription services, stand-alone book event businesses, and other similar business structures. Adjacent Members will receive Bookselling This Week, access to BookWeb resources and education, the Book Buyers Handbook, Bookshop.org 10% affiliate fees, marketing assets, ability to opt-in to IndieCommerce (additional fees apply), Networking and Community via virtual sessions and affinity meet ups, Partner and Business Services discounts, and access to health insurance through ABA’s partnership and LIG.  

International Bookstore Membership ($100/yr)

Any bookstore business engaged in the retail sale of books outside of the U.S. and Canada (Stores are eligible if 50% or more of their inventory is book merchandise). International Bookstore members receive access to ABACUS, On-Demand virtual education and many Affinity Business Partners (shipping restrictions apply).

ABA Supporter ($200/yr)

Businesses and individuals that support independent bookselling and are not book retailers make up the ABA Supporter category. Enjoy IndieBound marketing designs, advocacy resources, and business services from ABA's affinity partners. [7]