Provisional Membership Application

    

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Individuals interested in, or planning to, open a bookstore

Please note, our membership term is a fixed year from February 1 through January 31.

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ABA is committed to antiracism, equity, access, and representation. To support this commitment, ABA requests that our members share their identity information with us so we have a more comprehensive understanding of who we’re serving. (Members can also indicate that they prefer not to answer.) This data helps ABA in our efforts to support members and to ensure equitable treatment and opportunities. Unless members opt in to allow ABA to share their identity information (with publishers, on IndieBound.org, and/or with media primarily) this identity data is kept confidential and is used only in aggregate to track trends and inform support as indicated above. Please select all that apply if the store has multiple owners. The choices available were the most commonly received or most commonly requested demographics from our partners and media. We've included space to self-describe below as we certainly understand there are many ways to identify and how often intersectionality occurs.
Please format "Woman-owned, Black-owned, etc."
ABA receives requests for store lists based on ownership identity by publishers, partners, and the media. Clicking this box ensures your store will appear on these lists shared with them and on our own websites including both bookweb.org and indiebound.org and social media.
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The ABC Children’s Group is dedicated to growing and expanding the reach of children’s books.

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Please note: Dues paid to the ABA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes. However, they may be tax deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses subject to restrictions imposed as a result of association lobbying activities. ABA estimates that the non-deductible portion of your dues – i.e. the portion which is allocable to lobbying – is 5.2%.

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American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.

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