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the national trade association for independent booksellers — since 1900. ABA offers education, services and products, advocacy, and relevant business information. Look below for a selection of this month's key news and programs.
 A block of rooms has been reserved at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge for Wednesday, May 27 through Sunday, May 31 at the special rate of $183 per night. This rate, available to ABA bookseller and provisional members only, will be available until Monday, May 4, or until the group block is sold out, whichever comes first. Hotel ABA guests will enjoy special social events sponsored by ABA, BEA, and participating publishers, as well as complimentary NYC MetroCards to travel between Brooklyn and the Javits Center for all four days of the convention. Shuttle bus service will also be available.Booksellers must make their Hotel ABA reservations via the Marriott's dedicated reservation webpage for ABA members. >Register Now!
Here's the full story -- including Shanks' letter. Booksellers who would like to offer input to the incoming Obama/Biden administration can submit ideas on the The Obama/Biden Presidential Transition Team website. >Here's more about the call to action...2009 is a new year full of new opportunities to put IndieBound to work and celebrate independents in your community! See IndieBound for Booksellers for an overview of all that IndieBound has to offer. And of course, don't forget to share with us whatever you create. We can't wait to see what you'll do! >View the possibilities
Each month, the Indie Next List highlights the best writing in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all tastes and ages. Here's the latest list, and, if you're a bookseller, tell us what you will be passionately hand selling in the coming weeks and months. (And here are the 2009 bookseller nomination deadlines.) >Here's more info on Indie Next List... Indie booksellers, publishers, and everyone else has been flocking to Twitter, a free "microblogging" service. Twitter posts may be informative, supportive, or quirky, but they must be no longer than 140 characters. Twitter can be used to announce upcoming events or new blog posts, to handsell a favorite title (with a link to the store website), or to brainstorm new ideas with peers. ABA has put together a Bookseller's Guide to Twitter to get you started. And if you join the flock, ABA users hope that you will let us know so that we can follow you. >Read the Guide |
You can e-mail your change of plans, and to add your name to the waiting list for the free education event you can fill out the Wi4 registration form. A member of the Wi4 team will get back to you when space becomes available. Open exclusively to ABA Bookstore and provisional members, Wi4 will feature a wealth of new programming and will be held from January 29 through February 1 in Salt Lake City. And the presenters, panelists, and moderators for Wi4 have been announced... >For more information Get ready for Earth Day 2009 with special discounts on ChicoBag's unique, reusable bags. ChicoBags are brightly colored and compact easily into an attached pouch that fits in a pocket, backpack, or purse. ABA member bookstores have created the potential to eliminate over 2,500,000 bags a year so far. To keep the momentum going, ChicoBag will be extending its special pricing for co-branded bags for ABA member bookstores through March 31. >Learn more ABA and 10 other independent trade groups have written the states that collect sales tax to urge them to equitably enforce existing tax law and collect sales tax on online sales. With many states facing budget shortfalls, this is a great time for booksellers to write their state's elected officials in support of E-Fairness. Here's an update from the booksellers' perspective, more about how you can join the fight, and an example of an effective letter.  Riverwalk Books in Chelan, Washington found a great new way to put IndieBound to work in these radio spots. Here they are--along with scripts you could adapt for your store. It's just one of a number of exciting ways stores have been using IndieBound for the holidays. >Hear--and see--for yourself! |
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Before the stellar reviews, before the passionate raves from bloggers, before the awards, and before the bestseller lists, independent booksellers have been the first to consistently discover your great next read.