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ABA Reports Strong Financials and Increased Membership for 2024

The American Booksellers Association held its annual meeting and community forum with 128 individuals and store locations in attendance. ABA’s present membership includes 2,433 bookstore companies with 2,844 store locations, representing “an 11% increase in membership year over year,” according... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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AI Challenges, Freedom to Read Top AAP Annual Meeting Discussions

Strategies to rein in illegal copying of copyrighted materials to fuel generative and efforts to defend freedom of expression were front and center at this year's annual meeting of the Association of American Publishers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Looks to the Future at Annual Meeting

A return to doing industry research and broadening the organization's ties to such industry key players as literary agents and authors are part of the Book Industry Study Group's new three-year initiative. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Show Me the Data: PW talks with Katie Pryde

Katie Pryde, owner of the comic shop Books with Pictures is leading an industry effort to improve the quality of comics metadata and explains the new standards just released by ComicsPRO at its annual meeting. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA Meetings Highlight Membership Growth, Strategic Plans

During its annual meeting and community forum, ABA leaders pointed to steady growth in membership over the last three years and outlined plans to deal with new issues, including book bans. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Members Challenged to Rethink Publishing Supply Chain Strategies

The annual meeting, held on April 28 at the Harvard Club of New York, included a daylong program with panel discussions and presentations that highlighted accomplishments and key challenges facing BISG's members. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Winners Approved for the 17th Edition

At its annual meeting, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award board of trustees affirms the winners selected as recipients in nine categories this year. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Winners Approved for the 17th Edition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-23 18:24:52 UTC ]
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Religion Pubs Reunite at ‘Rather Huge’ Annual Meeting

The annual meeting between the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) attracted 7,291 attendees to Denver, Colo. Nov. 19 to 22 in what some publishers are calling a return to normal post-Covid. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA Holds Annual Meeting and Town Hall

For the third year running, the American Booksellers Association held its annual meeting and town hall virtually. More than 260 booksellers participated, and discussions ranged from free speech issues to consolidation within the industry. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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From the Archive: July 02, 2012

As ALA wraps up its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., we look back at our coverage of its 2012 event. Then as now, e-book lending was a divisive issue. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch says Trump should stop focusing ‘on the past’ in rare rebuke

Fox News boss has made few public comments about ex-president who was championed by many of the network’s commentatorsFox News boss Rupert Murdoch has said Donald Trump should stop focusing “on the past” in a rare public rebuke of the former US president.On Wednesday addressing the annual... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-11-17 23:11:42 UTC ]
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Booksellers Grapple with a Host of Issues at Annual Meeting, Town Hall

The ABA held its second virtual annual meeting Thursday, followed by a Town Hall. While some booksellers expressed concerns over publisher discounts and plans by Ingram to ship all IPS titles from a single warehouse, others focused on the future of in-person events. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp CEO Sees Antitrust Concerns in PRH Buy of S&S

Robert Thomson, CEO of HarperCollins parent company News Corp, said during the company's annual meeting that a purchase of Simon & Schuster by Penguin Random House "will clearly be a serious antitrust issue." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality Update 2020: All Our Coverage

Ahead of the annual meeting between the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL), taking place virtually from November 29 to December 10 this year, PW looks at the latest trends in academic religion book publishing. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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With Challenges Ahead, New England Booksellers Stress Resilience

In an annual meeting and town hall that touched on the many issues and challenges that booksellers face today, New England Independent Booksellers Association members took up a message of resilience and looked ahead to 2021 with good spirits in spite of it all. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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SIBA Membership Nearly Quadrupled in 2020

The annual meeting of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, which took place at the New Voices New Rooms conference on Thursday, revealed that its membership jumped from 160 stores in 2019 to 589 stores this year, after it waived membership dues. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronavirus Update: BISG’s Annual Meeting ‘Repositions’ Online

The Book Industry Study Group–focused on supply chain in the United States–is reformatting its annual meeting to a series of digital events held over weeks. The post Coronavirus Update: BISG’s Annual Meeting ‘Repositions’ Online appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-29 14:01:13 UTC ]
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US Book Industry Study Group Announces James Daunt Keynote

The annual meeting of BISG in April will hear Barnes & Noble and Waterstones' James Daunt in a keynote address around supply chain issues. The post US Book Industry Study Group Announces James Daunt Keynote appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-01-14 15:25:18 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Indie Bookstores Grow in Number, Profits

American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher addressed members at the organization's town hall and annual meeting at BookExpo, noting the ABA added 99 members last year and members increased profitability. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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