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 to ABA board VP and secretary Cynthia Compton. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]

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[ Crains New York | 2019-09-24 13:47:21 UTC ]
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B&N's James Daunt Isn't Daunted At All

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Bookseller Field Trip (shelftalker)

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-18 12:00:48 UTC ]
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On the Occasion of Margaret Atwood Day, Here Are Some Photos of Her Over the Years

Well, today is the day you’ve all been waiting for: Margaret Atwood’s hotly hyped, closely guarded, imperfectly embargoed, Booker-shortlisted The Testaments is on the bookstore shelves. For the superfans among you, we’ve collected a selection of photographs of Atwood below, from childhood to the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-10 08:49:55 UTC ]
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National Book Foundation Honors American Booksellers’ Oren Teicher

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-10 03:33:15 UTC ]
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National Book Awards to honour ABA’s Oren Teicher

The US National Book Foundation will honour American Booksellers Association c.e.o. Oren J Teicher with a lifetime achievement accolade at the 70th National Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 00:13:28 UTC ]
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BookNet Canada’s First ‘State of Independent Bookselling’ Report: Print Revenue up

Citing 37 percent of revenue from frontlist titles, 63 bookstore companies with 80 locations respond to BookNet Canada's new report. The post BookNet Canada’s First ‘State of Independent Bookselling’ Report: Print Revenue up appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-09 20:54:40 UTC ]
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BookNet Canada’s First ‘State of Independent Bookselling’ Report Cites a Rise in Print Revenue

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-09 20:54:40 UTC ]
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Why It Matters That Amazon Shipped Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments” a Week Early

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ABA Condemns Amazon for Breaking 'Testaments' Embargo

The American Booksellers Association responded to Amazon's violation of 'The Testaments' embargo by promising to step up their efforts to persuade the Department of Justice to investigate Amazon's business practices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Expanded Christian Product Expo Attracts 800 Attendees

Christian Product Expo, presented by the Munce Marketing Group and the Christian Retailer Association (CRA), brought nearly 800 bookstore owners and publishing representatives together in Murfreesboro, Tenn., from Aug. 25-27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Asian Bookstore Forum 2019: The Retail Context in China Today

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-23 05:30:19 UTC ]
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Dear Bookstore Owner, P.S. (shelftalker)

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-19 12:00:51 UTC ]
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Lessons From Nabokov: Finding Freedom in a Foreign Language

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[ The New York Times | 2019-08-18 09:00:09 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-14 05:50:28 UTC ]
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IndieBound Needs a Makeover If It's Going to Fight Amazon

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