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 ]
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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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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The organization, which has had offices in the New York City metro area since its formation in 1900, confirmed this week that it will become a “permanently remote organization” at the end of February. CEO Allison Hill said that the closure “doesn’t change the way we've been working.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association concluded its Fall Tradeshow in Portland, Ore., with an author breakfast and bookseller education programming. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association devoted its Fall Tradeshow’s second day to the exhibition hall, a membership meeting, and events to celebrate 40 authors and their new books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association began its Fall Tradeshow in Portland, Ore., this week, with Monday pre-show events, rep picks, dozens of authors, and a soft-open of the exhibit hall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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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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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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About 150 publishing professionals were in attendance at the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association SpringCon last week. In addition to networking and professional development opportunities, the attendees discussed a new bill in the Texas legislature, which would place more... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Last night, the great pens of America convened at The Town Hall in NYC as Kal Penn presided over the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards. For those felled by late-winter viruses who desire to get a taste of proceedings, a recording is available here. Below are this year’s winners: PEN/Jean Stein... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-03 16:54:28 UTC ]
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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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The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance held a virtual annual meeting and town hall Tuesday, with SIBA leadership demonstrating that the organization is adapting well to the post-pandemic industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A smaller New England Independent Booksellers Association show was no less lively for it, with booksellers celebrating streaks of good sales and welcoming a new board to the association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers appreciated the mix of big and small and regional and national publishers who made the trip to Tacoma for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association fall trade show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The first in-person Heartland Fall Forum since 2019 will be used to mark the first decade of the partnership between the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association and the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association, which resulted in HFF. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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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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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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The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Association are moving their fall conference, New Voices New Rooms, to summer and have scheduled it for the week of August 8. In addition, they are launching a spring book event scheduled for May 17 and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller’s annual Christmas trading survey, backed up by new data from the Booksellers Association, suggests that the majority of indie booksellers had an excellent festive sales period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-16 11:21:18 UTC ]
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