BTW Articles

19 Feb

Wi10 Panel Offers Tips for Bringing Diverse Books Into the Spotlight

At the Winter Institute education session “Campaigning for Diversity — Expanding Your Inventory and Customer Base,” panelists discussed how booksellers can best find, feature, and share diverse books for children in their stores.

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17 Feb

Retail Sales at Bookstores Up in December

Retail sales at bookstores were up by 0.1 percent in December 2014 compared to December 2013, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.
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04 Feb

Exciting Educational Programming on Tap for Children’s Booksellers at Winter Institute

Children’s booksellers have several special educational events in store for them at next week’s Winter Institute, including four sessions presented by the ABC Children’s Group at ABA and opportunities to learn about new books and authors from the children’s, middle grade, and young adult scenes.

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05 Feb

Sarah Lewis to Discuss Finding Success in Unlikely Places at Wi10 Breakfast Keynote

Next Tuesday at Winter Institute 10, author Sarah Lewis will discuss the many ways to turn setbacks into successes during the keynote talk “The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery.”

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04 Feb

What POS Vendors Are Doing to Prepare Booksellers for EMV Chip Cards

Here, six point-of-sale (POS) vendors provide an update on their work to help booksellers transition to EMV chip card technology by fall 2015.

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29 Jan

Point-of-Sale Systems in the Spotlight at Wi10

Booksellers looking for a better understanding of their current point-of-sale system and those looking for a new one are encouraged to attend the Winter Institute’s “Roundtable Discussion on POS Systems” and to visit with POS vendors participating in the Consultation Station.

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29 Jan

Wi10 Session to Highlight Planning Strategies for Independent Bookstore Day

Booksellers will have the opportunity to attend a Winter Institute education session offering actionable tips and advice for planning successful participation in Independent Bookstore Day, which will be celebrated this year on Saturday, May 2.

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22 Jan

Ordering Underway for Independent Bookstore Day’s Special Items

Booksellers making plans to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on May 2, 2015, should place their orders now for limited-edition, literary-themed merchandise developed by publishers exclusively for the event. Orders are due by February 1.

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14 Jan

Booksellers Invited to Share Well Read’s Online Author Videos

Under a new partnership between ABA and the public television show Well Read, booksellers are invited to share short online author videos through their store websites, on social media, or in newsletters.

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15 Jan

Winter Institute: Hotel Deadline, Volunteer Assignments

With Winter Institute just four weeks away, volunteer booksellers should be on the lookout for their assignments and all booksellers should finalize their hotel reservations in Asheville.

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