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12 Nov

University Press Week Is Here!

Organized by the Association of University Presses (AUPresses), University Press Week (UP Week) is an annual celebration of the work of university presses and their contributions to the larger publishing world.
 
Bookselling This Week spoke with AUPresses’ External Communication Manager, Annette Windhorn, to learn more about University Press Week and its relation to indie bookstores.

 

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30 Oct

New Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement

Bookstores may have a new filing requirement! Deadline January 1, 2025!

 

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23 Oct

Training Staff to Handle Curation Challenges

Staff may be caught off guard if they don’t have training about how to handle customer pressure in response to curation. It is in the best interests of the store owners, the staff, and the principle of free expression to have staff trained to anticipate and counter certain traps.

 

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23 Oct

6 Steps to Help Deal with Curation Protests

An increasing number of stores have been dealing with abuse or harassment because they do or do not carry certain books. We’ve collected some steps you can take if (or before!) your store faces curation challenges.

 

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16 Oct

Partner Spotlight: ZingTrain

Zingerman's Training (ZingTrain) offers in-person seminars, virtual workshops, and private trainings that share practical and proven tools to strengthen business systems and build healthy organizational culture. 

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09 Oct

Partner Spotlight: Withfriends

Withfriends helps indie bookstores get community support by making it easy to start and manage a membership program. Withfriends makes it incredibly easy to offer things like curated book-of-the-month clubs, exclusive member events, in-store discounts, online discounts, welcome swag kits, monthly book deliveries, and membership drives.

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02 Oct

Partner Spotlight: PartnerShip

PartnerShip helps small businesses save time and money on all their shipping needs. With a vast network of carrier partnerships and industry knowledge, PartnerShip can help you find all the best shipping options for your store.

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21 Aug

Partner Spotlight: PayUSA

Partner Spotlight is a new series designed to highlight the vendors that partner with ABA to offer discounted products, services, and business opportunities to ABA members.
PayUSA offers powerful, scalable payroll processing tools to fit your business needs. Bookselling This Week spoke to PayUSA President/CEO Christian Hoyt to learn more about the company and Hoyt's love of indie bookstores. 
 
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31 Jul

Partner Spotlight: Page Anchor

Page Anchor offers jewelry quality bookmarks designed for hands-free reading. Owner Colin McKinna met with Bookselling This Week to talk about the product, the company, and his lifelong love of indie bookstores. 

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10 Jul

Partner Spotlight: RISEWITHUS

RISEWITHUS is a consulting agency that specializes in helping organizations better understand and implement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles. Founder and CEO KJ Williams and Managing Director AJ Williams met with Bookselling This Week to talk about their work, their experiences with booksellers, and their love of books.

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16 Feb

Booksellers Responding to Recent Challenges to Books by Black Authors

Read for advocacy strategies and resources, including a new asset aimed toward educating customers about book challenges. 

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04 Jan

On ABA's Disability Meetup: "If You're Out There, We Need You!"

Breaking into the book and bookselling industries can be more than a challenge for many of us who are disabled, either visibly or invisibly," said booksellers Sarah Hollenbeck and Annie Carl. "So how do we as an independent industry create bookselling jobs that are more inclusive?"

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10 Feb
Liberty Bay Books promotion for Amanda Gorman

Indie Bookstores Celebrate Black History Month

Booksellers are taking to social media to celebrate diverse voices during Black History Month.

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22 Dec
Main Street Book Bookstore Cat

The Furry Faces of Bookselling: Holiday Edition

Take a look at how the furry friends of bookselling are getting ready for the holidays. 

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16 Dec
Loyalty Bookstore

Booksellers Showcase Festive Displays

Booksellers took to social media over the past few days to share photos of how they’re decorating for the holiday season.

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About ABA

American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.

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