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This year’s report, Unfulfilled: Amazon and the American Retail Landscape, includes studies which provide the opportunity to build a deep understanding of how Amazon affects small businesses and communities across the nation, and how those impacts have changed over the years.

Source: Civic Economics

November/December's Kids' Next List top pick is We Deserve Monuments, by Jas Hammonds. Share these assets on social media letting your customers know they can purchase this title at your store!

Social media assets to promote the 10th Anniversary of Indies First with Spokesperson, Celeste Ng. 

If only there was a holiday all about gifting books… Luckily, Iceland has had this covered since 1944 with Jólabókaflóð, roughly translated to “flood of books.” Now is the perfect time to plan how your store can join in on this bookish holiday tradition! We have included digital assets with graphics and suggested language to help stores with marketing in newsletters, websites, and social media.

Election Day is rapidly approaching. As a small business owner, you know better than most that politics is part of your business. We have created these social media assets to help you engage your customers to vote this upcoming Election Day, November 5.

Booksellers, check out our infographic sharing why it's important to vote this election and how you can get out the vote to support your community.

Spread the word about Indies First on November 26 with new downloadable posters for display. Looking for more ways to prepare for Indies First? Check out these marketing and promotion tips for both in-store and online messaging through your community network and resources.

Below are downloadable marketing assets for use in promoting pre-orders for The Vermillion Emporium by Jamie Pacton. Use these assets in-store and on social media to help capture valuable pre-order sales.

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Here are some updated social media assets that highlight reasons to shop with indie bookstores. Share these assets with your followers using the hashtags #BoxedOut and #ShopIndie.

Below are downloadable marketing assets for use in promoting pre-orders for Wombat Said Come In by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Brian Lies. Use these assets in-store and on social media to help capture valuable pre-order sales.

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In response to the growing attacks on books across the country, the American Booksellers for Free Expression (ABFE) has organized a petition for independent booksellers and their customers to collectively condemn book banning and offer support to schools and libraries. Please share the petition with your bookselling colleagues to maximize its impact!