Indies First

29 Aug
Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Sign Up Now to Participate in Campaign to Donate Jason Reynolds’s “Ghost” to Underserved Kids This Holiday Season

Stores must sign up by September 10 to participate in the “Indie Bookstores Give Back on Small Business Saturday” campaign, which supports Reynolds’s mission of providing books to children in low-income communities.

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20 Aug

Sign Up Now: Indie Bookstores to Give Back on Small Business Saturday

Booksellers must sign up by September 10 to receive a free box of special Indies First/Small Business Saturday editions of Jason Reynolds’ Ghost to distribute to children in an underserved community.

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19 Dec
Sweepstakes winner Marissa Wais, center, enjoys congratulations from Source Booksellers owner Janet W. Jones, left, and bookseller Alyson Jones Turner, right.

Five Readers, Five Bookstores Win #ShopIndiesFirstSweepstakes Grand Prize

The American Booksellers Association’s #shopindiesfirstsweepstakes generated nearly 1,000 submissions. The winners will each receive $1,000 worth of books from Penguin Random House. 

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29 Nov

Authors, Readers Connect at Indie Bookstores Nationwide on Indies First

Hundreds of authors showed their support for local independent booksellers by spending Indies First on Small Business Saturday, November 25, greeting customers and hand-selling books at indie bookstores.

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21 Nov
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Last Chance to Get on the Indies First Map and Get Noticed!

The Indies First map serves as a central source for customers, media, authors, and publishers to see what’s happening in bookstores nationwide on Small Business Saturday, November 25.

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21 Nov

Indies First Sweepstakes Brings Out the Bookstore Love

Shoppers are writing social media odes to their favorite indie bookstores as part of a special giveaway in celebration of Indies First on Small Business Saturday.

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20 Nov

Making the Most of Indies First on Small Business Saturday: Some Final Reminders

With just a few days to go until Indies First on Small Business Saturday, here are some last-minute reminders and tips for making the most of the celebration.

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15 Nov
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Booksellers Highlight Strategies for Promoting Indies First to Shoppers

Booksellers are tapping into the power of social media, store newsletters, bag stuffers, and one-on-one conversations to alert shoppers that Indies First on Small Business Saturday is around the corner.

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15 Nov

ABA’s Backlist Buying Calculator Makes It Easy to Tally Up Savings

ABA recently created the new Backlist Buying Calculator, a self-calculating Excel spreadsheet that allows booksellers to easily figure out their savings when utilizing publishers’ backlist offers.

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15 Nov

Indies First Sweepstakes Launches November 15

Beginning today, shoppers at indie bookstores can enter the American Booksellers Association’s new #shopindiesfirstsweepstakes for a chance to win $1,000 worth of books from Penguin Random House.

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08 Nov

A Letter From ABA CEO Oren Teicher

Here, ABA’s CEO talks about the upcoming holiday season and urges booksellers to take advantage of the many special offers from publishers and university presses on frontlist and backlist titles.

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08 Nov
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Across the Pond, Readers Head to Bookstores for Bibliotherapy

As U.S. booksellers celebrate Indies First, bookshops in the United Kingdom and Ireland will mark Sanctuary Saturday, which encourages the public to visit a bookstore for a peaceful shopping experience. 

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08 Nov
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Booksellers Setting the Stage for Indies First

With just over two weeks to go until Indies First on Small Business Saturday, booksellers are getting ready for author visits and special events.

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01 Nov
Backlist Buying Calculator

Indies First Offers Opportunities to Maximize on Backlist

As ABA continues its campaign to promote the importance of backlist, booksellers should act now to take advantage of Indies First publisher offers and analyze their potential savings with ABA’s new Backlist Buying Calculator.

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01 Nov

AmEx Announces Partnership Lineup for Small Business Saturday

In addition to its partnership with the American Booksellers Association for Indies First, American Express is working with a number of groups to promote the November 25 celebration of Small Business Saturday.

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