ABA Winter Institute

ABA’s premiere four-day annual industry conference featuring educational programming for independent bookstores, as well as a pilot BIPOC bookseller pre-conference, keynote talks, author receptions, publisher parties, and dedicated time to network with booksellers, authors, and publishers from around the country. As the largest gathering of bookselling professionals in the US, Winter Institute attracts over 900 booksellers, along with hundreds of authors, publishing professionals, international booksellers, and industry partners.

Note on Costs 

ABA worked extensively to keep costs as low as possible for Wi2025 attendees. These prices reflect the rising cost of food in general and the high cost of hosting events in Denver. We have made several changes to this Institute in order to help manage the registration cost for booksellers. For example:

• Breakfast options have been simplified.
• We’ve reduced the number of free drink tickets for each attendee. 

While the registration fee is higher than previous Institutes, ABA continues to subsidize the cost for each attendee.

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