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ABA Announces IndieBound!
Well, if you weren’t at BEA for the special announcement at the Celebration of Bookselling, by now I hope you’ve heard the news: We're IndieBound!
IndieBound is the new initiative—one that we hope will spread like a movement—that will bring together booksellers, readers, indie retailers, local business alliances—all the folks who believe that independent retailing is vitally important (more sustainable, greener, and more innovative) and that healthy local economies help communities thrive.
IndieBound is the result of a lot of groundwork, and a lot of interaction with booksellers and bookstore customers, and we hope it will tap into the growing sense nationwide that big isn’t better and that keeping local communities healthy, unique, diverse, and fun is of critical importance.
IndieBound celebrates independence, passion, and community, and we think it will convey not only why you are so special as booksellers, but also just how important you are to your local communities. Also, I think you’ll be really impressed by how flexible the program is (there are no rules in IndieBound...) and how much you will be able to do with the materials you’ll soon be receiving and the online tools you’ll have at your disposal. And all the key components of Book Sense—such as the Picks and the Bestseller List—have been refreshed and reinvigorated. Here’s a good really overview of the changes...
Here are some key points for the opening weeks of IndieBound:
- Be on the lookout for your store’s Literary Liberation Box—a big red box that will be full of very cool IndieBound materials and lots and lots of information about the program...
- Check out the IndieBound tab on the top navigation bar of BookWeb.org—especially “For Booksellers,” where you find great visual examples of the program in action.
- Watch the Declaration of IndieBound—click on the video at the top of the page at BookWeb.org
- Read up on the Indie Next List, which is the successor to the Picks.
- Visit the new consumer site, IndieBound.org.
- Send you questions, comments, and suggestions to your IndieBound Outreach Liaison, Paige Poe.
News Search Links
2008 NCIBA Trade Show
Our 2008 Trade Show is coming up this October 3-5. Here’s the Exhibitor Application Form (178K PDF), and there’s more information on the Publisher’s page.
NCIBA Holiday Catalog Titles and Order Form
Click here for a list of titles appearing in the 2008 NCIBA Holiday Catalog (56K PDF, updated 9/4/08 with new titles), along with a form to order free copies (46K PDF) — imprinted or not — for your store.
Trade Show Attendee News!
We’ve mailed out Attendee packets to members, but we also have them available here as well for both member bookstores (374K PDF) and associate members and non-members (359K PDF).
Walk-ups are accepted at the trade show, but please note that you will be required to show a copy of a business license or have proof of industry affiliation—the show is not open to the public. ID may need to be shown at Registration as well. Also, we do not accept credit cards, so come with cash or check.
We also have lists of exhibitors and show specials (116K PDF, updated 9/4/08), Faherty & Associates specials (13K PDF), Nancy Suib & Associates specials (54K PDF), as well as author autographings (68K PDF) as of September 1. We’ll keep these lists updated.
Bookstore Directory Published
The NCIBA has just published the Northern California Directory of Independent Booksellers 2008, a 32 page, pocket-sized guide to member bookstores organized by region—San Francisco, East Bay, South Bay, North Bay, Central Valley/Gold Country/Sierra Nevada, and Southern California. For a free copy of the guide, with your mailing address; supplies are limited.
A directory of stores is also available on this web site, including maps to each store location.
Waters, Hass, Alarcon, and Barner Among Book of the Year Winners
The winners of the 2007 Book of the Year Awards, presented by the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA), have been announced. The awards were voted upon by independent booksellers and honor regional authors whose books were first published in 2007. Read more.
The Cost of Amazon
Book Passage co-owner Bill Petrocelli, who has been a leader in Amazon sales tax fight for the past ten years, recently wrote the following article for his store’s newsletter. It’s one of the best summaries of the issues we’ve seen. Read the article.
Our New “Shop Local” Poster
See it here (26K PDF). The poster available in both 8 1/2″ x 11″ and 11″ x 17″ formats. To order, email or call 415-561-7686.
Our New Website
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