Links
Bookweb.org
The American Booksellers Association is the national trade association for independent booksellers.
Indiebound
Your favorite local booksellers are members of this national network of independent stores.
SimonandSchuster.biz
Where booksellers can sign up for Adult, Children’s, and Audio newsletters; find information there about authors — how to request an appearance and high-res downloadable photos and jacket art; our catalogs; our terms; what do you if you’re a new account, etc.
Small Business California
A proactive, non-partisan business advocate whose only agenda is the well being of California’s 1,137,584 small businesses. Working for all small businesses for a better business environment, SB-Cal is responsive to the needs of small business owners. To join the email tree, request at info@smallbusinesscalifornia.org
SFLOMA
The San Francisco Locally Owned Merchants Alliance.
- Shop Local I (1.8MB video)
- Shop Local II (2MB video)
More on the Economic Benefits of Shopping Locally
- Economic Benefits I (483K PDF)
- Economic Benefits II (493K PDF)
Pazbookbiz.com
The Bookstore Training & Consulting Group of Paz & Associates, home of Opening A Bookstore workshops for prospective booksellers.
Literary Awards and Prizes
Looking for something good to read? Click on the hyperlinks for a list of award winning books. And please check back as we plan on adding more awards over time in various categories.
National Prizes
- Pulitzer Prize
- National Book Award
- National Book Critics Circle Award
- PEN / Faulkner Award
- American Book Awards / Before Columbus Foundation
- Lambda Literary Award
- American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award