For Publishers

The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA) is a trade organization dedicated to supporting, nurturing and promoting independent retail bookselling in California. With over 600 members, including more than 300 booksellers, the NCIBA has been an experienced provider of services for over two decades.

Holiday Catalog

Our “Holiday Showcase” features adult and children’s titles in a beautifully designed full color format. This holiday book catalog, with a print run of more than 1 million, is inserted in key media throughout the state and available to member bookstores in bulk quantities, with every store receiving a minimum of 100 free copies. The books appearing in the catalog are the result of the NCIBA’s best efforts to solicit titles of interest to customers of independent bookstores. As such, the “Holiday Showcase” has proved to be very popular with customers and an effective sales tool for our members. For further information, please contact the NCIBA office, or click here for rates and deadlines for the 2008 Catalog (276K PDF), or here for the catalog contract (117K PDF).

Annual Trade Show

Every year, the NCIBA sponsors an annual trade show. It is the single most important coming together for regional booksellers. The 2008 NCIBA Trade Show will be held on October 3-5 at the Oakland Convention Center in Oakland, California.

Here are some images, taken on the show floor, from a recent trade show. Click on any image to view a larger picture.

Our show helps promote the vitality, diversity and prosperity of independent bookselling. We look forward to seeing you there!

NCIBA Newsletter

The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association publishes a regular newsletter of interest to both booksellers and those in the publishing community.