BookED

Developed for author guests in the early stages of their writing careers, this panel features booksellers who have formulated best practices for creating events that benefit both stores and authors. This session will cover a number of issues, from author publicity to dealing with pre-event nerves. Speakers Paul Hanson, Village Books - Bellingham, WA Linda Kass, Gramercy Books - Bexley, OH Errol An...

During this session, we will explore various use cases and best practices for using spreadsheets in your bookstore. Whether you use Excel or Google Sheets, you will come away from this session with new ways to analyze, evaluate, and apply information. This session will provide an overview of the basics of spreadsheets and formulas, before delving into more advanced functionalities that are particu...

ABA's  Lightning Talk series features booksellers presenting 5-10 minute talks on tech tools, organizational strategies, communication methods, or innovations they've made in their stores. On May 9, 2024, Sophie Nogar of Second Star to the Right Books (Denver, CO) discussed book donation campaigns to increase access to LGBTQIA2S+ books.  Files & Links Video Recording Carabiner Collections Donation...

ABA's  Lightning Talk series features booksellers presenting 5-10 minute talks on tech tools, organizational strategies, communication methods, or innovations they've made in their stores. On May 9, 2024, Lily Taliaferro of Eagle Harbor Book Company (Bainbridge Island, WA) discussed building awareness & visibility for the children's section in your bookstore.  Files & Links Video Recording Slide D...

A radical approach to running a business, Open Book Management empowers everyone in an organization to actively participate in tracking metrics that directly contribute to business success. By tracking key numbers and learning the story behind the scoreboard results, employees get a real sense of how they directly impact the success of the business. Explore what Open Book Management is, why it wor...

ABA's  Indies Introduce  interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Holly Weinkauf of Red Balloon Bookshop (St. Paul, MN) interviews John Cochran, author of Breaking Into Sunlight (Algon...

The changing landscape of bookselling brings new challenges every day, and it is essential to learn how to respond without losing sight of your goals or purpose. Join Bonnie Wan, author of The Life Brief , for a workshop that creates space to declare your ambitions/focus for 2024 and design a brief for how you will achieve growth, engagement, and concentrate on what matters most deeply to you and...

Free Expression Friday is an interview series from ABA's  American Booksellers for Free Expression  celebrating the amazing work of booksellers, organizers, and book people in general fighting for the right to read. In this episode, ABA's Advocacy Associate Manager, Philomena Polefrone talks with Annastasia Williams, Bookstore Director at The Bottom Bookshop in Knoxville, Tennessee. Follow the Ame...

ABA's  Lightning Talk series features booksellers presenting 5-10 minute talks on tech tools, organizational strategies, communication methods, or innovations they've made in their stores. On June 6, 2024, Kira Wizner of Merritt Bookstore (Millbrook, NY) discussed filling out  ABACUS , ABA's free annual industry benchmarking report.  Files & Links Video Recording Slide Deck   Additional bookstore...

How can we survive—and even thrive—in this age of conflict? Negotiation expert William Ury, coauthor of the best-selling Getting to YES , introduces a transformative mindset in his new book, Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict . Drawing on 45 years of experience, Ury presents an actionable framework, a "Path to Possible", for navigating conflicts of any scale—from boardroom...

ABA's  Indies Introduce  interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Arden Harris of A Seat at the Table Books (Elk Grove, CA) interviews Suzi Ehtesham-Zadeh, author of The Stars Too Fond...

ABA's  Indies Introduce  interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Kristin Saner of Fables Books (Goshen, IN) interviews Suzi Ehtesham-Zadeh, author of Zan: Stories (Dzanc Books), avail...

ABA's  Indies Introduce  interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Katie Pionk of McLean & Eakin Booksellers (Petoskey, MI) interviews Daisy Garrison, author of Six More Months of June...

According to the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC), "Worker cooperatives are values-driven businesses that put worker and community benefit at the core of their purpose. Worker members…participate in the profits, oversight, and often management of the enterprise using democratic practices." If you are interested in opening a worker-owned co-op bookstore or transitioning to on...

ABA's Lightning Talk series features booksellers presenting 5-10 minute talks on tech tools, organizational strategies, communication methods, or innovations they've made in their stores. On January 11, 2024, Laura DeLaney of Rediscovered Books (Boise, ID) discussed Testifying In Committee.  Files & Links Video Recording   Additional bookstore education resources can be found at  www.bookweb.org ....

ABA's Lightning Talk series features booksellers presenting 5-10 minute talks on tech tools, organizational strategies, communication methods, or innovations they've made in their stores. On January 11, 2024, Emma Kaas of Norwich Bookstore discussed Taking Annual Inventory. Files & Links Video Recording   Additional bookstore education resources can be found at  www.bookweb.org .   Theme by  Const...

It's critical that owners and managers understand Human Resources (HR) practices. This three-hour seminar will be divided into three 45-minute segments with a ten minute break between each segment. In segment one, booksellers will receive a foundational understanding of what HR is, what it is not, and clarity on federal HR rules and regulations that are in place to protect a business. Segment two...

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Donna Liu of Kepler's Books (Menlo Park, CA) interviews Aimee Lim, author of The Spindle Of Fate (Feiwel & Friends/Macmi...

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Kelly Evert of Village Books (Bellingham, WA) interviews Briony Cameron, author of The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye (Atr...

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Kromeklia Bryant of Solid State Books , Washington, DC interviews K. A. Cobell, author of Looking for Smoke (Heartdrum/H...

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Emmy Widener of Changing Hands Bookstore (Tempe, AZ) interviews Freddie Kölsch, author of  Now, Conjurers (Union Square...

ABA's Indies Introduce interview series spotlights debut authors handpicked by booksellers from around the country. In each episode, a bookseller from the Indies Introduce panel interviews an author featured in the program to celebrate the release of their book. In this episode, Lisa Swayze of Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, NY interviews Essie Chambers, author of Swift River (Simon & Schuster), a...

It's critical that owners and managers understand Human Resources (HR) practices. This three-hour seminar will be divided into three 45-minute segments with a ten minute break between each segment. In segment one, booksellers will receive a foundational understanding of what HR is, what it is not, and clarity on federal HR rules and regulations that are in place to protect a business. Segment two...

Free Expression Friday is an interview series from ABA's  American Booksellers for Free Expression  celebrating the amazing work of booksellers, organizers, and book people in general fighting for the right to read. In this episode, ABA's Advocacy Associate Manager, Philomena Polefrone talks with Tanvi Rastogi, former librarian and current bookseller at Dog-Eared Books of Ames, Iowa. Learn more ab...

It's critical that owners and managers understand Human Resources (HR) practices. This three-hour seminar will be divided into three 45-minute segments with a ten minute break between each segment. In segment one, booksellers will receive a foundational understanding of what HR is, what it is not, and clarity on federal HR rules and regulations that are in place to protect a business. Segment two...