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Curating Spanish-Language Titles with Mekhala Villegas-Rogers (Tombolo Books)
Recorded November 14, 2024 for Lightning Talks
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 November 14, 2024, Mekhala Villegas-Rogers of Tombolo Books (St. Petersburg, FL) discussed Curating Spanish-Language Titles.
Lightning Talk - Supporting Indie Authors with Aysia Brown (Protagonist Black)
Recorded July 11, 2024 for Lightning Talks
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 July 11, 2024, Aysia Brown of Protagonist Black (Pomona, CA) discussed supporting indie authors through their Friends of the Shop local author program.
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Ingram Essentials: Workflow Enhancements & ipage® Improvements
Recorded June 12, 2024 for Children's Institute 2024
Join Ron Smithson and Marsha Wood as they discuss how Ingram is investing in indie bookstores through new warehouse improvements, and how the recent ipage enhancements can help increase productivity while decreasing downtime.
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Speakers
- Ron Smithson, Ingram Content Group - La Vergne, TN
- Marsha Wood, Ingram Content Group - La Vergne, TN
Harnessing Edelweiss For Discoverability
Recorded June 12, 2024 for Children's Institute 2024
Edelweiss provides a suite of tools that will allow everyone in your team to contribute to sustaining your children's literature sections. In this session we will cover core, analytics, community, and 360 Edelweiss tools that you can leverage for discovery, building out, and boosting your store sections. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of Edelweiss tools for the purposes of knowledge sharing, previewing, and handselling.
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Speakers
- Deidre Dumpson, Edelweiss
- Cat VanOrder, Bookmarks - Winston-Salem, NC
- Taylor Carlton, Brazos Bookstore - Houston, TX
Utilizing Category Turns To Leverage Profits
Recorded June 12, 2024 for Children's Institute 2024
Measuring turns is a good indicator of the vitality of your children’s department or bookstore. The session will explain turns in terms of your business’ health, compare children’s bookstore and children’s categories’ turns to general bookstores and non-children’s categories, teach booksellers how to measure turns, and the importance of watching them. With a foundational understanding, attendees will be allotted time during the session to brainstorm goal-setting and plans for growth for underperforming categories.
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Cynthia Compton, 4 Kids Books & Toys - Zionsville, IN
License Characters and Media Properties as a Gateway to a Love of Literature
Recorded June 12, 2024 for Children's Institute 2024
With consideration to the thousands of children who have transitioned from learning to read to reading to learn during the pandemic, how have the events of the last four years impacted reading comprehension and the middle-grade readers’ experience of reading? This session will investigate the rise of sales in graphic novels, manga, licensed character novels and stories, and comic books in relation to the drop in sales of the traditional middle-grade novel. We will also critically examine the independent bookstore’s relationship with licensed characters and media property tie-ins in terms of competing businesses like Walmart and Target and our own implicit bias against licensed character novels and stories.
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- Molly Olivo, Child’s Play - Washington, DC
- Lily Taliaferro, Eagle Harbor Book Co - Bainbridge Island, WA
- Marisa Spence, Ballast Book Company - Bremerton, WA
- Kai Burner, Bookworm of Edwards - Edwards, CO
Evaluating Circana Data
Recorded June 11, 2024 for Children's Institute 2024
Following the Children’s Book Market Overview, booksellers can attend this idea exchange to investigate the data further, formulate opinions, and set goals for the final quarter of the year to prepare for a robust holiday season.
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- Lauren Savage, The Reading Bug - San Carlos, CA
- Holly Weinkauf, Red Balloon Bookshop - Saint Paul, MN
- Brenna Connor, Circana - New York, NY
- Nicole Brinkley, Oblong Books - Rhinebeck, NY
Lightning Talk - Buying/Sourcing Toys with Bregette Poore (Child's Play Toys & Books)
Recorded March 14, 2024 for Lightning Talks
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 March 14, 2024, Bregette Poore (Child's Play Toys & Books) discussed Buying/Sourcing Toys.
Powering Indies with Edelweiss Analytics
Recorded February 14, 2024 for Winter Institute 2024
Edelweiss Analytics, a tool created uniquely for indie booksellers, allows you to easily manage your inventory by integrating POS data into Edelweiss to analyze your stock, view order & sales history, and access aggregate market data without missing a beat. Whether your store uses Square or a bookstore-specific POS system, this conversation is for you. An Edelweiss team member in collaboration with bookseller panelists will examine each tier of Edelweiss Analytics and explain the value of utilizing these tools for better collaboration with publishers, and for amplifying the power of the indie market as a whole. If you’re not currently signed up, remember Edelweiss Analytics’ base tier — Basecamp — is free for ABA members the first year so come check it out! If you’re already signed up, come hear best practices and ways to optimize it for your store.
Speakers
- Jeanne Costello, Maria's Bookshop - Durango, CO
- Jenny Cohen, Waucoma Bookstore - Hood River, OR
- Dan Brewster, Prologue Bookshop - Columbus, OH
- Nicolette Siclare, Edelweiss by Above the Treeline - Ann Arbor, MI
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Making Numbers Count: Quantifying Success with KPIs
Recorded February 13, 2024 for Winter Institute 2024
Description
You’ve meticulously curated your inventory, designed the perfect displays, and developed an events program for your community — but how will you know if what you’re doing is working? Tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will give you the answer. KPIs are specific outcome-based targets that support your strategic plan and can be measured quantitatively, such as inventory turnover ratios, sales per square foot, and average transaction value. By the time you leave this session, you will: (1) understand the meaning and value of critical retail KPIs and how to track them, (2) understand how to compare your store’s KPIs against financial metrics found in the ABACUS report, and (3) be able to apply this data to create an improvement plan for at least one area of your store’s performance.
Speakers
Cynthia Compton, MacArthur Books - Carmel, IN
Melissa DeMotte, The Well Read Moose - Coeur d'Alene, ID
Candice Anderson, Tombolo Books - St. Petersburg, FL
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ipage® Fundamentals: How to Save Time, Order Strategically & More
Recorded February 13, 2024 for Winter Institute 2024
Join Ingram for an informative workshop with ipage tips that can help you manage your account and store more efficiently. Whether you’re new to ipage or an experienced user, gain a clearer understanding of our platform’s full capabilities allowing you to spend less time navigating and more time selling. Learn about our streamlined stock box and cart, Direct-to-Home improvements, IPS publisher direct discounts and cart, and so much more!
Speakers
- Johanna Hynes, Publishers Group West/ Two Rivers - Louisville, KY
- Leslie Jobson, Ingram Content Group - La Vergne, TN
- Marsha Wood, Ingram Content Group - La Vergne, TN
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Seasonal Buying: Calibrate for Success
Recorded February 13, 2024 for Winter Institute 2024
A well-planned seasonal inventory can result in big profits, while missing the mark can be a costly mistake. Buyers from a large urban store, a medium-sized store in a college town, and a bookmobile will discuss how they plan their seasonal inventory while keeping in mind store budgets, physical space, and more.
Speakers
Elese Stutts, Flyleaf Books - Chapel Hill, NC
Kim Brock, Joseph-Beth Booksellers - Cincinnati, OH
Zsamé Morgan, Babycake's Book Stack - Saint Paul, MN
Emily Schroen, Main Street Books - Saint Charles, MO
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Strategies for Direct Ordering
Recorded February 12, 2024 for Winter Institute 2024
In an industry with such slim margins, direct ordering can make all the difference to your bookstore’s bottom line. In this session, Ted Hill of Pubnet/Pubeasy, Deidre Dumpson of Edelweiss, and a bookseller panelist will guide you through the key elements of creating a direct ordering strategy, and show you how to use Edelweiss to order frontlist and Pubnet/Pubeasy to order backlist directly from publishers and distributors. If you’re a new bookstore who has primarily sourced your inventory from wholesalers and are now looking to diversify your ordering, this session is for you! You’ll leave this session with the ability to: understand the importance of balanced ordering from both wholesalers and publishers; create a customized ordering strategy; leverage the technology of Edelweiss, Pubnet, and Pubeasy to streamline direct ordering; and build lasting publisher relationships.
Speakers
Jill Hendrix, Fiction Addiction - Greenville, SC
Ted Hill, Pubeasy & Pubnet - Brooklyn, NY
Alison Langlois, Edelweiss by Above the Treeline - Ann Arbor, MI
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Lightning Talk - Dick Hermans of Oblong Books (Millerton & Rhinebeck, NY) on Music Retailing
Recorded August 10, 2023 for Lightning Talks
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 August 10, 2023, Dick Hermans of Oblong Books (Millerton & Rhinebeck, NY) discussed Music Retailing.
Lightning Talk - Zsamé Morgan (Babycake's Book Stack) on Mobile Bookstores
Recorded August 10, 2023 for Lightning Talks
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 August 10, 2023, Zsamé Morgan (Babycake's Book Stack) discussed Weekly Events Inventory Curation in Niche Model Bookstores.
Summer/Fall 2023 Adult Indies Introduce Presentation
Recorded July 6, 2023 for Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce is about what independent booksellers do best: discovering exciting debut authors and sharing them with readers across the country. Hear from the booksellers who curated the Summer/Fall 2023 adult list, and the authors whose books were chosen!
Not Just for Kids: Book Fairs for Adults
Recorded June 7, 2023 for Children's Institute 2023
Flip your children's book fair on its head and turn it into a book fair for grown-ups. This session will delve into how to curate and purchase your book selection based on your customer demographic and site location, merchandizing an offsite location, nonbook items to carry, and any special permits needed to serve food and drinks at an offsite location.
Speakers:
Nicole Menzel, Bound to Happen Books - Stevens Point, WI
Claire Bone, Wild Sisters Book Company - Sacramento, CA
Kassie King, The Novel Neighbor - Webster Groves, MO
Recorded June 7, 2023 for Children's Institute 2023
Flip your children's book fair on its head and turn it into a book fair for grown-ups. This session will delve into how to curate and purchase your book selection based on your customer demographic and site location, merchandizing an offsite location, nonbook items to carry, and any special permits needed to serve food and drinks at an offsite location.
Speakers:
Nicole Menzel, Bound to Happen Books - Stevens Point, WI
Claire Bone, Wild Sisters Book Company - Sacramento, CA
Kassie King, The Novel Neighbor - Webster Groves, MO
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Children's Concierge & Subscription Services
Recorded June 7, 2023 for Children's Institute 2023
What is a concierge program, and how does it differ from a subscription box? In this panel, booksellers with experience running concierge programs and subscription boxes will answer these questions, give examples of different types of services, and show you how to create an inclusive, one-of-a-kind boutique experience for customers, no matter the size of your store.
Speakers:
Lauren Savage, The Reading Bug - San Carlos, CA
Avery Shelburne, Fabled Bookshop and Cafe - Waco, TX
Jaya Anderson, Red Balloon Bookshop - Saint Paul, MN
Beth Shapiro, Skylark Bookshop - Columbia, MO
Recorded June 7, 2023 for Children's Institute 2023
What is a concierge program, and how does it differ from a subscription box? In this panel, booksellers with experience running concierge programs and subscription boxes will answer these questions, give examples of different types of services, and show you how to create an inclusive, one-of-a-kind boutique experience for customers, no matter the size of your store.
Speakers:
Lauren Savage, The Reading Bug - San Carlos, CA
Avery Shelburne, Fabled Bookshop and Cafe - Waco, TX
Jaya Anderson, Red Balloon Bookshop - Saint Paul, MN
Beth Shapiro, Skylark Bookshop - Columbia, MO
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| 3PM Children's Concierge & Subscription Services.pdf | 284.14 KB |
Best Practices for Pre-Order Campaigns
Recorded June 7, 2023 for Children's Institute 2023
Pre-order campaigns get readers excited for the books YOU'RE excited about and if you’re just starting out, this session is for you. Booksellers will learn about the nuts and bolts of pre-order campaigns including best practices for marketing to customers, what a successful campaign can look like for your business, how pre-order sales can uplift underrepresented voices and genres, and also the importance of reporting pre-order sales.
Speakers:
Christine Bollow, Loyalty Bookstores - Silver Spring, MD
Jessica Palacios, Once Upon A Time Bookstore - Glendale, CA
Joy Preble, Brazos Bookstore - Houston, TX
Jess Stauffer, American Booksellers Association - White Plains, NY
Optimizing Business-to-Business Sales
Recorded June 5, 2023 for Children's Institute 2023
Find ways to be more strategic and proactive to increase your B2B reach. Bookseller experts on this topic along with Deb Lewis, B2B Trade Sales Manager for Penguin Random House with more than 20 years B2B experience, will share important considerations for B2B sales from cultivating business connections, working with reps to find and support opportunities, promoting B2B sales to your customers, and implementing best practices.
Speakers:
Deb Lewis, Penguin Random House - NEW WINDSOR, MD
Becky Anderson, Anderson's Bookshop - Naperville, IL
PK Sindwani, American Booksellers Association - White Plains, NY
Cliff Helm, Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO
Recorded June 5, 2023 for Children's Institute 2023
Find ways to be more strategic and proactive to increase your B2B reach. Bookseller experts on this topic along with Deb Lewis, B2B Trade Sales Manager for Penguin Random House with more than 20 years B2B experience, will share important considerations for B2B sales from cultivating business connections, working with reps to find and support opportunities, promoting B2B sales to your customers, and implementing best practices.
Speakers:
Deb Lewis, Penguin Random House - NEW WINDSOR, MD
Becky Anderson, Anderson's Bookshop - Naperville, IL
PK Sindwani, American Booksellers Association - White Plains, NY
Cliff Helm, Left Bank Books - St. Louis, MO
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ipage® Essentials: How to Save Time & Order Strategically Using ipage® (Outside Expert)
Recorded February 23, 2023 for Winter Institute 2023
Join Ingram for an informative workshop with essential tips and techniques for using ipage®. Whether you’re new to ipage® or an experienced user, gain a clearer understanding of our platform’s full capabilities so you will spend less time navigating and more time selling. In this session, you will learn how to refine your searches and order, understand tracking within ipage®, and learn more about Direct-to-Home ordering.
Managing Returns (Bookseller Panel)
Recorded February 22, 2023 for Winter Institute 2023
Join a conversation with your bookselling colleagues to discuss the returns process and how best to navigate the what, when, and how of returns. Are you pulling by section or publisher, and why? Are you pulling quarterly, monthly, daily, and why? How do you manage staff scheduling and minimize your freight costs? Have you used the publisher return percent number when you create your criteria for returns? So much to discuss! Note: This conversation will focus on workflow and operations and will not include a discussion on inventory management. (All)
Recorded February 22, 2023 for Winter Institute 2023
Join a conversation with your bookselling colleagues to discuss the returns process and how best to navigate the what, when, and how of returns. Are you pulling by section or publisher, and why? Are you pulling quarterly, monthly, daily, and why? How do you manage staff scheduling and minimize your freight costs? Have you used the publisher return percent number when you create your criteria for returns? So much to discuss! Note: This conversation will focus on workflow and operations and will not include a discussion on inventory management. (All)
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How Publishers Use Edelweiss Grids and Best Practices for Booksellers (Bookseller and Publisher Panel)
Recorded February 21, 2023 for Winter Institute 2023
There are many factors that go into publisher decisions for author visits and tours, and bookseller event grids help them make those choices. In this session, publishers will provide sample event grids, explain how they use them to determine author tours, and share info on what has changed in their approach to events since 2020. Booksellers will learn:
- The number one thing publishers are looking for in potential events
- How to make your event proposal stand out
- How to make your grids more specific
- Important ways to follow up after you submit the grid
- The ways in which publishers determine virtual vs in-person vs hybrid events
Recorded February 21, 2023 for Winter Institute 2023
There are many factors that go into publisher decisions for author visits and tours, and bookseller event grids help them make those choices. In this session, publishers will provide sample event grids, explain how they use them to determine author tours, and share info on what has changed in their approach to events since 2020. Booksellers will learn:
- The number one thing publishers are looking for in potential events
- How to make your event proposal stand out
- How to make your grids more specific
- Important ways to follow up after you submit the grid
- The ways in which publishers determine virtual vs in-person vs hybrid events
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| How Publishers Use Edelweiss Grids and Best Practices for Booksellers transcript.pdf | 245.86 KB |
Doing Well By Doing Good: Community Partnerships to Strengthen Your Network and Your Bottom Line
Recorded June 22, 2022 for Children's Institute 2022
Community partnerships are an untapped source of income for many stores. They can have a profound impact on a store’s bottom line as well as the soul of the store and its community. A panel of booksellers who work closely with community partners will share how to make initial contact, what format a partnership can take, and how to manage expectations without taking on too much. Attendees will have an opportunity for open discussion and to ask each other questions on community partnerships.
Recorded June 22, 2022 for Children's Institute 2022
Community partnerships are an untapped source of income for many stores. They can have a profound impact on a store’s bottom line as well as the soul of the store and its community. A panel of booksellers who work closely with community partners will share how to make initial contact, what format a partnership can take, and how to manage expectations without taking on too much. Attendees will have an opportunity for open discussion and to ask each other questions on community partnerships.
Indies Introduce Lunch & Signing
Recorded June 21, 2022 for Children's Institute 2022
Indies Introduce is all about what independent booksellers do best: Discovering exciting debut authors and sharing the best with readers across the country. You will hear about the title selection process from the bookseller panelists who curated the list and many of the debut authors will be present to read a short passage and answer a question posed by one of the panelists. Afterwards, authors will move to the signing area where booksellers can meet the authors and get galleys signed.
Recorded June 21, 2022 for Children's Institute 2022
Indies Introduce is all about what independent booksellers do best: Discovering exciting debut authors and sharing the best with readers across the country. You will hear about the title selection process from the bookseller panelists who curated the list and many of the debut authors will be present to read a short passage and answer a question posed by one of the panelists. Afterwards, authors will move to the signing area where booksellers can meet the authors and get galleys signed.
NPD Feature Talk: A Children’s Book Market Overview
Recorded June 21, 2022 for Children's Institute 2022
Brenna Connor, Books Insights Manager of The NPD Group, will break down the state of the US children’s book market including key trends to watch, highest growth areas, and performance by genre, format, and age range. This can’t-miss session is based on the latest NPD BookScan data and Brenna’s industry expertise.
Recorded June 21, 2022 for Children's Institute 2022
Brenna Connor, Books Insights Manager of The NPD Group, will break down the state of the US children’s book market including key trends to watch, highest growth areas, and performance by genre, format, and age range. This can’t-miss session is based on the latest NPD BookScan data and Brenna’s industry expertise.
Merchandising Non-book Gifts and Sidelines
Recorded June 21, 2022 for Children's Institute 2022
Non-book gifts and sidelines support a store’s book inventory, increase dollars per transaction, add value for customers, and enhance a store’s personality. This session will offer merchandising tips to optimize your space, improve profitability, and serve your customers in a way that both increases sales and lets your store’s identity shine.
Recorded June 21, 2022 for Children's Institute 2022
Non-book gifts and sidelines support a store’s book inventory, increase dollars per transaction, add value for customers, and enhance a store’s personality. This session will offer merchandising tips to optimize your space, improve profitability, and serve your customers in a way that both increases sales and lets your store’s identity shine.
Summer-Fall 2022 Adult Indies Introduce Presentation
Recorded June 8, 2022 for Indies Introduce
Indies Introduce is about what independent booksellers do best: Discovering exciting debut authors and sharing the best with readers across the country. You will hear from the bookseller panelists who curated the Summer/Fall 2022 adult list, and many of this season’s debut authors will be present to read a short passage and answer a question posed by a panelist
Curation Through Partnerships with University Presses
Recorded May 24, 2022 for Top Ten Things
Known for cultivating and building solid and symbiotic relationships with bookstores, university presses can be some of the best curation partners you have. Join a panel of booksellers and representatives from university presses as they discuss curation, partnerships, mission, finances, and — oh, yes — favorite titles.
Featuring:
- Clancey D'Isa, Seminary Co-op Bookstores (Chicago, IL)
- Catherine E. Hobbs, Columbia University Press (New York, NY)
- Gianna LaMorte, University of Texas Press (Austin, TX)
- Levi Stahl, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL)
- Alyson Turner, Source Booksellers (Detroit, MI)
Recorded May 24, 2022 for Top Ten Things
Known for cultivating and building solid and symbiotic relationships with bookstores, university presses can be some of the best curation partners you have. Join a panel of booksellers and representatives from university presses as they discuss curation, partnerships, mission, finances, and — oh, yes — favorite titles.
Featuring:
- Clancey D'Isa, Seminary Co-op Bookstores (Chicago, IL)
- Catherine E. Hobbs, Columbia University Press (New York, NY)
- Gianna LaMorte, University of Texas Press (Austin, TX)
- Levi Stahl, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL)
- Alyson Turner, Source Booksellers (Detroit, MI)
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Technology Meetup - Edelweiss
Recorded April 14, 2022 for ABA Technology Meetups
Edelweiss provides a lot of tools for book industry professionals, but its core purpose is to be a convenient place for booksellers to order frontlist titles from their sales reps. Join Deidre Dumpson, Retail Success Manager for Edelweiss, in a webinar to learn how the ordering process works.
Cosed captioning is available for this session. Please note that it is machine-generated and is not reviewed for accuracy.
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Roundtable: Genre Book Buzz
Recorded March 9, 2022 for Snow Days 2022
Guaranteed to be both fun and informative, bookseller moderators will kick off the conversation by sharing their favorite frontlist and backlist genre titles, briefly discuss how the sale of these titles impacts their stores, including marketing and buying, and then invite you to join the conversation. What’s your hottest genre seller? What genre event are you the most proud of? And what titles can you not help but handsell?
Roundtable: Best Practices for Optimizing Store-Branded Merchandise
Recorded March 8, 2022 for Snow Days 2022
Bookstore-branded merchandise is an important way to capitalize on the story and personality of your store. If you have had success with various vendors or specific merchandise, come share your experiences with your colleagues! And if you are considering offering branded merchandise, but aren’t sure where to start, this is the perfect space to ask for recommendations. Come prepared to crowdsource ideas, best practices, and resources — and to learn.
Technology Meetup - NPD BookScan
Recorded February 10, 2022 for ABA Technology Meetups
NPD BookScan™ reporting retailers receive complimentary access to our Title & Bestseller service. Learn all about NPD BookScan and our flexible, intuitive web-based dashboard by attending the February 10th ABA Technology Meetup. In this one-hour session, you get an introduction to our tools, such as Basic Search, Bestsellers, Collections, and Graphing, to help you measure, predict, and improve performance.
Session Follow-up:
During this session, a question about how to report your online sales, specifically if you're using the IndieCommerce service came up. The answer is yes, you should be reporting your online sales, from IC or any other ecommerce system.The IndieCommerce team has created a facility for exporting online sales data for IndieCommerce and IndieLite stores. Booksellers can find instructions for combining online and in-store sales here. IndieCommerce and IndieLite members will find the new option in the Admin menu under Store > Reports > New York Times Bestseller Report (this works for both BookWeb and New York Times). Detailed instructions for reporting all sales can be found here.
Cosed captioning is available for this session. Please note that it is machine-generated and is not reviewed for accuracy.
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| NPD BookScan Presentation | 1.61 MB |
| Benefits of Reporting to NPD BookScan | 689.29 KB |
| NPD BookScan Title and Bestseller Service | 251.15 KB |
Roundtable: Learning Tools for Academic Achievement
Recorded September 1, 2021 for Children's Institute 2021
As children return to school, bookstores are in a position to assist young people in reaching academic goals after months of remote learning and less formal instruction due to the world health crisis. During this discussion, booksellers can share ideas for less formal education materials that can help kids learn.
Roundtable: Optimizing Sales with Gift Bundles, Curated Boxes & Sidelines
Recorded September 1, 2021 for Children's Institute 2021
Gift bundles, mystery bundles, themed subscription boxes, and sidelines are a strategic way to drive sales. Booksellers attending this discussion can share how they have used the idea of bundles to increase sales. Examples of discussion topics are how bookstores are balancing the number of items in a bundle, how they are marketing the bundle as a product they have to offer, and the variety of sidelines and non-book items they are including.
Storytime with Kate DiCamillo
Recorded September 1, 2021 for Children's Institute 2021
Enjoy a storytime interlude with Kate DiCamillo, as she reads from her newest middle grade novel The Beatryce Prophecy (Candlewick Press). Storytime is a reprieve from a busy day and a time to recall the joy and comfort we all experience when someone reads to us.
Storytime with Max Greenfield
Recorded August 31, 2021 for Children's Institute 2021
Enjoy a storytime interlude with Max Greenfield, as he reads from his upcoming release I Don't Want to Read This Book (G.P Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers). Storytime is a reprieve from a busy day and a time to recall the joy and comfort we all experience when someone reads to us.
Operational Workflows: Returns
Recorded March 11, 2021 for Top Ten Things
Join a conversation with your bookselling colleagues to discuss the returns process and how best to navigate the what, when, and how of returns. Are you pulling by section or publisher, and why? Are you pulling quarterly, monthly, daily, and why? How do you manage staff scheduling and minimize your freight costs? Note: This conversation will focus on workflow and operations and will not include a discussion on inventory management.
Join the conversation with:
- Rebecca Fitting, Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)
- Brad Johnson, East Bay Booksellers (Oakland, CA)
- Alyson Turner, Source Booksellers (Detroit, MI)
- Consuelo Wilder, BookPeople (Austin, TX)
Recorded March 11, 2021 for Top Ten Things
Join a conversation with your bookselling colleagues to discuss the returns process and how best to navigate the what, when, and how of returns. Are you pulling by section or publisher, and why? Are you pulling quarterly, monthly, daily, and why? How do you manage staff scheduling and minimize your freight costs? Note: This conversation will focus on workflow and operations and will not include a discussion on inventory management.
Join the conversation with:
- Rebecca Fitting, Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)
- Brad Johnson, East Bay Booksellers (Oakland, CA)
- Alyson Turner, Source Booksellers (Detroit, MI)
- Consuelo Wilder, BookPeople (Austin, TX)
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Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #13
Recorded February 20, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations from Two Rivers, Beacon Press, Wiley, ECW Press, Other Press, as seen at Wi16 on February 20, 2021. Rep picks packets are available here: https://www.bookweb.org/wi16-
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #18
Recorded February 20, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features Rep Picks presentations from Candlewick Press, Ingram Publisher Services, Orca Book Publishers, Cameron Kids, and NorthSouth Books.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #17
Recorded February 20, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations of Andrews McMeel, Plough Publishing House, Diamond Book Distributors, The Quarto Group, and And Other Stories/Coffee House
Rep picks packets are available here.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #16
Recorded February 20, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features Rep Picks presentations from Sterling, University of California Press, Arcadia Publishing, Coach House Books/Scribe, and Baker & Taylor Publisher Services.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #14
Recorded February 20, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations from W.W. Norton & Company, University of Toronto Press, Europa Editions, Two Lines Press, House of Anansi, as seen at Wi16 on February 20, 2021. Rep picks packets are available here: https://www.bookweb.org/wi16-
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #15
Recorded February 20, 2021 for Winter Institute 2016
This video features the Rep picks presentations from BOOM! Studios, Soho Press, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Biblioasis, Independent Publishers Group, as seen at Wi16 on February 20, 2021. Rep picks packets are available here: https://www.bookweb.org/wi16-
All You Need Is Love: LGBTQ+ Romance
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
The romance genre has been a longtime reader favorite and can often turn a romance reader into a repeat customer for bookstores that invest in curating a romance selection for their stores. This session will celebrate LGBTQ+ romance with some of today’s essential young adult and adult LGBTQ+ authors, who will discuss the importance and value of creating stories about love, talk about the importance of representation, and look at how everyone can work to expand readership of these titles outside of the LGBTQ+ community to drive sales.
Panelists: Mariana Calderon, Second Star to the Right Children’s Books (Denver, CO); Jenny Cohen, Waucoma Bookstore (Hood River, OR); Rebecca Speas, One More Page Books (Arlington, VA); Amanda Toronto, WORD Bookstores (Brooklyn, NY); Dahlia Adler, author of Cool for the Summer (Wednesday Books); Alyssa Cole, award-winning and bestselling author of How to Find a Princess (Avon); David Levithan, VP, Editorial Director, Scholastic Press and author of bestselling queer YA novels; Casey McQuiston, author of the bestseller Red, White, & Royal Blue and the upcoming One Last Stop (St. Martin’s Griffin); Paul Rudnick, award-winning play and screenwriter and author of Playing the Palace (Berkley); Phil Stamper, author of The Gravity of Us and As Far as You’ll Take Me (Bloomsbury); Aiden Thomas, Indies Introduce and bestselling author of Cemetery Boys (Swoon Reads);
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Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #10
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations of Sourcebooks, Consortium, Bloomsbury Children's Books, House of Anansi, and Andrews McMeel as seen at Wi16 on 2/19/2021. Rep picks packets are available here.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #11
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations of Algonquin and Workman, Red Hen Press, Simon & Schuster Children's, Two Rivers, and University of California Press as seen at Wi16 on 2/19/2021. Rep picks packets are available here.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #12
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations of Disney Publishing Worldwide, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Kids, Holiday Housem Penguin Young Readers, and Inkyard Press as seen at Wi16 on 2/19/2021. Rep picks packets are available here.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #8
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations from Penguin Random House, Tin House, Harlequin Trade Publishing, Ingram Publisher Services, and Bloomsbury as seen at Wi16 on February 20, 2021.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #9
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations of Chronicle Books, Publishers Group West, HarperCollins Children's Books, Abrams, and Quirk Books as seen at Wi16 on 2/19/2021.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #1
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations of Seven Stories Press, Bloomsbury Adult (A), W.W. Norton & Company (A), Milkweed Editions, and Penguin Random House Adult (A) as seen at Wi16 on 2/19/2021. Rep picks packets are available here.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #2
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations of HarperCollins Adult (1 of 2), Dundurn, Simon & Schuster Adult (A), Graywolf Press, and Grove Atlantic as seen at Wi16 on 2/19/2021 Rep picks packets are available here.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #3
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features the Rep picks presentations of Hachette Book Group, Sourcebooks, Annick Press, Consortium, and Arcadia Publishing as seen at Wi16 on 2/19/2021 Rep picks packets are available here.
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #4
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features Rep Picks presentations from Chronicle Books, Publishers Group West, Abrams, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Algonquin and Workman, as seen at Wi16 on February 19, 2021. Rep picks packets are available here: https://www.bookweb.org/wi16-rep-picks-packets
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #5
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features Rep Picks presentations from HarperCollins Children's Books, Macmillan Children's Publishing, Random House Children's Books, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, as seen at Wi16 on February 19, 2021. Rep picks packets are available here: https://www.bookweb.org/wi16-rep-picks-packets
Winter Institute 16 Rep Picks Video #6
Recorded February 19, 2021 for Winter Institute 2021
This video features Rep Picks presentations from Blackstone Publishing, DK, Scholastic, Oni Press, Rare Bird, as seen at Wi16 on February 19, 2021. Rep picks packets are available here: https://www.bookweb.org/wi16-rep-picks-packets
Planning Your Book Fair: The Basics for In-school, In-store, and Online Planning Success Part 2
Recorded February 10, 2021 for Top Ten Things
Book fairs can be a profitable undertaking for a bookstore, but for those who have yet to launch a fair or who are new to them, the task can be overwhelming. As a continuation of the ABC Group’s virtual education session “Building School Partnerships: Your Librarian, Your Friend,” this session will feature booksellers with established relationships with their local school districts who will share how to build a realistic timeline for a book fair, manage bookstore and school expectations based on a school’s needs, and create a checklist to ensure the fair goes off without a hitch, whether it’s in-person or online.
Recorded February 10, 2021 for Top Ten Things
Book fairs can be a profitable undertaking for a bookstore, but for those who have yet to launch a fair or who are new to them, the task can be overwhelming. As a continuation of the ABC Group’s virtual education session “Building School Partnerships: Your Librarian, Your Friend,” this session will feature booksellers with established relationships with their local school districts who will share how to build a realistic timeline for a book fair, manage bookstore and school expectations based on a school’s needs, and create a checklist to ensure the fair goes off without a hitch, whether it’s in-person or online.
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Building School Partnerships: Your Librarian, Your Friend
Recorded January 13, 2021 for Top Ten Things
A strong relationship with a school librarian can amplify events and boost institutional sales for your children’s bookstore or kids’ department. Booksellers from stores with strong ties to their school district’s librarians will discuss how to reach out to librarians, what collaboration looks like, the best way to cultivate the partnership, and how a strong relationship with librarians can benefit a bookstore.
Recorded January 13, 2021 for Top Ten Things
A strong relationship with a school librarian can amplify events and boost institutional sales for your children’s bookstore or kids’ department. Booksellers from stores with strong ties to their school district’s librarians will discuss how to reach out to librarians, what collaboration looks like, the best way to cultivate the partnership, and how a strong relationship with librarians can benefit a bookstore.
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| Building School Partnerships: Your Librarian, Your Friend Chat (TXT) | 10.59 KB |
Virtual Rep Picks, Groundwood Books, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Quirk Books, Ingram Publisher Services (IPS)
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Groundwood, Simon & Schuster, Quirk, Ingram IPS. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Virtual Rep Picks, Workman Publishing, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Inkyard Press (Harlequin), Sterling Publishing
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Workman, Disney, Inkyard, Sterling. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Virtual Rep Picks, blue manatee press, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Hachette Book Group / jimmy patterson, Triangle Square (Seven Stories Press), PGW
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Blue Manatee, Andrews McMeel, Hachette, Triangle Square, PGW. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Virtual Rep Picks, Sourcebooks, Chronicle Books, HarperCollins Publishers, Consortium Book Sales & Distribution
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Sourcebooks, Chronicle, Harper Kids, Consortium. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Virtual Rep Picks, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Groundwood Books, Phaidon, PGW
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Simon & Schuster, Groundwood, Phaidon, PGW. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Virtual Rep Picks, Abrams, Sourcebooks, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Consortium Book Sales & Distribution
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Abrams, Sourcebooks, Macmillan, Consortium. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Abrams, Sourcebooks, Macmillan, Consortium. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Virtual Rep Picks, HarperCollins Publishers, Chronicle Books, Charlesbridge, Two Rivers Distribution
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Harper Kids, Chronicle, Charlesbridge, Two Rivers. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Virtual Rep Picks, Sleeping Bear Press, Candlewick Press, Diamond Book Distributors, Bloomsbury Children's Books
Recorded July 16, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Publisher presentations of upcoming Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-20201 titles as presented at Virtual Children's Institute in combinations of 4-5 different publishers per session room. Publishers in this video: Sleeping Bear, Candlewick, Diamond, Bloomsbury. Rep Picks packets of title information are available for download here: https://www.bookweb.org/
Indies Introduce the Best Middle Grade and Young Adult Debuts
Recorded July 15, 2020 for Children's Institute 2020 (Ci8)
Indies Introduce is all about what independent booksellers do best: Discovering exciting debut authors and sharing the best with readers across the country. You will hear about the title selection process from the bookseller panelists who curated the list and many of the debut authors will be present to read a short passage and answer a question posed by one of the panelists.
Technology Meetup - Ordering Books through Ingram ipage
Recorded March 3, 2020 for ABA Technology Meetups
This session focuses on using Ingram’s iPage for book orders and features a demonstration from Ingram’s Marsha Wood.
Buying & Selling: Board Games for the Win
Recorded January 24, 2020 for Winter Institute 2020
Board games are a hot trend and a growing business that capitalize on popular TV and streaming shows and pop-culture moments. And they all have something in common: face-to-face social interaction, which is a key component of successful independent bookstores. Come hear from booksellers who have integrated board games and play nights into their sales and events. An independent board game seller joins the panel to discuss the aspects of her business and how booksellers can bring games — and customers — into the bookstore. After the session, come to the Winter Institute Board Game Playroom to sample games with colleagues or game reps, review discounts, and place orders. If you are looking for new non-book inventory, this may be an opportunity for you. Panelists: John Stacy, Executive Director, GAMA (Columbus, OH), Todd Dickinson, Aaron's Books (Lititz, PA), David Prescott, Blackwells (London, UK), Milton Griepp, ICv2 The Business of Geek Culture (Madison, WI)
Recorded January 24, 2020 for Winter Institute 2020
Board games are a hot trend and a growing business that capitalize on popular TV and streaming shows and pop-culture moments. And they all have something in common: face-to-face social interaction, which is a key component of successful independent bookstores. Come hear from booksellers who have integrated board games and play nights into their sales and events. An independent board game seller joins the panel to discuss the aspects of her business and how booksellers can bring games — and customers — into the bookstore. After the session, come to the Winter Institute Board Game Playroom to sample games with colleagues or game reps, review discounts, and place orders. If you are looking for new non-book inventory, this may be an opportunity for you. Panelists: John Stacy, Executive Director, GAMA (Columbus, OH), Todd Dickinson, Aaron's Books (Lititz, PA), David Prescott, Blackwells (London, UK), Milton Griepp, ICv2 The Business of Geek Culture (Madison, WI)
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| Buying and Selling Board Games Presentation (PDF) | 2.31 MB |
Together in Courageous Conversation: Politics of Curation
Recorded January 23, 2020 for Winter Institute 2020
This is an opportunity for booksellers to come together to discuss meaningful and often difficult topics. The goal for this conversation is not to find a solution or to provide active take-away steps, but to practice active listening, contributing, and considering other points of view on complex issues facing our industry and society. This session will focus on the politics of curation. What social or economic factors do you consider when you buy, merchandise, hand-sell, and cultivate specific author and publisher relationships? Do you choose to exclude certain titles or authors from your inventory? This conversation will be facilitated by a professional moderator. Panelists: Lexi Beach, Astoria Bookshop (Astoria, NY), Luis Correa, Avid Bookshop (Athens, GA), Kenny Brechner, Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers (Farmington, ME) , Valerie Koehler, Blue Willow Bookshop (Houston, TX), Robert Sindelar, Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA)
Recorded January 23, 2020 for Winter Institute 2020
This is an opportunity for booksellers to come together to discuss meaningful and often difficult topics. The goal for this conversation is not to find a solution or to provide active take-away steps, but to practice active listening, contributing, and considering other points of view on complex issues facing our industry and society. This session will focus on the politics of curation. What social or economic factors do you consider when you buy, merchandise, hand-sell, and cultivate specific author and publisher relationships? Do you choose to exclude certain titles or authors from your inventory? This conversation will be facilitated by a professional moderator. Panelists: Lexi Beach, Astoria Bookshop (Astoria, NY), Luis Correa, Avid Bookshop (Athens, GA), Kenny Brechner, Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers (Farmington, ME) , Valerie Koehler, Blue Willow Bookshop (Houston, TX), Robert Sindelar, Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA)
Buying for Small Stores and Tips for Better Buying
Recorded January 21, 2020 for Winter Institute 2020
If you lost an important resource when Baker and Taylor left the indie community, this is a session you will not want to miss. The panelists will review the benefits of ordering direct from publishers and tips for organizing your resulting paperwork. Also on the panel will be booksellers who have accounts with wholesalers who can discuss those vendors' services for small stores. Panelists: PK Sindwani, ABA (White Plains, NY), Todd Dickinson, Aaron's Books (Lititz, PA), Lane Jacobson, Paulina Springs Books (Sisters, OR), Stephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books (Point Reyes Station, CA)
Recorded January 21, 2020 for Winter Institute 2020
If you lost an important resource when Baker and Taylor left the indie community, this is a session you will not want to miss. The panelists will review the benefits of ordering direct from publishers and tips for organizing your resulting paperwork. Also on the panel will be booksellers who have accounts with wholesalers who can discuss those vendors' services for small stores. Panelists: PK Sindwani, ABA (White Plains, NY), Todd Dickinson, Aaron's Books (Lititz, PA), Lane Jacobson, Paulina Springs Books (Sisters, OR), Stephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books (Point Reyes Station, CA)
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| Buying for Small Stores Presentation (PDF) | 1.57 MB |
| Buying for Small Stores Handout (PDF) | 172.98 KB |
Marketing Meetup - Organizing and Marketing Multi-Store Events (Bookstore Crawls/Passports) - Part 1
Recorded July 25, 2019 for ABA Marketing Meetups
In the first of two meetups on how multi-store events are organized and marketed, bookseller speakers will focus on Independent Bookstore Day and how regional businesses put together bookstore crawls and passports. Guest speakers will be Clarissa Murphy of Silver Unicorn Bookstore; Katie Eelman of Papercuts J.P.; Eric Lorberer of the literary organization Rain Taxi; Tom Nissley of Phinney Books; and Jessica Stockton Bagnulo of Greenlight Bookstore.
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Technology Meetup - Google Analytics
Recorded July 2, 2019 for ABA Technology Meetups
Attendees will hear how bookstores are using Google Analytics, what type of information they are tracking, best practices and tips, and how to set up Google Analytics “Goals.”
This session’s guest speakers will be Jason Jefferies of Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina; Justin Hennequant of Hudson Booksellers, which has headquarters in Georgia and New Jersey; and ABA’s Matt Supko.
Booksellers can sign up for future Google Analytics Technology Meetups here by filling out the form on the right-hand side of the page and selecting “Technology” for the meetup type.
Buying & Selling: Selling Direct to Schools
Recorded June 28, 2019 for Children's Institute 2019
Bookstores that sell direct to schools are an invaluable resource to the local community and have made use of a successful strategy for increasing cash flow and profits. Bookseller panelists who have worked closely with their school districts will share with attendees how they, too, can foster a relationship with school districts and add to their store’s bottom line. In this session, booksellers will learn:
- Creating teacher wish lists and classroom requests
- Tips on book fair distribution
- How to manage in-school author visit orders
- Best practices for orders
- How to establish and manage subscription services with schools
- Best Practices for working with educational publishers
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| Selling Direct to Schools Presentation (PDF) | 1.67 MB |
Buying & Selling: Subscription Boxes
Recorded June 28, 2019 for Children's Institute 2019
With hundreds of subscription boxes to choose from, how will a customer know that yours is the right one for them? Attendees will learn the following from bookstores that have successful subscription box programs:
- Best practices for marketing
- Inventory control
- Options for special services
- How to select categories
- Fulfillment management
- Order tracking
Recorded June 28, 2019 for Children's Institute 2019
With hundreds of subscription boxes to choose from, how will a customer know that yours is the right one for them? Attendees will learn the following from bookstores that have successful subscription box programs:
- Best practices for marketing
- Inventory control
- Options for special services
- How to select categories
- Fulfillment management
- Order tracking
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| Subscription Boxes Presentation (PDF) | 2.16 MB |
Buying & Selling: Books in Translation
Recorded June 28, 2019 for Children's Institute 2019
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales, The Little Prince, Pippi Longstocking, Asterix — what do they all have in common? They are all beloved classics that have been translated from the authors’ original languages and have enriched the U.S. children’s book landscape as well as readers of all ages. In this informational session, publishing personnel will share with attendees:
- An overview of the translation and rights process
- Why translated books are important
- How to promote and sell these books to U.S. audiences
- How books can be used in outreach to schools and community groups
- How translated books can foster diversity, cultural awareness, and cross-cultural understanding
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| Favorite Translated Titles (PDF) | 477.15 KB |
| Books in Translation Presentation (PDF) | 2.01 MB |
Buying & Selling: Buying Non-book for the Holidays
Recorded June 27, 2019 for Children's Institute 2019
Holiday gift buying is not a last-minute task, but how does a gift buyer not only source but anticipate what will be a popular gift six months down the road? In this session, bookstores that have a unique collection of non-book items will teach buyers:
- The role seasonal non-book items play in holiday sales
- Best practices for discovering the next “it” holiday gift
- Efficiencies and systems for ordering and reordering, shipment scheduling, and storing holiday gift items
- How to move, move, move items that may not be selling
Recorded June 27, 2019 for Children's Institute 2019
Holiday gift buying is not a last-minute task, but how does a gift buyer not only source but anticipate what will be a popular gift six months down the road? In this session, bookstores that have a unique collection of non-book items will teach buyers:
- The role seasonal non-book items play in holiday sales
- Best practices for discovering the next “it” holiday gift
- Efficiencies and systems for ordering and reordering, shipment scheduling, and storing holiday gift items
- How to move, move, move items that may not be selling
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| Buying Non-Book for the Holidays Presentation (PDF) | 1.48 MB |
ABACUS and Pre-Orders
Recorded March 19, 2019 for Regional Conferences
At each of the 2019 spring forums, ABA presented “ABACUS and Pre-Orders: Two Programs You Can’t Do Without,” an update on two initiatives critical to the success of any independent bookstore: an active pre-orders campaign and participation in the annual ABACUS financial survey. This educational session will focused on best practices for increasing pre-orders — including the latest on accurately reporting and tracking — based on in-store experiences and feedback from the Pre-Order Booksellers Task Force.
ABACUS and Pre-Orders was presented by ABA at the 2019 Regional Spring Forums.
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| ABACUS and Pre-Orders: Two Programs You Can’t Do Without 2019 Spring Forum PDF | 6.15 MB |
IndieCommerce Can Probably Do That For Your Website!
Recorded January 25, 2019 for Winter Institute 2019
IndieCommerce™ is the ABA’s e-commerce platform for independent bookstores. The system provides the tools for indie bookstores to create unique, content-rich, and easy-to-operate, fully transactional, e-commerce enabled websites. Over the past few years, the IndieCommerce team has been working closely with booksellers to to help them achieve their online marketing and sales goals. This session will highlight some of the most impactful changes that individual stores have made to their websites over the past year, including before and after examples.
Recorded January 25, 2019 for Winter Institute 2019
IndieCommerce™ is the ABA’s e-commerce platform for independent bookstores. The system provides the tools for indie bookstores to create unique, content-rich, and easy-to-operate, fully transactional, e-commerce enabled websites. Over the past few years, the IndieCommerce team has been working closely with booksellers to to help them achieve their online marketing and sales goals. This session will highlight some of the most impactful changes that individual stores have made to their websites over the past year, including before and after examples.
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| Fundraising with IndieCommerce pdf | 257.18 KB |
| Book Lists and Wish Lists with IndieCommerce pdf | 246.13 KB |
| IndieCommerce Can Probably Do That for Your Website Presentation (PDF) | 4.48 MB |
ABC Presents: Experiential Reading — Graphic Novels Shape the Way Young People Read
Recorded January 25, 2019 for Winter Institute 2019
Graphic novels can be a useful springboard into reading for reluctant readers, but they can also serve as a vehicle to launch readers into the symbiotic relationship between text and visuals. In this session, attendees will learn from booksellers and experts:
- How the role of graphic novels has evolved in the bookstore and literacy
- How to have a productive conversation with staff and customers about graphic novels
- Types of programming that highlight and elevate the genre
- The importance and impact of the representation of diverse characters in graphic novels
- What the current educational terrain looks like and how bookstores can work with school libraries to incorporate graphic novels into the curriculum
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