Making a New Year’s Resolution? Check Out These Education Resources on BookWeb.org

As we head into the new year, booksellers should take a look at the American Booksellers Association’s Education Resources page, which offers member booksellers videos, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, and more from a variety of sessions, seminars, and featured talks.

Bookselling This Week has compiled a list of some of the most helpful recent education resources and matched them with a potential resolution to jumpstart the new year. Take a look below at some of the different types of resolutions booksellers might have, and what education resource would be a helpful place to begin.

Organizing Finances and Operations

Thinking about taking strategies from Q4 into the new year? Check out: Top 10 Things to Know About: Managing Cash Flow.

Planning to fine-tune store policies regarding COVID-19? Take a look at: Top 10 Things to Know About: Improving Operational Workflow.

Thinking about integrating remote work into your regular operations? Check out: Top 10 Things to Know About: Remote Workers.

Buying Habits

Thinking about changing your buying habits in the new year? Check out: Top 10 Things to Know About: Buying Monthly.

Planning to change up your store’s inventory? Check out: Marketing Meetup Recap: Marketing Romance Books.

Hoping to focus more on promoting upcoming titles? Check out: Wi15 Education: Pre-Order Campaigns.

Getting Tech Savvy

Hoping to draw in more customers using social media? Check out: Ci8 Education: Store Voice, Online Sales, and Profitability and Top 10 Things to Know About: Leveraging Customer and Sales Data.

Thinking about how to make IndieCommerce work for your small store? Check out: Wi15 Education: IndieCommerce for Small Stores.

Planning to streamline your shipping process in the new year? Check out: Technology Meetup Recap: Shipping Tools.

Hosting Virtual Events

Planning to host more virtual events? Check out: Top 10 Things to Know About: Creating Safe and Profitable Events.

Thinking about using a new platform for events? Check out: Technology Meetup Recap: Crowdcast.

Want to use Eventbrite for events in the holiday season and beyond? Check out: Technology Meetup Recap: Eventbrite Updates.

Curating a Diverse Inventory

Planning to diversify your inventory? Check out: Wi15 Education: Together in Courageous Conversation: Politics of Curation and Ci8 Education: Representation in Science Fiction and Fantasy Young Adult and Middle Grade Books.

A BookWeb username and password are required to access items found on the Education Resources page on BookWeb (booksellers needing login information can email [email protected]).