Give a Little & Change the World

January 27, 2010
When author Wendy Smith looked at the charitable giving statistics related to the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, she was amazed to find that 45 percent of total giving from around the world came from "ordinary American citizens." In Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can Transform Our World (Hyperion), Smith provides more surprising statistics, shows how one small donation can change someone's life, and offers help for those looking to select a worthy cause.

The 2010 February Indie Next List

January 07, 2010
Here's a preview of the titles on the February Indie Next List flier, now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning February 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.

January Indie Notables Fliers & Shelf-Talkers Now Available

December 22, 2009
Booksellers can now download the January Indie Next List Notable title recommendations in a flier and shelf-talkers on BookWeb.org. Each month, the Indie Next List Notables showcase outstanding writing -- selections that have all been recommended by indie booksellers nationwide.

The Indie Healthy Living Bestseller List

December 22, 2009
For the eight-week period ending December 15, 2009, and based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

Frank Bruni on Consuming Fusilli and Content

December 22, 2009
During his five years as the New York Times restaurant critic, Frank Bruni was the most well-known and religiously followed food writer in New York City and, possibly, the country. But one detail most didn't know was that he had serious struggles with his weight throughout most of his life. BTW recently spoke to Bruni about his new memoir, Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater (Penguin Press), and what he thinks, as an author and a journalist, of the changing ways information is perceived.

Bookseller's Memoir Details Grassroots Efforts in Support of Obama

December 17, 2009
John and Michelle Presta got their start in bookselling in 1991 as the founders of a small bookstore, Reading on Walden, in Chicago. They got their start in politics about a decade later working on the campaign of then-congressional hopeful Barack Obama. In Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots: How Barack Obama, Two Bookstore Owners, and 300 Volunteers Did It (Elevator Group Publishing), John Presta shares his involvement in Obama's political campaigns from 2000 to 2008, and details how he helped build a grassroots network of hundreds of volunteers.

Announcing the 2009 Indie Bestsellers: Now in Attractive, Downloadable Fliers

December 10, 2009
This week, ABA unveils the 2009 Indie Bestsellers, the year's top-selling titles at hundreds of independent bookstores across the country in the categories of Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction, Trade Paperback Fiction and Nonfiction, and Children's Interest, Illustrated, and Fiction Series.

Book Trailers Featured in New Interactive Gallery

December 09, 2009
Since IndieBound.org first added videos back in August, the collection of fun, colorful book trailers has been growing rapidly, and there are now more than 300 videos in the collection. This week, IndieBound added an interactive book trailers gallery.

The January 2010 Indie Next List

December 03, 2009
Here's a preview of the titles on the January Indie Next List flier, now on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement. A downloadable PDF version of the list will also be available beginning January 1 on BookWeb.org and IndieBound.org.

The Indie Comics & Graphic Works Bestseller List

November 23, 2009
For the eight-week period ending November 17, 2009, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide.

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