News - Bookselling

Maroma, a supplier of incense and other aromatic products from India, is the newest partner in the affiliate program sponsored by the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression.

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Since the earthquake that shook New Zealand's South Island on September 3, Booksellers New Zealand, the organization representing the country’s independent bookshops as well as major retail chains, is finding ways to stay involved and reach out to its members.

If you play music in your bookstore, you need to understand what your legal responsibilities – and rights – are. Here's an up-to-date look at the major performing rights organizations, what they do, and the factors that dictate their licensing fees.

This past weekend, Centuries & Sleuths, a bookstore in Forest Park, Illinois, specializing in history, mystery, and biography, celebrated its 20th anniversary by hosting in-store panels featuring local authors who have had a part in the store’s history.

The data collection process is underway for the 2010 ABACUS Survey, an invaluable tool used by ABA members to analyze their stores’ financial results and make plans for the future. In addition, owners and staff at stores submitting their data before the October 29 deadline can apply for the Avin Mark Domnitz Scholarship to the Winter Institute.

Registration is now open for ABA's Sixth Annual Winter Institute, to be held from Wednesday, January 19, through Friday, January 21, 2011, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. This educational event – sponsored by Ingram – is a member benefit exclusively for ABA bookstore and provisional members.

The Association of Booksellers for Children has invited its members and other constituents to review the plan for a proposed merger with the American Booksellers Association, and to offer comments.

Bayshore Books provides set for Waterwalk; Hockessin Book Shelf hosts book groups open house