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NAIBA Fall Conference October 6 - October 8, 2018 Baltimore, MD CONTENTS NAIBA Board of Directors 1 NOTES Letters from NAIBA’s Presidents 2 REGISTRATION HOURS Benefits of NAIBA Membership 4 Schedule At A Glance 6 Constellation Foyer Detailed Conference Schedule 8 Saturday, October 6, Noon – 7:00pm Sunday, October 7, 7:30am – 7:00pm Exhibition Hall Map 23 Monday, October 8, 7:30am – 1:00pm Conference Exhibitors 24 Thank You to All Our Sponsors 34 Were You There? 37 EXHIBIT HALL HOURS Publishers Marketplace Sunday, October 7, 2:00pm – 6:00pm ON BEING PHOTOGRAPHED Participating in the NAIBA Fall Conference and entering any of its events indicates your agreement to be filmed or photographed for NAIBA’s purposes. NO CARTS /naiba During show hours, no hand carts or other similar wheeled naibabooksellers devices are allowed on the exhibit floor. @NAIBAbook #naiba CAN WE TALK? The NAIBA Board Members are happy to stop and discuss retail and association business with you. Board members will be wearing ribbons on their badges to help you spot them. Your input is vital to NAIBA’s continued growth and purpose. NAIBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Todd Dickinson Trish Brown Karen Torres (Outgoing President) One More Page Hachette Book Group Aaron’s Books 2200 N. Westmoreland Street 1290 6th Ave. 35 East Main Street Arlington, VA 22213 New York, NY 10104 Lititz, PA 17543 Ph: 703-861-8326 212-364-1556 Ph: 717-627-1990 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jenny Clines Stephanie Valdez Bill Reilly (Incoming Board member) (Outgoing Board member) (Incoming President) Politics & Prose 143 Seventh Ave. the river’s end bookstore 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Brooklyn, NY 11215 19 West Bridge Street Washington DC 20008 Ph: 718-783-3075 Oswego, NY 13126 Ph: 202-364-1919 [email protected] Ph: 315-342-0077 [email protected] [email protected] Hannah Oliver Depp P.K. Sindwani WORD STAFF (Incoming Vice-President) 123 Newark Ave. Eileen Dengler Towne Book Center Jersey City, NJ 07302 220 Plaza Dr., Suite B-3 Ph: 201-763-6611 Executive Director Collegeville, PA 19426 [email protected] Ph: 516-333-0681 Ph: 610-454-0640 [email protected] [email protected] Rob Dougherty Kit Little City Books Of Allentown Donna Fell Allentown, PA Executive Administrator (Incoming Secretary-Treasurer) [email protected] [email protected] Sparta Books Doreen Killard 29 Theatre Center Rebecca Fitting Registrar Sparta, NJ 07871 (Incoming Board member) 973-729-6200 Greenlight Bookstores [email protected] 632 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 Mark LaFramboise Ph: 718- 246-0200 (Outgoing Past- President) [email protected] Politics & Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Rita Maggio Washington DC 20008 BookTowne LLC Ph: 202-364-1919 171 Main Street [email protected] Manasquan, NJ 08736 732-722-7255 [email protected] 1 LETTERS FROM NAIBA’S PRESIDENTS The NAIBA Conference is a special place for me. This is where my people are, the ones who understand that my life is more than just reading every book on the shelf, that the actual, real, physical book is not going the way of the dinosaur, and that my business is not just “cute” or “quaint” but a real community asset that benefits readers of all ages and interests. When booksellers gather together each year, it is to teach, to learn, to visit, and (hopefully) to laugh with our friends and colleagues. I hope you benefit from this conference as much as I do, and I look forward to hearing about your store and the ways it has changed and will change because of the NAIBA conference. Todd Dickinson Outgoing President Aaron’s Books Lititz, PA After spending 18 years as an active member of NAIBA and six years serving on your board, I’m thrilled to be representing each of our stores to our community of publishers, wholesalers, prospective NAIBA members and new booksellers-in-the-making. It is an exciting time in our industry as so many stores have new owners and new booksellers are appearing weekly. As a result of the fine leadership of our executive director, Eileen Dengler, her staff and the dedicated members of your board, NAIBA has never been healthier. And that bodes well as we plan educational programming to further strengthen your business for the always challenging years ahead. In the two years ahead it is my goal to visit with as many of you as possible and represent your interests/concerns to NAIBA and the ABA throughout my term. Please feel free to contact me directly by email ([email protected]) or cell phone (315-532-2334) with any ideas or concerns that you may have. Bill Reilly Incoming President the river’s end bookstore Oswego, NY EIndieCommerce™ is the American Booksellers Association’s Hours & Locations for e-commerce platform for independent bookstores. The system provides IndieCommerce: the tools for indie bookstores to create unique, content-rich, and Sunday, October 7 easy-to-operate, fully transactional, e-commerce enabled websites. 9am – 2pm IndieCommerce stores can sell print books, ebooks, and audiobooks Constellation F as well as most other retail products. The entire system is supported by Sunday, October 7 ABA’s experienced development and customer support team. IndieLite™ 2pm – 6pm is specifically designed for booksellers who want a website that requires Exhibit Table 12 very little time and effort to maintain. This service offers booksellers the Constellation A/B essential tools they will need to have a web presence for their store. Monday, October 8 An IndieCommerce specialist will be available to talk to both users and 9:30am – 12:15pm non-users of IndieCommerce and IndieLite. Walk-ins are welcome. Roundtable Sessions Columbia – Baltimore, 2nd FL WHAT DOES MEMBERSHIP GIVE YOU? THE BENEFITS OF NAIBA MEMBERSHIP THE RIGHT FIT FALL CONFERENCE You are attending one of the most important events of your professional year – NAIBA’s Annual Fall Conference. A. Core Members. Any independent business Experience two full days of bookseller in this region principally engaged in the sale of education, networking, author events, books, with a brick and mortar presence shall and an awards ceremony. The publisher be eligible for voting membership and for the full display tables are a highlight with services of the Association. Dues: $100 their fall and winter picks of the lists. Reps are there to help you sell books using winning marketing tips, author Professional Bookseller. An individual who B. appearances, and promotional products. is employed at a brick-and-mortar bookstore in the The Fall Conference is FREE to NAIBA NAIBA region, but is not an owner, is eligible for bookseller members. Professional (voting) membership; membership for the individual includes voting privileges and full HOLIDAY CATALOG services of the Association. Dues: $50 We have a 12-page, full-color catalog that NAIBA members can order FREE C. Associate Members. All publishers, of charge. Exceptional regional and wholesalers and their representatives having national titles are showcased with regular business dealings with independent appealing descriptions and full-color retail booksellers are eligible for Associate (non- jacket covers. Have them available voting) membership. Any bookstore without a for your customers in your store permanent physical location, but with a roaming and distribute them widely in your physical presence whose physical events can be community. These catalogs are shown documented is eligible for Associate (non-voting) to generate sales, many from new membership. Upon payment of requisite dues, customers. Associate Members are entitled to attend the annual meeting and any meeting of membership PUBLISHER ADVOCATE as well as functions of the Association. They are PROGRAM entitled to receive publications and services. The Sales are lost if you don’t know early first corporate membership for Associate Members on what titles are receiving publishers’ is $100. Additional staff members are $50 each. support, and it can be overwhelming reviewing catalogs without a rep’s input. NAIBA has a solution. Publisher Friends of NAIBA. Librarians and non-profit D. Advocates are sales reps who have literary associations involved in the purchasing volunteered to provide marked-up and/or selling of books for the purpose of Edelweiss catalogs to accounts who promoting literacy are eligible for Friends (non- don’t work with a rep. Sign up now via voting) membership. Dues: $150 [email protected] to be part of a program that demonstrates our E. Author Members. Authors are welcome industry’s efforts to ensure the success to join NAIBA and work with the independent of everyone. bookstores in our region. Author members receive a profile in a newsletter and the opportunity to participate in the Fall Conference Publishers Marketplace. Dues: $150 4 PUBLISHER PROMOTIONS AMIBA RETREATS AND PROGRAM American Independent Business GATHERINGS Every Monday morning NAIBA sends Alliance (AMIBA) is a dedicated group of Refresh your mind and restore your out a Word document of active publisher local merchants working to create local energy! In the springtime, booksellers specials so booksellers can order alliances and buy-local programs across around the region congregate with smartly with an eye on the budget. If you the country. NAIBA is a member of peers, sharing ideas, doling out haven’t signed up for this benefit, email AMIBA, which entitles NAIBA members advice, and benefiting from personal [email protected]. to a substantially reduced membership discussions. Most Gatherings are FREE fee for members’ own local alliances. for NAIBA members. PRESS KIT BOOT CAMPS AMIBA shows us how to petition When you participate in NAIBA’s government to prevent the chaining BOOK BUDDIES Publicity Speed Dating, you get to join of our community, create cooperative AND NAIBAHOOD NETWORK our online Press Kit Boot Camp, hosted business deals, and teach consumers to A group of seasoned booksellers have by marketing guru Maribeth Pelly.