NAIBAhood News August 6, 2020
ABA’s Health Insurance Benefit Goes Live
The American Booksellers Association launched its membership health insurance benefit with LIG Solutions. Members can take the following steps to learn more about the health insurance partnership: 1. Visit ABA’s LIG landing page to learn more about the program as well as schedule an appointment to learn more about this valuable American Booksellers Association member benefit. (An ABA login is required to access the landing page). 2. Call ABA’s unique phone number with LIG to speak directly with the American Booksellers Association/LIG team of licensed advisors about your health coverage needs. (An ABA login is required to access the phone number). 3. Read ABA’s frequently asked questions about this health insurance partnership. For questions not answered by this FAQ, please contact David Grogan, ABA’s Director of ABFE, Advocacy & Public Policy, at [email protected]. 4. Register for the ABA/LIG webinar being held Wednesday, August 19, at 2:00 p.m. ET to learn more. This informative presentation will last approximately 45 minutes, will go over all program details, and will allow you to ask questions. The webinar will be hosted by Tim McNichols, Executive Director of Partnerships at LIG Solutions. If you cannot attend, a recording of the webinar will be made available. Register for the webinar here.
Editor's note: I called the toll-free number, got an agent on the phone right away and secured insurance in my state without any problems. It is very easy for individuals to use. So much better than trying on my state's exchange.
NAIBA Holiday Catalog This year we are offering Saturation Orders Due TOMORROW Mailing! For details watch the video below:
Fill out the order form now . This form is not binding and you won't have to pay anything up front; it's merely a starting point for us to begin communications. Check out the current title list and bookstore order details.
Call For Certification Deans & Instructorsding
Work is on-going to build the industry's Professional Bookseller Certification program. Event Management sessions on press kits and virtual events will be hosted this Fall.
We are also looking for talent to teach and to serve as deans of curriculum. The modules are: Store Operations; Inventory Management; Staff & Sign up here if interested in Human Resources; Career Fast Track; Basic being a dean or instructor. Bookselling; Event Management.
Kate Weiss Promoted/Binc is Hiring
Binc Foundation seeks to hire a communication coordinator. This position is full-time with the option to work remotely. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and experience in the bookselling or comic retailing community. BIPOC candidates are especially encouraged to apply. For a complete job description and information on how to apply, please visit Binc’s website. https://www.bincfoundation.org/jobs.
Let the Show Begin!!
New Voices New Rooms, the 2020 virtual conference hosted by NAIBA with SIBA is ready for you.
One of the things I like about this format: author events are up-close and kind of personal. You are right there with the authors, not craning your neck six tables away. Even if you were lucky enough to be invited to sit with the author (and how many of us were that lucky!) the person on either side of the author had all their attention. With our virtual conference, you can ask questions and be part of the conversation. Experience the best personal- but-not-face-to-face event this Fall.
Booksellers: Register every single bookseller on your staff so they can attend any event during this five-day author, education and tradeshow extravaganza. There are no barriers this year!! Publishers: Join the fun with our virtual exhibit hall and author and rep opportunities.
Sharing about the conference on social media? Use #newvoicesnewrooms2020.
NAIBA Social Hours are now on a monthly schedule
N AIBA's weekly social hour has moved to a monthly schedule - the last Wednesday of the month. Below are the dates and the log-in links; sign up and drop it into your calendar now. We do not have one in September because of the virtual Fall Conference, or in November, since that is the day before Thanksgiving. We are scheduled through February at the moment. Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM Eastern Time Join Zoom Meeting Aug 26, 2020 7:00 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81482531987? Oct 28, 2020 7:00 PM pwd=SUZQaVBkZnFHamRtTUpyVGhrQkM5Zz09 Dec 30, 2020 7:00 PM Meeting ID: 814 8253 1987 Password: 288527 Jan 27, 2021 7:00 PM Feb 24, 2021 7:00 PM
Extend Deadlines for DRC
While booksellers are adapting to more digital review copies, what they aren't happy about are the disappearing acts for DRC.
PUBLISHERS - please extend or eliminate the deadlines for availability of these digital review copies beyond the on-sale date. Booksellers need more time.
Join Us for Friday Rep Pick of the Lists
NAIBA hosts Friday morning pick of the Rep Pitches Coming up: lists and editors buzz programs through the Sourcebooks, Friday, August 7 summer. Each event starts at 11am and ends at 12 noon. Penguin Random House Kids , Booksellers: Join us to find out what titles Friday, August 14 are ones to watch and stock on your shelves. Independent Publishers Caucus, Friday, August 21 AIBA's homepage lists the Edelweiss collection and recordings of previous picks of the lists. Blackstone Publishing, F riday, August 28 Around the NAIBAhood
Congratulations to Firefly Bookstore, who on August 1st celebrated 8 years being open!
Boogie Down Books joined up with young people at a family friendly protest at NYPD's 40th precinct; see photos here.
Have rules about being in your store? Make some graphics about them! Seea n example from Uncle Bobbie's this week, and take a look at this one that we shared a while back from City Books.
Have you tried this? Astoria Bookshop is connecting with customers through Google Hangouts to give book recommendations.
We all love puzzles; wouldn't it be cool to be able to create your own digital one? See Commonplace Reader's post about their digital puzzle here, then hop over here to make your own. Perhaps create a graphic with a hidden message or discount? For IBD?
Congrats go out to Harvard Bookstore, for being the Best in Boston 2020 Best Virtual Author Series winner!
Do you do weekly update videos? They're a great way to check in with your customers and they love seeing you and hearing you tell them about great books and what's happening in the store. Love this one from Oblong Books!
Great feature on [words] bookstore and their vocational program for individuals with autism.
Libro.fm posted a roundup of literary themed masks; don't forget these from The Story House too!
Regional graphic novel & comic author/cartoonist Adrian Tomine was featured in Shelf Awareness.
Off the Beaten Path Bookstore in NY is growing despite current circumstances. They are expanding and relocating - just down the street from their original location. Owner Bob Lingle was interviewed for the Post-Journal.
Source of Knowledge in NJ is a finalist for the Mayflower Mover of Movers contest. Good luck!
Congratulations to Serena Morales, bookseller at Books Are Magic in NY, and Hannah Oliver Depp, founder of Loyalty Bookstores in DC and MD, for winning the inaugural Duende-Word BIPOC Bookseller Awards for Activism and Leadership respectively.
Shelf Awareness interviewed Kirkland Hamill, regional author of Filthy Beasts.
This year’s Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) will take place on Sunday, August 29, and bookstores across the country will be celebrating virtually and, on occasion, in-person. IBD has created a list of party and event ideas (virtual and in-store) to help with your planning.
Brown Paper Tickets ABA is looking into the concerns of members who are owed money by Brown Paper Tickets (BPT) and have been unable to reach the company. Unfortunately these complaints are not unique. Stores currently using BPT should take note. Stores owed money should contact their state attorney general and let ABA membership know, as they are working on other potential resources for members.
We Need Diverse Books has a summer reading list and a resource page for Race, Equity, Anti- Racism, and Inclusion.
NAIBAhood Review
Four years in the making, Brandon Stanton's HUMANS arrives when we need it most. Among quarantines and travel restrictions, Stanton's collection of more than 400 images and stories provides connection and opportunity to empathize with. the joys and sorrows of ordinary people from around the globe. As in his Humans of New York and his online posts, Stanton's photos tell stories themselves, and the accompanying essays each offer a deeper layer to give life to his subjects. This is truly a book to savor, a page at a time. Humans by Brandon Stanton (St. Martin's Reviewed by: Cheryl McKeon of Market Block Books Press/Macmillan) 9781250114297
What We Are Reading
Eileen Kathy Ellen Kit
Phil Simon Wiley Fault Lines In Our Constitution Grown 9781119742142, 1119742145 Cynthia Levinson, Sanford Levinson, Tiffany D. Jackson Paperback Ally Shwed (Katherine Tegen (First Second) Books/HarperCollins) 9781250211613 9780062840356
Eileen Dengler Kit Little Executive Director Executive Administrator
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