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The Eat. Sleep. Read. Calendar!
June 30, 2009 - Here’s an exclusive offer for independent booksellers to show support of IndieBound and SCIBA. EAT. SLEEP. READ. offers daily book trivia provided by independent booksellers across the country. Offer your customers a unique calendar for 2010 that is IndieBound all year round. At just $4.00 cost per calendar, you can use it as a promotional piece; give it as a gift for your best customers; or simply price it as you would any other boxed calendar. Suggested retail price is $12.95. A portion of each calendar sale goes directly to SCIBA to support bookseller education. Ships August 15. Order now.
Glenn Goldman Booksellers' Scholarship; Apply Now
May 27, 2009 - Glenn Goldman, founder & owner of Book Soup, West Hollywood was a bookseller who valued an opportunity to get together with other independent booksellers to discuss business, learn from one another, share a favorite read and learn something new to take back to Book Soup. Southern California lost Glenn this past January to cancer. To honor Glenn, Adrian Newell, Book Soup and Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA) have established a scholarship fund. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for booksellers to attend some of the events that Glenn attended and appreciated. (Read More)
Mrs. Nelson's Toy and Book Named Children's Specialty Store of the Year by WNBA. (No, not that WNBA.)
May 5, 2009 - Women's pro basketball notwithstanding, the Women’s National Book Association has awarded the prestigious 2009 WNBA Pannell Award to Mrs. Nelson's Toy and Book. In the judging, Mrs. Nelson’s Young Authors contest and use of outside venues (libraries, churches, etc.) to reach more children were noted as being exceptional at a time when many such programs are being eliminated. Selection of the award is based on creativity, responsiveness to community needs and an understanding of young readers. The Pannell Award is underwritten by a generous gift from Penguin Young Readers Group. The winner in the General Bookstore category was Joseph-Beth Booksellers of Cincinnati.
2009 Authors Feast & Trade Show, October 24
This year's fete will be held once again at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel and will feature all your favorites: Children's & Adult Rep Picks, Authors Lunch (featuring authors Sharon Robinson, Kadir Nelson and Scott Westerfeld), continuing education for children's and general booksellers and the trade show itself, plus the fabulous Authors Feast & Book Award Dinner. More info here.
2009 Indies Choice Book Award Winners
April 21, 2009 - The American Booksellers Association has announced the winners of the inaugural Indies Choice Book Awards. Congratulations go to:
- Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (The Dial Press)
- Best Conversation Starter (Nonfiction): The Wordy Shipmates, by Sarah Vowell (Riverhead)
- Best Author Discovery: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski (Ecco)
- Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book (Fiction): The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins)
- Best New Picture Book: Bats at the Library, by Brian Lies (Houghton Mifflin)
- Most Engaging Author: Sherman Alexie
First Annual 'Feed & Read,' May 17. All Bookseller Staff Welcome.
April 20, 2009 - Kick back with our local children's reps to scarf down vittles and get the scoop on the hottest summer reads for young folks. (Not that this will influence you, but) There will also be FREE stuff. RSVP to Nicole White (Penguin). More info here.
Flintridge Books & Coffeehouse
April 3, 2009 - Thank you for your phone calls, emails and tweets. Both SCIBA and the ABA have been in contact with Peter and Lenora. They are doing as well as can be expected under the grim circumstances. We will keep you up-to-date. Much love and concern for everyone involved in this terrible tragedy. (Photo: Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times, click to enlarge)
Social Networking and the Independent Bookseller
Social Networking. You've heard of it, but maybe you're not quite sure what it means and what it can do for you as an independent bookseller. To top it off, you missed the SCIBA Annual Meeting where we talked all about it! Worry not, here's the cheat notes and here's a video excerpt.
Make Your 2009 SCIBA Book Award Nominations
Woohoo! It's time to think back to all the great books you've read recently and make your nominations for the 2009 SCIBA Book Awards. New this year is the Glenn Goldman Art & Architecture Award, named after the late founder of Book Soup and a friend of independent booksellers everywhere. Nomination form and more info.
Glenn Goldman Bookseller Scholarship Fund
SCIBA is accepting donations to the GGBSF and is hoping to make the first award in time for a California Bookseller to attend BEA this spring. The GGBF will be awarded to young booksellers with a dedication to bookselling as a career choice who have worked in the bookselling industry for at least two years. The selection committee will be headed by Adrian Newell. Please make checks payable to GGBSF/SCIBA and mail to the SCIBA office. For further information or questions contact Jennifer Bigelow.
