About Us

The Southern California Independent Booksellers Association (SCIBA) is a non-profit trade association of independent booksellers, book wholesalers, publishers and other industry professionals located primarily in Southern California, Arizona and Southern Nevada.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association is to foster community amongst its core members, provide opportunities for peer interaction and learning, maintain the notion of Southern California as a viable and important part of the national bookselling landscape, and to advocate on the behalf of its core members.
To achieve its Mission the SCIBA will:
  • Promote Independent Bookselling
  • Provide Members Opportunities for Networking
  • Promote Southern California as a Viable, Literary Bookselling Market
  • Advocate on Behalf of SCIBA’s Core Members
  • Provide access to educational opportunities to build business skills to our membership
  • Promote Literacy
Programs & Activities
For additional information, please contact SCIBA at 626.793.8435.

Photo Gallery

Summer Quencher Travel Log

  • SCIBA booksellers rubbed elbows at meetings throughout the Southland recently to talk about how to best make IndieBound work for them, using the Holiday Catalog to increase sales and visibility and taking advantage of the Mentor program to improve their businesses.

Literacy Event, 2008

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    Over 100 school librarians, teachers and administrators attended the SCIBA Children’s Books and Literacy Dinner recently. Frank Beddor, Dean Lorey and Jon J. Muth headlined the event as featured speakers, with Robin Preiss Glasser, dressed to the Fancy Nancy hilt, acting as mistress of ceremonies.