The American Booksellers Association (ABA) and Columbia University Libraries are happy to announce ABA’s donation of the association’s extensive organizational and bookseller archives to the university to be housed in Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML). The archives consist of first editions on bookselling, ABA membership photos dating back to … [Read more...] about American Booksellers Association Donates Archives to Columbia University
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Selling e-Books is a Losing Proposition for Indie Bookstores
Indie bookstores have enjoyed a resurgence in book sales over the course of the past year. According to the American Booksellers Association, the number of member independent bookstores has increased more than 20% since e-readers took the world by storm. There were 1,651 in 2009 and this figure jumped dramatically to 2,094 in 2014. These days, indie bookstores don't just sell … [Read more...] about Selling e-Books is a Losing Proposition for Indie Bookstores
Does the Publishing Industry Discriminate?
A quick search of the Amazon Kindle store reveals over two million titles, both legacy and self-published. But a search for books tagged "African American" reveals only slightly more than 15,000 titles combined. Add to the lack of dedicated reading material, stores that focus on demographic-specific titles are facing hardship as well. An article by Judith Rosen for … [Read more...] about Does the Publishing Industry Discriminate?
Resurgence of Indie Bookstores Means They Have a New Role to Fill
A number of articles have been written lately, like this prominent one from the Washington Post (love how the article in a paper owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos actually has the words, "Amazon is king."), about the slow-but-serious growth of independent bookstores, both in terms of launches and in sales. Data from the American Booksellers Association actually points to both … [Read more...] about Resurgence of Indie Bookstores Means They Have a New Role to Fill
Judge Throws Out Conspiracy Case Against Amazon, Publishers
At the same time five of the then-Big Six publishers and Apple were sweating under a multi-million dollar lawsuit and investigation for trying to bring down Amazon, three independent bookstores in the US filed a suit alleging the Amazon and the Big Six publishers had created a conspiracy to squeeze out independent booksellers by artificially working the DRM-status of Kindle … [Read more...] about Judge Throws Out Conspiracy Case Against Amazon, Publishers
Amazon Announces New Plan to Battle Kobo to Sell e-Readers and eBooks in Independent Bookstores
Over the course of the last few years Kobo has been the company of choice for bookstores belonging to the American Booksellers Association. The stores earn a commission for every Kobo sold and nets a small percentage of every digital edition that customers purchase. Amazon is certainly not content to let the Canadian company have all of the fun and today has announced a new … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces New Plan to Battle Kobo to Sell e-Readers and eBooks in Independent Bookstores
American Booksellers Association Teams Up with Biblio for Rare Books
The American Booksellers Association has announced a new digital affiliate program with Biblio.com. Indie stores can opt into offering millions of used, rare, and out-of-print books from more than 5,000 independent booksellers worldwide. ABA members will receive an 8% commission on every order placed on Biblio.com through their website banner. Payments will be sent monthly from … [Read more...] about American Booksellers Association Teams Up with Biblio for Rare Books
ABA Announces Celebrate with Indies Program
The American Booksellers Association is launching their new Celebrate (With) Indies program this year with four main components. The new promotions give ABA member bookstores the opportunity to celebrate the three major buying periods surrounding Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and graduations. The fourth major campaign will target indie authors and put the spotlight on the best … [Read more...] about ABA Announces Celebrate with Indies Program
ABA Indie Bookstores Can Now Pre-Order Kobo eBooks
The American Bookseller Association has just launched a new program for indie bookstores. Customers now have the ability to pre-order ebooks that are due to be released in the next few months from Kobo. Pre-ordering is fairly simple. If your favorite indie bookstore sells e-readers or ebooks from Kobo, you merely have to visit the store's website. Customers can click on the … [Read more...] about ABA Indie Bookstores Can Now Pre-Order Kobo eBooks
Google eBooks No Longer Available via IndieCommerce
USA Bookstores who use the IndieCommerce digital system to facilitate the sales of Google eBooks will no longer be able to sell them anymore. Starting January 31st the entire Google eBooks catalog, will be removed from all reseller sites, but existing customers can access their past purchases from their Google account or the IndieBound Reader software. The American … [Read more...] about Google eBooks No Longer Available via IndieCommerce