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2012 Indies Choice and E.B. White Book Award Winners Announced
American Booksellers Association Awards Honor Indie Bookseller Favorites (April, 2012)
Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Shortlist
The Center for Fiction and ABA Partner (January 31, 2012)
Indies Defy Conventional Wisdom as Sales and Locations Continue to Increase (December 8, 2011)
Indiebound Reader for Android First Dedicated Reading App for Independent Booksellers (December 1, 2011)
ABA Hails Governor Quinn for His Support of Main Street Retailers in Signing Affiliate Nexus Bill into Law
Following Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's signing today of sales tax fairness legislation, ABA strongly praised the governor's leadership role in helping to ensure that Main Street businesses continue as engines of innovation, growth, and job creation.
ABA Announces Finalists for Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards
On March 1, ABA announced the winners for the Indies Choice Book Awards, now including the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards. The winners will be chosen by the owners and staff at ABA member stores in balloting throughout the month of March.
American Booksellers Association Applauds Random House Move to Agency Model for E-Books
ABA indicated its strong support of the decision by Random House, Inc. to adopt the agency pricing model for the publisher's ebooks in the United States.
New Study Presented at First-Ever National Summit of Independent Retail Advocacy Groups Identifies the Top U.S. Cities in Independent Retail
A new study presented at the first-ever national meeting of leaders of independent, local, and community-based businesses has ranked more than 300 U.S. metropolitan areas according to the vitality of independent retail.
More than 500 Independent Booksellers to Gather in Washington
Small Business Issues and Best Practices on the Agenda; Congressional Visits Planned (January 10, 2010)
"Cloud-Based" Library and Multi-Device Access Allow Indies to Compete in Growing E-book Business (December, 6, 2010)
Holiday Survey Shows Sales Increase for Indie Business (January 15, 2010)
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Oren Teicher, the new Chief Executive Officer of the American Booksellers Association, today announced the appointment of Len Vlahos to fill the post of Chief Operating Officer. The position was vacated when the ABA Board promoted Mr. Teicher to the role of CEO. (June 11, 2009)
Favorite Handsells by Independent Booksellers Nationwide (April 16, 2009)
Oren J. Teicher to Assume Leadership Role as of June 1, 2009 (April 1, 2009)
A white paper by Len Vlahos, ABA Chief Program Officer, presented to the ABA Board of Directors at its March 2009 Meeting (March 12, 2009)
Independent Bookstores Reflected in New Categories (March 3, 2009)
Features Free Attendance And Coordinated Education For Booksellers
“Community” and “Connectivity” are Themes of Show
New Features Anticipate Holiday Traffic (November 6, 2008)
ABA Unveils Targeted IndieBound Holiday Marketing Effort (October 23, 2008)
American Booksellers Association Launches IndieBound; Localism Emphasized (May 29, 2008)
Ingram Book Group and Ingram Publisher Services to Underwrite Bookseller Education (May 6, 2008)
The Positive Trend Continues, Further Evidence of the Lure of Independents (January 2008)
Independent Bookstore Websites Acquire Innovative Technology (May 2007)