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From March 8 through April 25, ABA Board members and senior staff will be hitting the road for a series of 10 spring Booksellers Forums.

These open forums are designed to provide member booksellers with the opportunity to share ideas, discuss industry issues, and receive updates on various association projects. Each will also feature "The Best of Wi7's Best Practices Sessions," a roundup of booksellers' top tips from the recent Winter Institute.

Winter Institute 7, sponsored by the Ingram Content Group, wrapped in New Orleans on Friday, January 20. Here's a look at highlights from the first day, the Thursday night author reception in photos; and what booksellers and publishers had to say about the event; you can also follow BTW's ongoing session coverage here.

Education session handouts are available here; the complete program schedule is at wi7.bookweb.org.

See you next year for Winter Institute 8 in Kansas City, Missouri, from Friday, February 22, through Monday, February 25, 2013.

Additional print copies of the full-color, 20-page ABC Best Books for Children Catalog are available; contact Shannon O'Connor for details. The catalog is also available in PDF format and is installed and ready to go on IndieCommerce websites. (Read this BTW article to learn how some indie booksellers are using the catalog and flier to drive sales.)

For other tips, tricks, and resources, check out the December issue of The ABC Toolbox and "like" the ABC Group's new Facebook page.

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