Registration Continues for Opening a Bookstore Seminar

Prospective booksellers are invited to attend a free, full-day “Introduction to Retail Bookselling” Seminar, sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, on Sunday, May 22, at the Holiday Inn at 57th Street, in New York City. The introductory workshop, to be held the day before ABA’s Day of Education and the opening of BookExpo America, is open to ABA provisional members and employees of ABA regular member stores. The Day of Education is sponsored by the Ingram Content Group.

The workshop program, facilitated by Donna Paz Kaufman and Mark Kaufman of The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates, will help prospective booksellers begin to budget and plan for opening a bookstore, analyze margins and sales projections, review the key indicators for a successful site location, and understand what it takes to compete in today’s retail marketplace.

Prospective booksellers who are not currently members of ABA can join and participate in the “Introduction to Retail Bookselling” workshop, the ABA Day of Education, and the BEA trade show, all at no charge.

Those interested in the workshop should e-mail ABA Education Manager Lisa Winn for more details or to secure a spot.

Paz & Associates is also offering a longer, more intensive workshop retreat for prospective booksellers from September 14 - 16 at Amelia Island, Florida. ABA provisional members receive a $100 discount from Paz & Associates on workshop tuition.

Questions about ABA membership should be directed to ABA’s Member Relationship Managers Kaitlin Pitcher and Elizabeth Nichols.