Orders for ABC Best Books for Children Catalog Now Being Accepted

ABA member stores can place their orders for this year’s ABC Best Books for Children Catalog from now until August 27 via an online order form on BookWeb.org [1].

Members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA (ABC Group) will automatically receive 250 free catalogs with no imprinting; all other ABA member stores will automatically receive 20 free catalogs with no imprinting. The online order form is for purchasing additional catalogs, either imprinted or plain.

Additional catalogs are available in units of 500 copies. The cost for each additional 500-unit is $25 for ABC Group members and $35 for nonmembers, shipping included. The plate cost for imprinting, if desired, is $75 for ABC Group members and $125 for non-members. (Full details are available on the order form. [1])

Orders up to 5,000 copies may be placed via the online form. For larger orders, stores should contact ABC Group Manager Shannon O’Connor via e-mail [2] or at (800) 637-0037, ext. 6651.  ABA members interested in joining the ABC Group should also contact O’Connor.

The full-color, 20-page consumer circular is slated to be in stores in early October. It will feature more than 250 fully vetted frontlist and backlist titles, including award winners and critically acclaimed titles, all suggested by ABA member booksellers. The final list of catalog titles will be available shortly. The catalog carries no fourth quarter or holiday branding, so booksellers can use it throughout the year.

The catalog cover, which was chosen by the ABC Advisory Council, features artwork by William Joyce from his new book, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (Atheneum).