Bookselling This Week - Disasters/Relief http://archivenews.bookweb.org/taxonomy/term/65/0 en BTW News Briefs http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/btw-news-briefs-435 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Pubs for the Hub to raise funds for Boston; Intuit&rsquo;s &ldquo;Make a Wish&rdquo; contest for small business owners returns; ALA&rsquo;s list of most challenged titles released; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announces Take 5; Books Are My Bag to launch in U.K.; Simon &amp; Schuster in pilot program with New York City libraries; Ingram adds Ebook Library titles to OASIS <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/btw-news-briefs-435" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Disasters/Relief E-Books Free Expression Kobo Literacy/Reading News - Bookselling News - Vendors Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:54:07 +0000 9352 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Binc Scholarship Applications Accepted Through April 18 http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/binc-scholarship-applications-accepted-through-april-18 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is accepting applications from eligible bookstore employees, bookstore owners, former Borders employees, and dependents of each for the Binc Scholarship program, which will award up to 35 higher education awards totaling $100,000. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/binc-scholarship-applications-accepted-through-april-18" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Disasters/Relief News - Bookselling Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:16:55 +0000 rosemary 9248 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Binc Opens Application Process for Higher Education Scholarships http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/binc-opens-application-process-higher-education-scholarships <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is accepting applications from now through April 18 for the Binc Foundation Scholarship program, which will award up to 35 higher education awards totaling $100,000 to eligible bookstore employees, bookstore owners, former Borders employees, and dependents of each. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/binc-opens-application-process-higher-education-scholarships" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Disasters/Relief News - Bookselling Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:34:49 +0000 rosemary 9189 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org ABFFE Returns to Lower Manhattan Offices http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/abffe-returns-lower-manhattan-offices <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy shut down much of lower Manhattan, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression has returned to its fourth-floor offices on Fulton Street in the South Street Seaport. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/abffe-returns-lower-manhattan-offices" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Disasters/Relief Free Expression News - Bookselling Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:56:50 +0000 rosemary 9038 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org S&S Offers Assistance in Wake of Sandy http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/ss-offers-assistance-wake-sandy <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Simon &amp; Schuster has created a Hurricane Sandy relief effort that offers multiple copies of 20 new releases and bestsellers free of charge to&nbsp; retail accounts damaged by the storm. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/ss-offers-assistance-wake-sandy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Disasters/Relief News - Bookselling News - Vendors Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:31:03 +0000 8973 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Binc Fundraiser Raises Thousands to Benefit Booksellers http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/binc-fundraiser-raises-thousands-benefit-booksellers <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> The Book Industry Charitable Foundation&rsquo;s first major fundraising event, titled Zombie Apocalypse!, brought more than 100 supporters to downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 27 and raised more than $10,000 to benefit programs to support bookstore employees across the country. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/binc-fundraiser-raises-thousands-benefit-booksellers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> About ABA Disasters/Relief News - Bookselling Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:32:40 +0000 8968 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org East Coast Booksellers Dry Out and Power Up http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/east-coast-booksellers-dry-out-and-power <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Several ABA member bookstores affected by last week&rsquo;s hurricane are still working towards recovery. Among them are Bank Square Books, which has been closed due to severe flooding since last Monday, and New Jersey&rsquo;s BookTowne, which has been closed for 10 days due to power failure. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/east-coast-booksellers-dry-out-and-power" target="_blank">read more</a></p> About Bookstores Disasters/Relief LIBRIS News - Bookselling Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:28:35 +0000 elizabethk 8963 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Resources Available to ABA Members Affected by Sandy http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/resources-available-aba-members-affected-sandy <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> As ABA&rsquo;s offices were returning to normal operations on the Monday following Hurricane Sandy, the association&rsquo;s Member Relationship Managers were reaching out to bookstores in affected areas to assure them that ABA is available to help in any way that it can. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/resources-available-aba-members-affected-sandy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> About ABA Disasters/Relief News - Bookselling Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:41:12 +0000 rosemary 8946 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org Limited ABA Services Post-Hurricane Sandy http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/limited-aba-services-post-hurricane-sandy <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> Due to ongoing Hurricane Sandy-related power, phone, and Internet outages in New York, ABA operations are significantly affected. Our staff&rsquo;s ability to receive and to respond to communications is very limited. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/limited-aba-services-post-hurricane-sandy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> About ABA Disasters/Relief News - Bookselling Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:36:21 +0000 8943 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org ABA and Binc Partner to Offer Emergency Financial Assistance to Indie Booksellers http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/aba-and-binc-partner-offer-emergency-financial-assistance-indie-booksellers <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-photo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> This week, the American Booksellers Association and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation announced that they have entered into an agreement to offer a financial assistance program for employees of independent bookstores who are experiencing an emergency financial hardship. <p><a href="http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/aba-and-binc-partner-offer-emergency-financial-assistance-indie-booksellers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> About ABA Disasters/Relief News - Bookselling Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:42:44 +0000 dancullen 8896 at http://archivenews.bookweb.org