Bookselling This Week - Disasters/Relief

BTW News Briefs

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:54:07 +0000

Pubs for the Hub to raise funds for Boston; Intuit’s “Make a Wish” contest for small business owners returns; ALA’s list of most challenged titles released; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announces Take 5; Books Are My Bag to launch in U.K.; Simon & Schuster in pilot program with New York City libraries; Ingram adds Ebook Library titles to OASIS

Binc Scholarship Applications Accepted Through April 18

rosemary — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:16:55 +0000

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.

Binc Opens Application Process for Higher Education Scholarships

rosemary — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:34:49 +0000

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.

ABFFE Returns to Lower Manhattan Offices

rosemary — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:56:50 +0000

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.

S&S Offers Assistance in Wake of Sandy

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:31:03 +0000

Simon & Schuster has created a Hurricane Sandy relief effort that offers multiple copies of 20 new releases and bestsellers free of charge to retail accounts damaged by the storm.

Binc Fundraiser Raises Thousands to Benefit Booksellers

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:32:40 +0000

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation’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.

East Coast Booksellers Dry Out and Power Up

elizabethk — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:28:35 +0000

Several ABA member bookstores affected by last week’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’s BookTowne, which has been closed for 10 days due to power failure.

Resources Available to ABA Members Affected by Sandy

rosemary — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:41:12 +0000

As ABA’s offices were returning to normal operations on the Monday following Hurricane Sandy, the association’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.

Limited ABA Services Post-Hurricane Sandy

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:36:21 +0000

Due to ongoing Hurricane Sandy-related power, phone, and Internet outages in New York, ABA operations are significantly affected. Our staff’s ability to receive and to respond to communications is very limited.

ABA and Binc Partner to Offer Emergency Financial Assistance to Indie Booksellers

dancullen — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:42:44 +0000

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.