Christopher J. Zane, the founder of Zane’s Cycles and a nationally noted entrepreneur and speaker, is the opening plenary speaker at ABA’s Day of Education, sponsored by the Ingram Content Group. Zane recently spoke to BTW about the customer experience, the recovering economy, and why half-off coupons are not the answer.
For booksellers and others looking to get a jump on remainder buying at BookExpo America, the CIROBE Remainders Pavilion will open one day earlier than the rest of the trade show floor.
Staff from Edelweiss, Above the Treeline’s interactive publisher catalog system, will offer two sessions aimed at publishers, and one for booksellers, sales reps, and other users of the product, during next week’s BEA.
ABA will hold its 2011 ABA Membership Meeting from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in Room 1E09/10 of the Javits Center, in conjunction with BEA. The Membership Meeting will be preceded by the Town Hall meeting.
There’s still time to make reservations for Speed Dating With Children’s Authors, ABA’s Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards Luncheon, the Tea With Children’s Authors, and the ABC Children’s Group Silent Auction and Reception at BEA.
Margaret Atwood discusses the book industry in flux and what happens when the “oldest human technology” is filtered through the new. BEA attendees will have the opportunity to learn more of Atwood’s thoughts on changes in the book industry at an ABA Day of Education Plenary session, from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 23.
BookExpo America’s Hotel ABA, the Holiday Inn at 57th Street, will be the site of evening receptions on Sunday and Monday, May 22 and 23. Both will provide ABA member booksellers with the opportunity to mingle with established and up-and-coming authors.
Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson talks to ABFFE President Chris Finan about her role as chair of the ABC Children’s Group Silent Auction at BEA, the challenges to her books in schools and local libraries around the country, and the effects these have had on her, on kids, and on other writers.
Putumayo World Music artists The Sweet Remains will be performing at the ABC Children’s Group Silent Auction and Reception to benefit the newly established ABFFE Fund for Free Speech in Children’s Books during BEA.
