BookExpo

BlogWorld & New Media Expo East to be held in conjunction with BEA; Hometown paper takes on Amazon’s sales tax position; Penguin partners with NetGalley; Consortium signs four publishers; S&S and Ripley Entertainment ink distribution agreement; SPAN executive director steps down

All ABA Regular Bookstore and Provisional members that register for BookExpo America 2011 are eligible for a number of free badges.

Diane Keaton, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Roger Ebert will be among the headliners at this year’s BookExpo America Author Breakfasts.

Publishers Weekly is seeking nominations for its 19th annual PW Bookstore and PW Sales Rep of the Year awards to be presented this spring at BookExpo America in New York City.

SBA initiatives to increase lending in underserved communities; Applications available for NBF’s 2011 Innovations in Reading Prize; IDPF names new executive director; NRF revises holiday forecast up to 3.3 percent; Italy to be BEA Global Market Forum guest of honor

Small Business Saturday extended; BookExpo America to stay in New York; AAP reports October book sales

ASTRA’s “Neighborhood Toy Store Day” a success; Joseph-Beth Group files for Chapter 11; BISG releases report on e-book buyers; BEA introduces redesigned website, organizes webinar

Bookstore owners shared their experiences with consignment programs, a green delivery service, and a newsletter-turned-magazine at a panel on alternative business models at ABA's Day of Education at BookExpo America.

Kate DiCamillo, winner of the 2010 Indies Choice Book Award for "Most Engaging Author," offers a message to booksellers from her acceptance speech at ABA's Celebration of Bookselling Luncheon at BEA. "Booksellers Make the Difference" is presented here and as a downloadable two-page PDF.

Booksellers discussed the challenges and opportunities that 8-to-12-year-old readers represent, as part of ABA's Day of Education at BookExpo America.