BookExpo

The decision to sell a business begs a series of hard questions, including: How much is the business worth? How can its value be increased? What are alternatives to exiting the business? How are buyers selected? Panelists tackled these questions and more during the Day of Education session "Succession Planning: Valuing Your Business."

Two insightful, forceful, and persuasive advocates defended opposing sides of a nuanced and important free speech issue at a BEA debate sponsored by the American Booksellers Association for Free Expression, the Association of American Publishers’ Freedom to Read Committee, and the Freedom to Read Foundation. 

ABA's Day of Education session "Power to the Bookseller" featured ABA CEO Oren Teicher and Jim Sherin, president and CEO of the Retail Council of New York.

21,919 industry professionals at BEA; Above the Treeline launches Edelweiss GeoSearch; PBS NewsHour features industry discussion on e-books; Lambda Literary Foundation names 2010 award winners; 2010 Arab American Book Award winners announced

Six editors shared their favorite upcoming releases at the Editor's Buzz Panel at BookExpo America.

In a period of turbulent technological change, several hundred ABA member bookstores arrived at BEA 2010 to focus on education, networking, and a full-sensory immersion in the upcoming fall list on the bustling trade floor. Certain packed educational sessions reflected booksellers' interest in staying on top of, and even ahead of changes in the industry.

At the ABA's Town Hall and the newly revamped Annual Meeting, which was held on Wednesday, May 27, at BookExpo America, there was an air of optimism and excitement among ABA members as they discussed the potential for having a leading role in a rapidly expanding, and fluid, digital marketplace.

At Tuesday's ABA Day of Education, Jack McKeown, industry consultant and director of New Business Development for Verso Digital, presented consumer demographics and book-buying preferences from the "2010 Survey of Book-Buying Behavior With Verso Digital."

The opening session of ABA's Day of Education at BEA featured ABA's Oren Teicher and six other industry leaders debating "the value of the book."

Steve Rosato, event director for BookExpo America, announced today via his blog, The Bean, that the trade show will return to a three-day format in 2011.