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A new survey from BookExpo America is asking booksellers, publishers, and authors for their input on the annual trade show. The survey takes a just a few moments to complete and responses are completely anonymous.

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In a Day of Education session entitled “Turning Mind Share Into Market Share in the Children's Market,” Kristen McLean, a consultant to the ABC Children’s Group at ABA, asked booksellers the important question: “What is your Why?”

As part of ABA's Day of Education at BEA, a session entitled “The Digital Market and the YA Audience” addressed the reading habits of today's teens, and what bookstores can do to foster their interests.

At the session “Selling Non-book in the Children's Department," ABA President Becky Anderson of Anderson's Bookshops in Naperville, Illinois, moderated a panel discussion with Beth Puffer of Bank Street Bookstore in New York City and Andrea Vuleta of Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop in La Verne, California, about their ordering tactics and top picks for toys and games.

Last Monday afternoon at BEA’s Adult Editors Buzz Forum, six publishing executives shared their favorite books for the upcoming season with a roomful of booksellers, journalists, and other show attendees.

ABA Technology Director Matt Supko and Matt Norcross of McLean & Eakin Booksellers provided the latest updates and best practices for promoting Google eBooks™ and IndieCommerce sites at the Day of Education’s “E-Books 201.”

Cynthia Compton of 4 Kids Books shared her secrets to creating events for children at ABA’s Day of Education, sponsored by the Ingram Content Group, at BEA.

At a lively and thought-provoking BookExpo America panel, two bestselling authors and two nationally noted free speech advocates presented an overview and a frontline account of the tactics and trends of contemporary book banning.

Editors shared their upcoming Young Adult and Middle-Grade title picks at BEA’s Editors Buzz Forums.