IndieBound

David Wroblewski

This Friday, July 11, is the deadline for nominations for the Fall Children's Indie Next List, which will be the debut kids' Next List.

PC Magazine's AppScout, which "scour[s] the world in search of the best software, sites, and Web apps," recently named IndieBound.org to its list of "Cool Web Sites."

The July 2008 Indie Next List Notables flier is now available in a downloadable PDF on BookWeb.org. The redesigned flier joins and amplifies the other new IndieBound materials, especially the new Indie Next List fliers, which debuted with the July list.

The summer reading season is kicking into high gear, and so is IndieBound.org. A number of innovative features have recently been added to help consumers find great titles... and nearby indie bookstores.Here's a look at what's new:

Over the next several months, American Booksellers Association staff will be visiting locations around the country to answer questions, share ideas, and help position bookstores to take advantage of IndieBound and all that it has to offer.

As Americans gear up for next week's Fourth of July celebrations, ABA member booksellers are using IndieBound marketing materials to create or supplement their own unique "Independents" promotions.

When IndieBound, the new movement celebrating the value of independent bookstores and other locally owned indie retailers, was launched by the American Booksellers Association at end of May, all independently owned member stores were automatically included in the program. A Literary Liberation Box with posters, decals, buttons, bookmarks, and lots of other rallying materials was sent to all locally owned ABA member stores.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending June 24, 2008. 1. The Art of Simple Food Alice Waters, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798 2.

Claire Klassen couldn't wait to return home from BookExpo America and start using IndieBound at Austin, Texas' BookPeople. "We are the perfect environment to spread the message of 'independents,'" she explained.