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Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending March 11, 2012.

Updated March 5, 2012:     The first-ever American Booksellers Association ABC Children’s Institute will be held on Wednesday, June 6, at New York’s Javits Convention Center during BookExpo America 2012.

The owners and staff at all ABA member bookstores can now cast their ballots for the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards. Voting is open till March 31 via an electronic form on BookWeb.org.

Here’s a preview of the titles on the April Indie Next List flier, on its way to ABA member stores in the IndieBound movement.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 19, 2012.

The March Indie Next List’s 12 “Now in Paperback” titles are featured with bookseller quotes on a downloadable flier and shelf-talkers.

The Art of Selling Books, a new promotion from Abrams that offers 90-days dating, free freight, and extra discounts on 20 curated assortments of front and backlist titles for adults and children, is getting an enthusiastic reception from indie booksellers around the country.

Here’s a preview of the Spring Children’s Indie Next List flier, arriving at stores in the upcoming Children’s White Box.

On Monday, IndieCommerce informed subscribing stores of a new policy regarding available inventory. Beginning this week, only publishers’ titles that are made available to retailers for sale in all available formats will be included in the IndieCommerce inventory database.

In recognition of Valentine’s Day, we present the Indie Love & Romance Bestseller Lists, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 5, 2012.