News - Bookselling

Last Friday, March 29, all ABA Regular Bookstore members were e-mailed an electronic ballot for the 2013 election of American Booksellers Association officers and directors. In order to be counted, ballots must be cast by April 30, 2013.

On Thursday, March 28, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled 4-1 in favor of the state’s sales tax fairness law, dismissing arguments made by Amazon.com and Overstock.com that the law was unconstitutional.

John Sargent, Macmillan CEO, will be the featured speaker at the opening plenary session, kicking off Bookselling Today & ABA Education at BEA on Wednesday, May 29. He will be joined by ABA President Becky Anderson for a discussion about the challenges facing the book industry.

Here’s a first look at the schedule of ABA educational programming at BookExpo America 2013. The free program is aimed toward ABA bookstore and provisional members but is open to all BEA attendees.

Bookstore owners honored for giving back; Water Street named Business of the Year

New York Times editorial favors sales tax fairness; free bookseller subscription to ForeWord Reviews; European Union to approve Penguin, Random House merger; France budgets for bookstore assistance

Three e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include gardening, farm-to-table cooking, and the relationships between mothers and children.

The Ninth Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature will take place April 29 – May 5, in New York City. Through a partnership with the ABA, PEN is providing a promo code that will allow ABA bookstore members to offer their customers tickets at 20 percent off the regular price.

On Tuesday, March 19, in advance of the Senate’s landslide vote in favor of sales tax fairness, ABA joined with Jewelers of America to meet with key U.S. senators and representatives in Washington, D.C., in support of the Marketplace Fairness Act (S.336/H.R.684).

ABA’s 2013 Celebration of Bookselling and Author Awards Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 30, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Javits Convention Center during BEA. Reservations are free and limited to two booksellers from each ABA member company.