News - Vendors

Effective March 4, Simon & Schuster has changed its Order Minimum Policy and Dating Terms for Retail Returnable Accounts.

NBCC honors winners for 2012 publishing year; Archipelago distribution moves to Random House; Ingram adds Harlequin to MyiLibrary® e-book platform; Lambda Literary and Publishing Triangle name award finalists

To help booksellers meet the demand that World Book Night publicity will bring, Ingram is offering an extra two percent discount on the event’s 32 featured titles from March 4 through April 30, 2013.

Here’s a look at the list of the titles presented by Winter Institute 8’s Publisher Sponsors at the Rep Picks lunches and at the Small & Independent Press Breakfast.

Starting on Thursday, February 21, independent booksellers across the country can pre-register to participate in Find Waldo Local 2013, a month-long community-wide scavenger hunt in July 2013 that celebrates the uniqueness, fun, and strength of local businesses.

The Department of Justice has completed its review of the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House and has cleared the transaction in the U.S., according to a statement released today by the publishers’ respective parent companies, Pearson and Bertelsmann.

SCIBA celebrates Jennifer Bigelow; Bookish debuts; iBookstore highlights self-published books; Europa launches world noir series; Verso distribution moves to Random House

Joining previously announced ABA affiliated business solution partners, POS vendors, and others at the Winter Institute 8 Consultation Station will be representatives of the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, BookExpo America, Ingram, LIBRIS, and Rafter.com.

By popular demand, Candlewick and ABA are bringing back Find Waldo Local  in July 2013. To make this month-long promotion even better the second time around, Candlewick is asking booksellers who participated in last year’s event for their feedback.

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression’s newest affiliate is Filofax, a premier supplier of journals, datebooks, planners, and writing instruments, including Lamy pens and pencils, and all Letts of London products.