Winter Institute

Louisville, Kentucky's Muhammad Ali Center will host the opening reception of the American Booksellers Association's Third Annual Winter Institute (Wi3). The event, which is made possible by the generous support of ABA's Event and Publisher Partners, will be held on Thursday, January 24, from 7:00 p.m.

The American Booksellers Association has welcomed Hyperion Books for Children/Disney Press as its final Publisher Partner for the Third Annual Winter Institute (Wi3), to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, from January 24 - 27, 2008.

Less than a month after the American Booksellers Association opened registration for its Third Annual Winter Institute (Wi3), the event is more than two-thirds booked to capacity. ABA is encouraging booksellers who want to be a part of the 2008 education event in Louisville, Kentucky, to book as soon as possible to avoid being shut out.

The American Booksellers Association is sponsoring an Emerging Leaders Scholarship, covering reasonable transportation costs to the Third Annual Winter Institute Wi3) in Louisville, Kentucky, and up to a three-night hotel stay at the host hotel, the Louisville Marriott Downtown.

Booksellers attending the Third Annual Winter Institute (Wi3) in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 24 - 27, 2008, will once again benefit from the generosity of the American Booksellers Association's Event and Publisher partners.

Registration for the American Booksellers Association's Third Annual Winter Institute (Wi3) began on Thursday, August 30.

What do Muhammad Ali, baseball bats, mint juleps, and UPS trucks have in common? They all hail from Louisville, Kentucky, site of the American Booksellers Association's Third Annual Winter Institute (a.k.a., WI3), taking place on January 24 - 27, 2008.

Of the 500 booksellers who attended ABA's second annual Winter Institute in Portland, Oregon, in early February, 30 were prospective booksellers. They came to take advantage of some of the 16 educational seminars, to gather resources, and to network with seasoned booksellers. Several prospective booksellers who are planning to open stores this year also participated in a mentorship program that paired each with an ABA Board member. Bookselling This Week recently had the opportunity to speak with a few of them about their experiences.

Less than two weeks after attending this year's Winter Institute, Becky Milner, the owner of Vintage Books in Vancouver, Washington, wrote to ABA staff to share some of the many changes the two-day education program, and her networking colleagues, inspired her to make in the store's operations. What she created was the beginnings of a great marketing checklist for any independent bookseller. February 13, 2007