SIBA

1. Creative Alert
(Advertising/Email Marketing)

... Productions "This is one of the most beneficial things I've seen so far!  Thank you so much for making it available to us."   --Cindi, Ink Spell Books, NCIBA Reach thousands of booksellers.  The ...

2. 2009 SIBA Book Award
(Marketing/SIBA Book Award)

2009 SIBA Book Award Nominations Now Open What were your favorite books of 2008?  SIBA is currently accepting nominations for the 2009 SIBA Book Award. Nominations can be made online here: Nomination ...

3. October/November 2008: The Holiday Catalog Toolkit
(Marketing/Newsletter & Toolkits)

... the weekend after Thanksgiving. Sell sell sell! Remember, the goal is to sell 100,001 books! Send out a last minute email promoting all the “stocking stuffers” in the catalog. December 31, 2008: ...

4. Conquer Coop!
(Business Services/Affiliate Programs)

... three months. (Co-optimize will also waive a $150 setup fee for participating SIBA members).  Because this is the busiest time of year for most booksellers, Co-optimize sweetens the deal by filing all ...

5. SIBA Gets High Marks
(News/SIBA News)

by Kevin Howell -- Publishers Weekly, 9/28/2008 11:28:00 PM Larry McMurtry is not the only bestselling author to own a bookstore; in January, Kay Hooper and her business manager Linda Parks bought the ...

6. New Southern Rep for Baker & Taylor
(News/Latest)

Please welcome Debbie Burleson, our new Retail Territory Manager who joins Charles Greiner in serving booksellers in the South. Debbie began her career with Baker & Taylor as a Marketing ...

7. Announcing STARS: The Southern Traveling Authors Registration Service
(News/SIBA News)

Presenting the Southern Traveling Author Registration Service Bringing authors and booksellers together Columbia, SC - September 16, 2008 - Announcing STARS How does it work? ...

8. August/September 2008: The Trade Show Toolkit
(Marketing/Newsletter & Toolkits)

Making the Most of the SIBA Trade Show! The Trade Show Toolkit Download the August/September 2008 Trade Show Toolkit More Trade Show Resources      

9. 2008 SIBA Book Awards are all atwitter!
(News/SIBA News)

Tell me why you wrote this book—in 140 characters A Twitter-inspired ceremony for the 2008 SIBA Book Awards Columbia, SC - August 11, 2008 - The 2008 SIBA Book Award Ceremony will be one of the highlights ...

10. Around the World with Fireside Books
(News/Bookseller News)

[From Shelf-Awareness] This summer children are enjoying a global odyssey at Fireside Books and Gifts in Forest City, N.C. Three Saturdays per month in June, July, and August the store is hosting "Around ...

11. 2008 SIBA Book Award Winners Announced
(News/SIBA News)

2008 SIBA Book Award Winners Announced The best in Southern Literature as chosen by the people who would know. . .Southern Independent Booksellers Columbia, SC ...

12. June/July 2008: The Buy Local Toolkit
(Marketing/Newsletter & Toolkits)

... your neighborhood bookshop”) or as complex as forming a full-scale independent business alliance with other area merchants and creating a grassroots movement. (See http://bigboxtoolkit.com for guidelines ...

13. A Joyous, Groundbreaking Celebration of Bookselling: ABA Launches IndieBound
(News/Latest)

ABA CEO Avin Mark Domnitz announces the launch of IndieBound. In the spirit of the Boston Tea Party, booksellers declared a new era of Independents ...

14. Book of the Year & Bookseller of the Year Winners Honored
(News/Latest)

The Celebration also honored the 2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Award winners, the Publishers Weekly Bookseller and Rep of the Year winners, and the 2008 Lucile Micheels Pannell Award winners. ...

15. The Future is IndieBound
(News/Latest)

Nationwide Independent Bookstore Movement Announced at BookExpo America American Booksellers Association Launches IndieBound; Localism ...

16. Sponsorships
(Advertising/Sponsorship Opportunities)

Most of the events and programs offered by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance have sponsorship opportunities available. Sponsoring a program brings your company to the attention of hundreds ...

17. Lady Banks' Commonplace Book
(Advertising/Email Marketing)

Lady Banks’ Commonplace Book is SIBA’s primary push vehicle for marketing directly to consumers. A newsletter for people interested in Southern literature, sponsored by booksellers who are members of SIBA ...

18. Extra! Extra! Press Release Service
(Advertising/Email Marketing)

On the theory that its member stores know their own markets best, SIBA has collected and collated the press lists of it booksellers into a database of media contacts highly specialized for the Southern ...

19. Email Marketing Opportunities
(Advertising/Email Marketing)

SIBA’s enhanced web and email presence reaches thousands of booksellers, book lovers and industry professionals. Email announcements reach thousands of subscribers. SIBA-sponsored websites are visited ...

20. authorsroundthesouth.com
(Advertising/Online Advertising)

Authorsroundthesouth.com (ARTS) is a site sponsored by SIBA which promotes Southern literature and author events at independent bookstores in the South. The ARTS calendar of author readings is the largest ...