SIBA

1. 2008 SIBA Book Awards are all a'twitter!
(News/SIBA News)

... of the upcoming Decatur Book Festival on August 29 – 31st. The ceremony, honoring the best Southern books of the year as chosen by southern independent booksellers, will be held on Saturday, August 30th ...

2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

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

... books." Saluting the assembled independent booksellers at the Celebration, he said, "Those of you who chose to make a living in this craft [of bookselling] are cultural ambassadors in the communities ...

5. The Future is IndieBound
(News/Latest)

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

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...

10. authorsroundthesouth.com
(Advertising/Online Advertising)

... 2500 consumers, booksellers, industry professionals and media outlets The Lady Banks’ Commonplace Book newsletter: Is archived on authorsroundthesouth.com and is promoted to over 3000 subscribers, primarily ...

11. sibaweb.com
(Advertising/Online Advertising)

... for both booksellers and other industry professionals for news and information about bookselling and publishing in the South. Sibaweb.com is the source for information about all of SIBA’s programs and ...

12. Holiday Catalog
(Advertising/Print Advertising)

... and wants to look at the books."--Janet Bollum, SIBA Board Member, The Muse Book Shop, Deland, Florida New this year! In order to increase exposure and promote sales, SIBA will offer booksellers an insertion ...

13. Siba Ink! Newsletter & Toolkit
(Advertising/Print Advertising)

The SIBA Newsletter is a bimonthly publication that reaches SIBA bookseller. Each issue is designed as a booksellers “toolkit” appropriate to the season--with reproducible marketing materials, forms, signage, ...

14. 2008 SIBA Book Award
(Marketing/SIBA Book Award)

About the SIBA Book Award: Each year, hundreds of booksellers across the South vote on their favorite hand-sell books of the year. These are the Southern books they have most enjoyed selling to customers; ...

15. 2008 Holiday Catalog Information
(Marketing/Holiday Catalog)

...  Pubs & Reps Booksellers info for publishers  ...

16. Southern Independent Bestseller List
(Marketing/Southern Independent Bestseller List)

SIBA partners with the American Booksellers Association and Book Sense to create a weekly list of bestsellers specific to the South.  The Southern Independent Bestseller List is distributed to all SIBA ...

17. Listserv, Websites & Blogs
(Online/SIBA Online)

SIBA understands that independent bookselling in the Information Age must embrace the Internet and take advantage of online marketing opportunities. SIBA currently supports the following online marketing ...

18. Lady Banks' Commonplace Book
(Online/SIBA Online)

  Lady Banks' Commonplace Book is a newsletter for people interested in Southern literature, sponsored by booksellers who are members of SIBA. It is marketed directly to consumers -- your customers ...

19. Authors 'Round the South
(Online/SIBA Online)

... also contains news about independent bookselling and the Southern literary community, including: blogs from Southern booksellers the Southern Independent Bestseller List, and archives news from independent ...

20. SIBA Sponsored Blogs
(Networking/SIBA Community)

Because we recognize that booksellers in the information age need to be proactive in reaching out to their customer base, SIBA has created a free blog service for its members. By signing up for a SIBA-hosted ...