SIBA

1. 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 ...

2. 2008 SIBA Book Award Winners Announced
(News/SIBA News)

...  "A fascinating and beautifully written book that is about so much more than merely eating locally." ~City Lights Bookstore CHILDRENS: Deep in the Swamp by Donna Bateman, illustrated by Brian Lies, ...

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

... that 'we're IndieBound,'" said incoming ABA President Gayle Shanks of Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. "Locally owned, indie booksellers introduce readers to great new writing, contribute ...

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

... Kite Runner], and then for handselling the hell out of my books." Sharing his memories of biking to his neighborhood bookstore in Kabul as a boy, he described a growing love of literature fostered ...

5. The Future is IndieBound
(News/Latest)

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

6. Email Marketing Opportunities
(Advertising/Email Marketing)

... marketed to consumers. Download our advertising brochure and rate sheet Email advertising opportunities SIBA BLAST EMAIL: Reach over 500 bookstores with the SIBA Blast; an email announcement sent out ...

7. 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 ...

8. Holiday Catalog
(Advertising/Print Advertising)

... is provided free of charge, it has become the marketing piece of choice for many SIBA member stores during the busy holiday season. Bookstores distribute over one million of these catalogs to their customers ...

9. Say It Yourself: Mailing List Rentals
(Advertising/Print Advertising)

Mailing Lists: SIBA rents its mailing list of over 1000 bookstores to industry organizations and authors. The mailing list is made available on press-apply labels. Exceptions are made for SIBA members, ...

10. 2008 Holiday Catalog Information
(Marketing/Holiday Catalog)

...  the 100,001 Book Project | get the holiday catalog toolkit what bookstores are saying about the catalog  ...

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

...  A Novel Idea, Inc. Chattanooga TN Accent On Books, Inc. Asheville NC Andrea's Bookstore, Inc. Palatka FL Bay Books LLC Bay Saint Louis MS Bay ...

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

... avenues: SIBA-hosted websites, free to bookstores SIBA-hosted blogs, free to bookstores SIBA Listserv, an online discussion group about Southern books and bookselling SIBA MySpace, a group for SIBA members ...

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

... 'Round the South, including bookstore events, author interviews, bookseller recommendations, and Southern literary news and gossip as narrated by her ladyship, the editor. Subscribe to Lady Banks here ...

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

Authorsroundthesouth.com is one of the most extensive listings of author events and readings in the South. SIBA created Authors ‘Round the South (ARTS) as a tool for member bookstores to promote their ...

15. SIBA Sponsored Blogs
(Networking/SIBA Community)

... blog, bookstores can take advantage of the networking power of blogging without worrying about the technical side of set up and promotion. SIBA handles all the administrative tasks associated with blogs--all ...

16. Ask a Bookseller
(Networking/SIBA Community)

...  Formerly known as the "mentor program," this service, only available to SIBA bookstores, allows booksellers to ask their collegues for advice on specific issues. SIBA directs all inquiries to the bookseller ...

17. SIBA Free Website Service
(Business Services/SIBA Business Services)

... was instituted to ensure that all SIBA bookstores would be able to benefit fully from SIBA’s marketing and outreach programs. Originally based on a simple template, the service has recently been upgraded ...

18. 2008 SIBA Trade Show
(Education/Trade Show)

... raising readers who shop local! Independent Wholesaler Bookazine is a proud partner with SIBA’s Independent Bookstores. Bookazine’s sponsorship helps core members to pursue local alliances in their support ...

19. What Does SIBA Do?
(About SIBA/About SIBA)

... services available to members of SIBA have all been carefully evaluated to ensure that it fulfills two goals: 1) that the program or service will help SIBA’s core bookstore members become better, more ...

20. Governance & Bylaws
(About SIBA/Board, Staff & Governance)

SIBA exists for conditions conducive to core member success, to the extent that justifies expenditure of available resources. Independent, privately held, brick & mortar, commercially zoned bookstores ...