SIBA

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

... but is educating people about how it's better for the community to support local businesses." Carolyn and Herbert Crows have owned Pablos on Market in Athens, AL since Carolyn left teaching six years ...

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

... by the author. Bookstores can also forward STARS announcements to their own customers and community organizations. Many of you are approached as a resource for finding speakers for book clubs, civic organizations, ...

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

... fresh ways for independent booksellers and other independent businesses to better convey their core strengths -- independence, passion, community -- to customers. A community-based website, IndieBound.org, ...

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

... Bookstore owners Elizabeth Bluemle and Josie Leavitt were recognized for having "created a place that gives back to everyone who wants to be part of the book community" and for sharing their knowledge ...

5. The Future is IndieBound
(News/Latest)

... national movement, creating new and interesting ways for independent booksellers and other independent businesses to better communicate their core strengths -- independence, passion, community -- to their ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. SIBA Sponsored Blogs
(Networking/SIBA Community)

... a kind of virtual floor where you can handsell your favorite titles 24/7. SIBA promotes member blogs to the Southern literary community and to the industry by listing them on Authors 'Round the South and ...

9. SIBA Listserv
(Networking/SIBA Community)

... ongoing discussion group, part of the Yahoo! Groups community, is an online forum for booksellers and industry professionals to meet, exchanges news and trade good ideas. SIBA membership is not required ...

10. Booksellers
(About SIBA/Membership Benefits)

... bookselling in the South. Through it's newsletter and listserv, it promotes networking and a sense of community among booksellers. The SIBA Bestseller list, ARTS calendar, Book Awards and holiday catalogs ...

11. Exhibitors & Vendors
(About SIBA/Membership Benefits)

SIBA offers publishers many opportunities to promote their books and to reach a targeted audience of booksellers, book buyers and book reviewers. SIBA produces holiday catalogs which reach directly to ...

12. 2008 SIBA Trade Show
(Education/Trade Show)

... Community with IndieBound There is a clear sentiment in favor of localism that is revolutionizing customer behavior. People are choosing Main Street over malls. Indie Bound taps into this growing movement ...

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

... SIBArecognizes that every store faces its own challenges and has its own needs. Some stores are looking for ways to increase their visibility in their community. Some stores would like help minimizing ...

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

... balloting procedures of the Corporation. Accordingly, in order of priority: A) Core Members will have resources and information to increase public awareness of their importance in the community. B) ...

15. Fountain Bookstore Under New Ownership
(News/Bookseller News)

... our community. We also believe in the strongest support for Richmond area and Virginia authors. More information is available on all authors by request. Website: http://www.fountainbookstore.com   ...

16. ABDebs Books & Gifts, Knightdale, N.C.
(News/Bookseller News)

... My husband said, "You're nuts," as usual. And I ignored him . . . as usual.'" The 900-sq.-ft. store stocks 12,000 books, and there is additional space for a community center. The store's major areas ...

17. SIBA and Decatur Book Festival announce partnership
(News/SIBA News)

... sponsored by SIBA. Says Wang, “Decatur is a town that prides itself on its support for independent businesses. It's that spirit of independence that makes Decatur such a unique community so well suited ...

18. SIBA and AMIBA: A Partnership for the Future
(News/SIBA News)

... Alliance (AMIBA) to provide reduced AMIBA affiliate rates for its core member bookstores. Under the new agreement, any SIBA member store who wants to start an Independent Business Alliance in its community ...

19. SIBA Creates BookSpace
(News/SIBA News)

MySpace as Book Space: Visit Hip, Independent Southern Bookstores at SIBA's MySpace Group Columbia, SC - May 9, 2007 -The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has created an online community of independent ...

20. The State of the Store: Quail Ridge Books
(News/Bookseller News)

... also supports our community. I just signed a new lease that keeps us in our space for another nine years, so I'm happy. "P.S. The landlord offered us $30,000 or whatever we need to refurbish the s ...