SIBA

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

... 18-year-old Fireside Books & Gifts in Forest Lake, N.C. Parks, along with former owner Suzanne Ledford, attended last weekend's SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) gathering held in Mobile, ...

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

... Who can use STARS? What can you do with STARS? Welcome to STARS Dear SIBA Booksellers, Have you ever had a phone call like this?  "Hi, I'm an author and I'm going to be visiting your town next week, ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. Sponsorships
(Advertising/Sponsorship Opportunities)

... large numbers for the SIBA meals and parties. Impress your message upon these buyers. Sponsorship includes listing on signage and in the trade show directory. Standard Sponsorships: CONCESSIONS: Create ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...

10. sibaweb.com
(Advertising/Online Advertising)

The online home of SIBA is www.sibaweb.com, one of the most active and interactive websites in the bookselling industry. The site regularly draws thousands of visiters each day, and has become a resource ...

11. Holiday Catalog
(Advertising/Print Advertising)

SIBA sponsors a consumer holiday catalog for its members each fall. The catalog is professionally designed, full-color, and features titles of both national and regional interest. Because the catalog ...

12. 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, ...

13. Tradeshow Directory
(Advertising/Print Advertising)

The SIBA Tradeshow Directory is distributed to everyone who attends the annual SIBA Trade Show in any capacity, and is mailed out to all pre-registrants in advance of the Show. The Directory promotes ...

14. 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, ...

15. 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; ...

16. 2008 Holiday Catalog Information
(Marketing/Holiday Catalog)

SIBA sponsors a consumer catalog for its members so that the can make the most of the fall holiday shopping season. These catalogs are professionally designed, full-color, and feature titles of regional ...

17. 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 ...

18. 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 ...

19. 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 ...

20. 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 ...