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Recap: Lunch and Learn with Dave Lucey / Edelweiss Omnibus
Recap: Lunch and Learn with Dave Lucey / Edelweiss Omnibus

Dave gives a whirlwind tour of Omnibus, taking booksellers through the process of identifying inventory that needs to be restocked and creating and sending orders, receiving orders and managing inventory. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/10/2026


Baltimore Bookstore Bus Tours: Tour 3 Details
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Baltimore Bookstore Bus Tours: Tour 3 Details

Visiting Greedy Reads, Charm City, Growing Minds & Backwater Books Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/10/2026


Baltimore Bookstore Bus Tours: Tour 2 Details
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Baltimore Bookstore Bus Tours: Tour 2 Details

Visiting Snug Books, Bird in Hand, Greedy Reads: Remington Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/9/2026


Why NVNR? from SIBA President Julia Davis
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Why NVNR? from SIBA President Julia Davis

I’m so excited to see booksellers descend on Baltimore! The city is full of neighborhoods all with their own character, history, and atmosphere–much like independent bookstores, in fact. Continue Reading

Postedby Julia Davis
Date posted06/9/2026


Why Readers Love Catalogs
Why Readers Love Catalogs

Print appeals to a reader's creative side, it's tangibility inspires a feeling of trust, and it's longevity tends to increase purchases. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/8/2026


How Bookstores Use the Winter Catalog: Customer Recruitment
How Bookstores Use the Winter Catalog: Customer Recruitment

The Winter Catalog is a marketing piece that stays relevant for the entire season. It can be places your bookstore isn't, but your customers (and potential customers) are. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/8/2026


Baltimore Bookstore Bus Tours: Tour 1 Details
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Baltimore Bookstore Bus Tours: Tour 1 Details

Visiting The Ivy Bookstore, Atomic Books, and Urban Reads Bookstore Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/8/2026


What We're Reading, Listening to, and Watching This Week (6/7/2026)
What We're Reading, Listening to, and Watching This Week (6/7/2026)

The books, audiobooks, music, movies, and television shows that have the SIBA staff riveted this week Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/7/2026


Baltimore Bookstore Bus Tours!
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Baltimore Bookstore Bus Tours!

Booksellers may think of the New Voices New Rooms conference as a place to learn what is happening in the book industry, but NVNR is also a place where the book industry comes to learn about indie bookstores Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/7/2026


SIBA Creates Catalog Display Membership Credit
SIBA Creates Catalog Display Membership Credit

Borrowing a great idea from our NAIBA neighbors, starting this year SIBA is offering member bookstores a $50 credit toward their next membership renewal when they submit photos of their catalog displays. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/3/2026


For Booksellers: Prep Early to Place Orders at NVNR 2026
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For Booksellers: Prep Early to Place Orders at NVNR 2026

Booksellers will be able to schedule meetings with many of the exhibitors in advance through the event app. Coming to the Exhibit hall prepared will make those meetings go quickly and smoothly. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicki Leone
Date posted06/3/2026


Why NVNR? from NAIBA Board Vice President Erin Matthews
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Why NVNR? from NAIBA Board Vice President Erin Matthews

I’m so excited to see booksellers descend on Baltimore! The city is full of neighborhoods all with their own character, history, and atmosphere–much like independent bookstores, in fact. Continue Reading

Date posted06/2/2026