SIBA congratulates the three booksellers who have earned their certifications from the Professional Booksellers School (PBS). Continue Reading
The books, audiobooks, podcasts, playlists, albums, songs, TV shows, and movies that have us captivated this week. Continue Reading
2025 was a time of both triumphs and challenges for SIBA and SIBA's membership. On the one hand, SIBA's 50th anniversary was a year of steady growth in both membership numbers, and member engagement. Continue Reading
Submission deadline: January 31, 2026 Continue Reading
Welcome to our new website! We have a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve all our members. We hope that you'll enjoy it as much as we do. In order to get the most out of your member experience, you will need to create a new login. Your previous username and password... Continue Reading
Dominic Howarth of Book + Bottle in St. Petersburg, Florida and Jason Smith of Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Georgia will each receive a $2500 cash award in recognition of their work bringing books to readers. Continue Reading
The books, music, podcasts, movies, TV shows, and general things in life your SIBA staff are into. Continue Reading
As we come to the close of the year, we want to remind bookstores that voting for the Southern Book Prize is still ongoing and to encourage booksellers to get their customers engaged on the vital question of what books deserve to be called "The Best Southern Book of the Year" Continue Reading
Over a hundred booksellers across all eleven states in SIBA territory recieved a $500 holiday bonus thanks to the generosity of James Patterson. Continue Reading
We are in the "countdown" phase of SIBA's transition! One day next week SIBA members will visit www.sibaweb.com and see not only a new website, but a much more interactive and useful one. Continue Reading
Shelf Awareness is a free daily email that covers the indie bookselling business. They consider their mission to "help indie bookstores succeed." Continue Reading
What the SIBA Staff has been reading, or listening to, or watching this week! Continue Reading
