If you’ve participated in ABACUS in the past, you know how valuable the ABACUS results are — both for ABA member stores and for ABA and SIBA.
Stores that participate in ABACUS receive individual “report cards” with key performance indicators that can help you with benchmarking and financial decision-making!
ABACUS also provides invaluable insight into trends, the fiscal health of our membership, and external industry factors impacting the indie channel, all of which help the ABA team decide how best to support our members.
If you have never participated (or you are not a numbers person), don’t worry! The ABA will be hosting several workshops to help you fill out the survey.
Visit the ABACUS page on bookweb.org for resources, including workshop recordings and a copy of the survey to review. Also see SIBA Membership Coordinator Candice Huber's Tips for Filling Out ABACUS. There is a lot great information there to help make the process go more smoothly.
Join these open help sessions for live support. ABA CFO Lauren Ciborski will be available to answer questions, clarify requirements, and help you find the information you need to complete your survey!
Click on a session below to register:
The ABA will also offer education sessions later this year to help you understand and apply the survey results!