Why you should complete your ABACUS survey
By now, ABA members should have received an email from Industry Insights with the subject line "ABACUS Benchmarking Survey." The deadline to complete this financial snapshot survey is July 26. ABACUS is one of the only available ways for the indie channel to collect actionable data, which the ABA can then use to negotiate on your behalf with publishers, distributors, and other industry partners. Without collective data, every independent bookstores must compete alone with the entire industry. The more stores participate in ABACUS, the more benefit it has to your store and to the industry as a whole. Click here for more information.