In the last quarter fifteen new bookstores have joined the SIBA community, a third of which are brand new businesses. SIBA is happy to welcome the following stores:

Baton Rouge Books, Baton Rouge, LA
Bookshelf Irvington, Weems, VA
Cotton & Lime, Montcalir, VA
Court Street Books, Florence, AL
Cozy and Content, Franklin, NC
Ghostlight Books, Spring Hill, TN
Hello Again Books, Cocoa, FL
Inklings Book Shoppe, Lakeland, FL
Paper Hearts Bookstore, Little Rock, AR
Parentheses Books, Harrisonburg, VA
Peach Street Books, Cape Charles, VA
Richard McKay Used Books, Manassas, VA
The Bee's Knees Toys and Books, Central, SC
The Book Porter, Ocean Spring, MS
The Copper Acorn Books and Gifts, Marion, VA

That is a new store in ten of the eleven states in SIBA's territory! Looking ahead to the New Year, January is a good time for bookstores to do some housekeeping with their SIBA accounts. SIBA actively promotes its members to both the book industry and the reading public, so it is important that store account information is up to date and accurate.

Log in now and take a few minutes to confirm everything is correct in your account:

SIBA Account Log In

In particular, make sure to check the following information:

1. Is your store's address correct and complete? Double check the "Location" field, which is the system's term for "State" or "Province."
2. Is your website address current and accurate?
3. Are all of your store social media accounts filled out?
4. Is the information about your store's square footage accurate? SIBA uses this figure to help us develop programming tailored towards "large" or "small" stores.
5. Is your staff list up to date? Your store staff list appears under your "subaccounts" on your profile. If you have staff or new hires you want to add to your account so they can receive SIBA's newsletter and program information? Bookstores can register all their staff for free. Contact candice@sibaweb.com for help doing that.
   

If you have any questions about your membership and benefits, you can contact candice@sibaweb.com.

If you need any technical help or assistance on the website, contact nicki@sibaweb.com.

And if you haven't done so, register for SIBA's upcoming Orientation on January 30th for a guided tour on how to manage your account and a chance to ask questions of SIBA staff directly.