CALIBA Joins RAMP Holiday Catalog Consortium
CALIBA, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance, will join SIBA, NAIBA and GLIBA as part of the RAMP consortium in 2024. RAMP is responsible for creating summer and holiday print and consumer catalogs for all the participating regional booksellers associations. The addition of CALIBA to the group gives RAMP a coast-to-coast reach. Read more at RAMPbooks.com

CALIBA seeking Executive Director
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance is seeking a new executive director. This is a full-time, work from home position paying between $65-80k, commensurate with experience and skill set. More info

Indie Bookstore Lunch Drawing from Books Forward
Books Forward is supporting indie booksellers by buying lunch for their teams during the busy holiday season! How it works: Enter your local/fave indie bookstores in our drawing, and winners will receive lunch for their team in December. Nominations close November 30. Enter here.

Ten Southern Booksellers Receive Scholarships to Winter Institute:
On Behalf of ABA from the Scholarship application process:
Jasmine Atkins, Birdsong Books (Locust Grove, GA) Judith McClellan, Horton's Books & Gifts (Carrollton, GA) Luis Correa, Avid Bookshop (Athens, GA) Diana Dominguez, Más Libritos Bookstore (Springdale, AR) Vanessa Nicolle, Femme Fire Books (Jacksonville, FL) Courtney Ulrich Smith, Underbrush Books (Rogers, AR) Kristen Rochelle, The Lazy Daisy Bookshop (Jacksonville, NC) Tayler Simon, Liberation is Lit (Columbia, SC) Sonyah Spencer, Urban Reader Bookstore (Concord, NC)
On Behalf of BINC: Alissa Redmond, South Main Book Company (Salisbury, NC)
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