"My goal for NVNR? Seeking new vendors/products, learning from sessions and networking with fellow booksellers - it's like an IV infusion of energy!"
--NVNR 2023 Attendee

No matter what your reasons are for attending New Voices New Rooms, the Exhibit Hall on Saturday is going to be a centerpiece of your time at the conference. It is the one time when everyone is in the same room at the same time. If there are publishers you want to meet with or vendors you want to start accounts with, this is the time you’ll be working on those goals.

Connecting with publishers and vendors before the conference will help you make the most of your time in the Exhibit Hall. You can set up appointments in advance and let your sales reps know your priorities and what you are looking for. 

Things to do now so you don’t need to do them later:

1. Register for NVNR.  Exhibitors receive updated lists of the bookstores that will be at the show, which they use to make their own preparations. They won’t know your store will be there if you haven’t registered yet.
   
   
2. Put together your paperwork: If you are looking to open new accounts, have your banking information and a credit reference sheet ready. If you are looking for authors for your events program, create or update your store press kit. Don’t forget your business cards and digital business cards.  
   
   [Insider Tip: Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA, creates a dedicated page on their website that gives details of the things they are looking for from publishers.]
   
   
3. Update your store listing on NVNR’s Bookstore Row.  Bookstore Row is the Conference online directory of attending bookstores. Store addresses and photos are available to anyone, but more detailed information is only available to registered attendees and exhibitors. Update here.
   
   
4. Review NVNR’s Publisher Dinner Etiquette Checklist. The conference schedule deliberately leaves dinner time unscheduled so that publishers and booksellers can spend time with each other. If you are invited to dinner with a publisher, this checklist will outline some of the dos and don’ts to make a good impression with your hosts. (Also, don’t forget to revisit and review the NVNR Attendee Checklist for more helpful information.)

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