Professional Booksellers School (SIBA Sponsored)

Event Management Registration Opens 11/11
Inventory Management Opens 11/18
Use SIBA discount code SIBAem to get $35 off registration for Event Management and SIBAim to get $35 off registration for Inventory Management!

Candice Huber, Dean of Bookstore Finances (and your Membership and Social Media Coordinator!), will be leading a Budgeting for Buying Seminar on November 18. Invest in your future and enroll in a Professional Booksellers School course! Email Candice Huber for more information.

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ABA:
(participation restricted to ABA Members)

• Indie Bookstore Day order form is now open. Ssign up and order exclusives here: Deadline to order exclusives is November 15.

Libro.fm

• Libro Bookseller Choice Awards
• Gift audiobook credit bundles.
• Shop Small Sale - limited time sale on bestselling audiobooks, many $5 or less! Runs 11/26 - 12/2.
• Indies First membership offer - get 3 audiobooks for the price of 1 for new customers starting a 1 credit per month membership.
• Plaid Friday
• Cider Monday
• Credit Bundle Sale (only comes once per year!) runs 12/10 - 12/12.

Other Industry

• Macmillan Event Grid Q&A Webinar: Register to join the Macmillan Author Events team (Melissa, Dominique, and Nora) for a short webinar on Wednesday, November 20th, at 1:00 PM ET where they will talk about what they look for in requests, highlight some key authors, and answer any questions you have.
• Macmillan offers extra 5% discount and extended dating: From now through the end of the year, retailers that purchase direct on a returnable basis will receive an additional 5% discount and 120 days dating on orders of 16+ units (per invoice)! This applies to all books (with the exception of College Board, Entangled and Guinness World Records) with a pub date prior to October 1, 2024. Use CODE (Retailers): A136RE
• Penguin Random House has begun 2-day transit! This will last through January 25, 2025, and there are no order minimums! You should have received info from your PRH rep.
• Hachette has announced a guaranteed 2-day shipping window for the holidays! If you order by 3pm during the week, your order will ship the next business day. They've also reduced the minimum to just $75!
• American Express is once again offering swag for Small Business Saturday! Get yours here

Book Lists & Marketing Assets: Native American Heritage Month Lists

• Indigenous Reads Rising
• Sourcebooks
• Macmillan
• Lerner
• Penguin Random House
• Read Brightly (children's)