The session provided an overview of key member benefits for booksellers with a special focus on the 4th quarter 2025 and early 2026. Among the topics covered were:
How to receive information from SIBA
How to receive review copies (ARCs) and make the most of them
Financial Assistance and Scholarship Opportunities, including the "banner for dues" program for bookstores
Resources available in the "Peer Bookseller Resource Library" of materials that other bookstores have created and used successfully
Available networking opportunities for booksellers to meet with colleagues and members of the industry
How SIBA helps raise the visibility of your bookstore to the industry and your customers
How to use SIBA's social media channels to increase followers
SIBA's Catalog program and how bookstores use it to increase sales and customer reach
The Southern Bookseller Review -- what it is and how it helps bookstores get noticed by publishers and authors