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B3! Webinar: Partner with IngramSpark to Enhance Your Publishing and Marketing Services to Authors

Posted By Linda-Marie Barrett, Thursday, September 20, 2018

On Wednesday, October 17 at 2pm SIBA hosts the B3! Webinar: Partner with IngramSpark to Enhance Your Publishing and Marketing Services to Authors. Josh Floyd and Kimberly Daniels Taws, with the addition of Jamille Christman, are reprising their presentation from the SIBA revival on July 20. Josh is with IngramSpark, and will give an overview of how bookstores are utilizing their services in various ways, including producing store-branded journals. Kimberly will share her work with local authors and the store's approach to publishing with IngramSpark. Jamille of Eagle Eye Books will discuss the success of consignment programs that are marketing specific, using IngramSpark materials.

Keebe Fitch of McIntyre's Books in Pittsboro, NC attended the revival and praised, "This revival session was jam-packed with good information. My coworker felt we picked up more in that short period that was useful to our store going forward than any other education we participated in this year."

Sarah Goddin of Quail Ridge Books also attended and added, "Josh gave a really valuable presentation on using Ingram Spark for setting up a bookstore publishing program. Having Kimberly's first-hand experience with it made it even more useful. I couldn't scribble notes and ideas down fast enough."

Please rsvp to lindamarie@sibaweb.com to reserve your spot in the webinar.

About our presenters:

JoshFloydJosh Floyd promotes the growth, sales, and brand of the IngramSpark platform by providing education, information, and best practices for Ingram's Publish-on-Demand services. Josh has been with Ingram for 7+ years first working as a Lightning Source Publisher Representative, then as an Ingram/IPS Independent Bookstore Representative, and is currently with IngramSpark as the Senior Key Account Sales Manager.

Kimberly Daniels TawsKimberly Daniels Taws is excited to celebrate The Country Bookshop's 65th anniversary this year. She was born in Raleigh and after living in several other states returned to North Carolina in 2010 to take the helm of the beloved Southern Pines institution. She lives in Pinehurst with her husband and two sons age 17 and 2. Past president of the Southern Pines Business association and SIBA board member, she was is president elect of the SIBA board.

Jamille ChristmanJamille Christman is the Marketing and Event Coordinator for Eagle Eye Book Shop in Decatur Ga. She created Eagle Eye's Consignment Program, focused on marketing and helping self-published authors learn how to market their book.

Tags:  B3! Webinars  Eagle Eye Book Shop  IngramSpark  The Country Bookshop 

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The Stars Aligned for a Stellar SIBA Revival in Southern Pines!

Posted By Linda-Marie Barrett, Monday, July 23, 2018

 

A Stellar SIBA Revival in Southern Pines! 

On Friday, July 20, booksellers from McIntyre’s Books, Quail Ridge Books, and The Country Bookshop gathered for a SIBA Bookseller Revival.  SIBA Board member Kimberly Daniels Taws presented with Josh Floyd of IngramSpark, giving an overview of how bookstores are utilizing Ingram Sparks’ services in various ways. Kimberly and her team shared their experiences working with local authors, and their approach to publishing with IngramSpark. They help local authors publish their own work, or publish for them. Their services include project management, local expertise, and quality book production. The Country Bookshop has published two authors under their imprint, with plans for more. They also offer authors resources to DIY.

Ingram Sparks’ Josh Floyd explained how his program works in bookstores across the country in ways similar to Kimberly’s, from being a part of a program offered to authors, to becoming the printer for a bookstore’s imprint. He praised Eagle Eye Book Shop of Decatur, GA for their success with offering marketing services to authors.

Josh also offered samples of store and business-branded journals, produced by IngramSpark, and an example of a calendar that stores could replicate if they wanted to do a store or community calendar.

Booksellers spent the afternoon brainstorming for next year’s Independent Bookstore Day, NC-Piedmont Style. Look for some great things to happen for the twelve indie stores participating!

Praise from attendees:

"This revival session was jam-packed with good information. My coworker felt we picked up more in that short period that was useful to our store going forward than any other education we participated in this year. It was intimate enough that we felt we had meaningful participation and had opportunities to ask questions/ hear from our fellow booksellers. In short, we look forward to attending our next one!”--Keebe Fitch, McIntyre's Books, Pittsboro, NC

"I thought the revival was terrific.  Josh gave a really valuable presentation on using Ingram Spark for setting up a bookstore publishing program. Having Kimberly's first-hand experience with it made it even more useful. I couldn't scribble notes and ideas down fast enough. Equally valuable was the opportunity to network with a few other stores in our area. With inspiration from Josh's presentation and the ability to brainstorm on the spot we were able to flesh out a whole campaign for promoting our stores, NC authors, and Independent Bookstore day through next year! Something that would have taken months of emails otherwise and wouldn't have been half as good (or fun). Thanks to SIBA for giving us this opportunity - and to Ingram for a great program, continued support - and lunch!”--Sarah Goddin, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC

"Thank you to everyone who came to the revival. We missed those of you who couldn’t join us! Josh did a fantastic job representing IngramSpark, a company that is truly changing the game of what is possible for our stores.” --Kimberly Daniels Taws, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC


Tags:  Eagle Eye Book Shop  IngramSpark  McIntyre's  Quail Ridge Books  Revival  Siba  The Country Bookshop 

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