Why re-invent the wheel?

Welcome to The Peer Brain Trust: a collection of content for booksellers road-tested by SIBA and SIBA member bookstores.

Discover and share useful documents and downloads, media and graphics, and much more you can use in your store or adapt for your store's specific needs and challenges. Do you have great ideas or useful content to share with fellow booksellers? Click here to let SIBA know!

RESOURCES

 

Item Name		Posted By	Date Posted
Current SIBA Webinars Link		Administration	3/3/2020

Item Name		Posted By	Date Posted
HR Resources DOC (47.5 KB)		Administration	7/28/2015
Sherlock_SIBA_2015.ppt PPT (16.89 MB)		Administration	7/28/2015
Strengths Finder Worksheet XLSX (18.81 KB)  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/4/2019
This is the workbook used by Margaret Lane (Baker & Taylor) to map out the results of the Strengths Finder survey.

Item Name		Posted By	Date Posted
Peer Review Questionnaire (Word Doc) DOCX (16.07 KB)		Administration	7/29/2016
SIBA Peer Review Questionnaire PDF (21.6 KB)		Administration	3/31/2016

Item Name		Posted By	Date Posted
7 Habits of Effective Booksellers PDF (130.46 KB)		Administration	5/15/2014
ABA's Powerpoint: A Year of Profitability 2018 PDF (4.99 MB)  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/27/2018
The ABA presents recommendations for scheduling bookseller tasks on a quarterly basis. Items discussed in this powerpoint: routine operations, industry events, literary awards, marketing, finances, and holidays & celebrations.
Avid At Five Points Daily Checklist PDF (98.77 KB)		Administration	8/10/2018
Avid Bookshop Book Subscription Form PDF (107.31 KB)		Administration	1/7/2019
Avid Bookshop Subscription Questionnaire PDF (127.05 KB)		Administration	1/7/2019
Avid Bookshop Task Calendar PDF (105.83 KB)		Administration	8/10/2018
Bookmarks SFEC Info Card for Customers JPG (1.18 MB)		Administration	1/7/2019
Bookmarks Signed First Editions Club Registration JPG (791.14 KB)  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	1/7/2019
Physical registration form for the SFEC at Bookmarks
Building a Social Media Event to Drive Sales Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	7/26/2018
Building A Social Media Event to Drive Sales That Gets Results: Fountain Bookstore Strategy Guide
Building a Social Media Event to Drive Sales Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	9/27/2017
Fountain Bookstore shares a strategy guide
Consignment Form PDF (3.57 MB)		Administration	4/14/2014
Co-op Claim Form PDF (28.84 KB)		Administration	4/14/2014
Co-op Overview DOC (15 KB)		Administration	4/14/2014
Copperfish Books: Buying used/antiquarian books Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	10/16/2019
Copperfish Books offers advice on adding used and antiquarian books into your new book inventory. Be successful and avoid pitfalls with their expert advice.
Data-Driven Insights from the Panorama Project Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	6/26/2019
Learn How Public Libraries Impact Title/Author Discovery and Book Sales: Data-Driven Insights from the Panorama Project. A presentation at BookExpo 2019
Deloitte 2017 Holiday Survey PDF (507.92 KB)		Administration	11/22/2017
Disaster Preparedness Checklist for Bookstores Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	10/17/2018
created by Binc and LIBRIS
Disaster Preparedness Checklist from Binc PDF (56.86 KB)  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	4/10/2019
Are you prepared for a disaster? Help your store meet the challenge with this checklist from Binc.
Employee Absentee Notification DOC (1.43 KB)		Administration	4/14/2014
Employee Handbook Sample Doc DOC (93.5 KB)		Administration	1/17/2016
Employee Handbook Sample PDF PDF (157.31 KB)		Administration	1/17/2016
Examples of profitable bookseller trends Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	9/27/2017
Linda-Marie Barrett shares tips on using trends to increase profits in your bookstore
Gottwals' Best Practices for Used Books Sales PDF (125.13 KB)		Administration	7/18/2019
How to Build Your Social Media Following Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	10/17/2017
Presentation by Karianne Wood of Thistlewood Farm at #SIBA17 in New Orleans
Inventory Activism Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	9/27/2017
Power Point presentation on ways to use inventory activism in your bookstore
Inventory Activism Webinar Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	2/16/2018
SIBA Board Members Erica Merrell of Wild Iris Books and Kimberly Daniels of The Country Bookshop explain how inventory can be a powerful force when serving customers. Learn how to best fill this customer need, walk away with title recommendations, and share your success stories. Whether your customers are looking to make changes in social, environmental or local issues, find out how the activist mantra of thinking global, acting local can increase customer engagement and revenue for your store.
Payroll Budget Spreadsheet XLS (430 KB)		Administration	4/14/2014
Returns Worksheet (Fountain Bookstore) PDF (23.42 KB)		Administration	4/14/2014
Returns Worksheet Excel (Fountain Bookstore) XLS (15 KB)		Administration	4/14/2014
Sample Co-op Spread Sheet XLS (8 KB)		Administration	4/14/2014
Story & Song Approach to Returns PDF (78.23 KB)  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	8/17/2019
Donna Paz Kaufman presents a holistic perspective on returns, including strategy. Presented at #SIBA19 discovery show
Trend Tools You Can Use! Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	9/27/2017
Handy list of resources for trendspotting
Trends from Other Industries  Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	9/27/2017
Jumpstart your creative brain by looking at trends from other industries.
Underground Books: Used Book Sorting Chart Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	10/16/2019
Underground Books shares their "Used Book Collection Sorting Flow Chart"
Underground Books: Used Book Values Link  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	10/16/2019
Underground Books shares resources for researching the value of used, rare, and antiquarian books.