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SIBA has four levels of membership:
Bookseller,
Author,
Industry, and
Associate. Membership is annual, and a current membership is required to participate in most SIBA programming. Membership is open to anyone with a professional interest in the book industry, including retail bookstores, as well as to book publishers,
distributors, reps, vendors, prospective booksellers, and national chain booksellers.
Benefits of membership include the ability to attend SIBA-hosted events, access to resources and materials, member-pricing on promotional opportunities, and access to networking opportunities in the SIBA community.
Membership Types:
Bookseller: ($125) The "core members" SIBA exists to serve, owners of independent, privately-held, brick & mortar bookstores in AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA. Bookstores with multiple locations must register each location
separately. Bookseller members may also create accounts for their employees at no extra cost. Bookstores with eligible ecommerce systems may qualify for free membership under SIBA's Combined Regional Bookstore Banner program.
Author: ($195) Authors with books in print and available at Indiebound.org
Industry: ($195) Publishers, Distributors, Sales Reps, Commission Reps, Wholesalers, Media, and anyone else involved in the industry. Industry members may also create accounts for their employees at no extra cost by choosing the "Organization"
membership option.
Associate: ($500) Anyone who is not a core bookstore member of SIBA, or not an industry member can join SIBA under this category. This includes authors without a book in print, teachers, librarians, bookstores outside the southeast, prospective
booksellers, online-only booksellers and others not otherwise involved in the book industry. Associate members may also create accounts for their employees by choosing the "Organization" membership option.
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