NAIBAhood NewsAugust 6, 2020

ABA’s Health Insurance Benefit Goes Live

The American Booksellers Association launched its membership healthinsurance benefit with LIG Solutions. Members can take the followingsteps to learn more about the health insurance partnership:

1. Visit ABA’s LIG landing page to learn more about the program aswell as schedule an appointment to learn more about this valuableAmerican Booksellers Association member benefit. (An ABA login isrequired to access the landing page).

2. Call ABA’s unique phone number with LIG to speak directly withthe American Booksellers Association/LIG team of licensed advisors about your healthcoverage needs. (An ABA login is required to access the phone number).

3. Read ABA’s frequently asked questions about this health insurance partnership. Forquestions not answered by this FAQ, please contact David Grogan, ABA’s Director ofABFE, Advocacy & Public Policy, at david@bookweb.org.

4. Register for the ABA/LIG webinar being held Wednesday, August 19, at 2:00 p.m. ET tolearn more. This informative presentation will last approximately 45 minutes, will go overall program details, and will allow you to ask questions. The webinar will be hosted by TimMcNichols, Executive Director of Partnerships at LIG Solutions. If you cannot attend, arecording of the webinar will be made available. Register for the webinar here.

Editor's note: I called the toll-free number, got an agent on the phone right away and secured insurance in my state

without any problems. It is very easy for individuals to use. So much better than trying on my state's exchange.

NAIBA Holiday CatalogOrders Due TOMORROW

Fill out the order form now . Thisform is not binding and you won'thave to pay anything up front; it'smerely a starting point for us to

This year we areoffering SaturationMailing! For detailswatch the video below:

Check out the currenttitle list and bookstoreorder details.

begin communications.

Sign up here if interested inbeing a dean or instructor.

Call For Certification Deans &Instructorsding

Work is on-going to build the industry'sProfessional Bookseller Certification program.Event Management sessions on press kits andvirtual events will be hosted this Fall.

We are also looking for talent to teach and to serveas deans of curriculum. The modules are: StoreOperations; Inventory Management; Staff &Human Resources; Career Fast Track; BasicBookselling; Event Management.

Kate Weiss Promoted/Binc is Hiring

Binc Foundation seeks to hire a communicationcoordinator. This position is full-time with theoption to work remotely. The ideal candidate willhave excellent communication skills and experiencein the bookselling or comic retailing community.BIPOC candidates are especially encouraged toapply.For a complete job description and information on how to apply, please visit Binc’s website.https://www.bincfoundation.org/jobs.

Let the Show Begin!!

New Voices New Rooms , the 2020 virtualconference hosted by NAIBA with SIBA is ready foryou.

One of the things I like about this format: authorevents are up-close and kind of personal. You areright there with the authors, not craning your necksix tables away. Even if you were lucky enough to beinvited to sit with the author (and how many of us

were that lucky!) the person on either side of the author had all their attention. With our virtualconference, you can ask questions and be part of the conversation. Experience the best personal-but-not-face-to-face event this Fall.

Booksellers: Register every single bookseller on your staff so they can attend any event duringthis five-day author, education and tradeshow extravaganza. There are no barriers this year!!

Publishers: Join the fun with our virtual exhibit hall and author and rep opportunities.

Sharing about the conference on social media? Use #newvoicesnewrooms2020.

NAIBA Social Hours are now on a monthly schedule

NAIBA's weekly social hour has moved to a monthly schedule -the last Wednesday of the month. Below are the dates and thelog-in links; sign up and drop it into your calendar now. We donot have one in September because of the virtual FallConference, or in November, since that is the day beforeThanksgiving. We are scheduled through February at themoment.

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81482531987?pwd=SUZQaVBkZnFHamRtTUpyVGhrQkM5Zz09Meeting ID: 814 8253 1987 Password: 288527

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM EasternTime Aug 26, 2020 7:00 PM Oct 28, 2020 7:00 PM Dec 30, 2020 7:00 PM Jan 27, 2021 7:00 PM Feb 24, 2021 7:00 PM

Extend Deadlines for DRC

While booksellers are adapting to more digitalreview copies, what they aren't happy about are thedisappearing acts for DRC.

PUBLISHERS - please extend or eliminate thedeadlines for availability of these digital reviewcopies beyond the on-sale date. Booksellers needmore time.

Join Us for Friday Rep Pick of the Lists

NAIBA hosts Friday morning pick of thelists and editors buzz programs through thesummer. Each event starts at 11am andends at 12 noon.

Booksellers: Join us to find out what titlesare ones to watch and stock on yourshelves.

AIBA's homepage lists the Edelweisscollection and recordings of previous picksof the lists.

Rep Pitches Coming up:Sourcebooks, Friday, August 7

Penguin Random House Kids ,Friday, August 14

Independent Publishers Caucus ,Friday, August 21

Blackstone Publishing,Friday, August 28

Around the NAIBAhood

Congratulations to Firefly Bookstore, who on August 1st celebrated 8 years being open!

Boogie Down Books joined up with young people at a family friendly protest at NYPD's 40thprecinct; see photos here.

Have rules about being in your store? Make some graphics about them! See an example fromUncle Bobbie's this week, and take a look at this one that we shared a while back from City Books.

Have you tried this? Astoria Bookshop is connecting with customers through Google Hangoutsto give book recommendations.

We all love puzzles; wouldn't it be cool to be able to create your own digital one? SeeCommonplace Reader's post about their digital puzzle here, then hop over here to make yourown. Perhaps create a graphic with a hidden message or discount? For IBD?

Congrats go out to Harvard Bookstore, for being the Best in Boston 2020 Best Virtual AuthorSeries winner!

Do you do weekly update videos? They're a great way to check in with your customers and theylove seeing you and hearing you tell them about great books and what's happening in the store.Love this one from Oblong Books!

Great feature on [words] bookstore and their vocational program for individuals with autism.

Libro.fm posted a roundup of literary themed masks; don't forget these from The Story Housetoo!

Regional graphic novel & comic author/cartoonist Adrian Tomine was featured in ShelfAwareness.

Off the Beaten Path Bookstore in NY is growing despite current circumstances. They areexpanding and relocating - just down the street from their original location. Owner Bob Linglewas interviewed for the Post-Journal.

Source of Knowledge in NJ is a finalist for the Mayflower Mover of Movers contest. Good luck!

Congratulations to Serena Morales, bookseller at Books Are Magic in NY, and Hannah OliverDepp, founder of Loyalty Bookstores in DC and MD, for winning the inaugural Duende-WordBIPOC Bookseller Awards for Activism and Leadership respectively.

Shelf Awareness interviewed Kirkland Hamill, regional author of Filthy Beasts.

This year’s Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) will take place on Sunday, August 29, andbookstores across the country will be celebrating virtually and, on occasion, in-person. IBD hascreated a list of party and event ideas (virtual and in-store) to help with your planning.

Brown Paper TicketsABA is looking into the concerns of members who are owed money by Brown Paper Tickets (BPT)

and have been unable to reach the company. Unfortunately these complaints are not unique.Stores currently using BPT should take note. Stores owed money should contact their stateattorney general and let ABA membership know, as they are working on other potential resourcesfor members.

We Need Diverse Books has a summer reading list and a resource page for Race, Equity, Anti-Racism, and Inclusion.

NAIBAhood Review

Humans by Brandon Stanton(St. Martin'sPress/Macmillan)9781250114297

Four years in the making, Brandon Stanton's HUMANS arrives when weneed it most. Among quarantines and travel restrictions, Stanton'scollection of more than 400 images and stories provides connection andopportunity to empathize with. the joys and sorrows of ordinary peoplefrom around the globe. As in his Humans of New York and his onlineposts, Stanton's photos tell stories themselves, and the accompanyingessays each offer a deeper layer to give life to his subjects. This is truly abook to savor, a page at a time.

Reviewed by: Cheryl McKeon of Market Block Books

What We Are Reading

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Fault Lines In Our ConstitutionCynthia Levinson, Sanford Levinson,

Ally Shwed(First Second)

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Grown Tiffany D. Jackson

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Eileen DenglerExecutive Director

Kit LittleExecutive Administrator

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