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October 14, 2026 at 12pm PST: Sound Investment: Maximizing the Libro.fm Revenue Stream

Independent bookstores operate on famously thin margins, where rising operational costs and fixed retail realities require creative, diversified revenue streams to survive and thrive. Join the Libro.fm team for an actionable, toolkit-focused session dedicated to transforming your Libro.fm sales into a sustainable low-effort, high-efficiency revenue stream for your store. We will explore field-tested strategies from stores that have successfully increased their Libro.fm revenue through creative in-store presence, author event tie-ins, and strategic promotional campaigns. Finally, we will pull back the curtain on upcoming Libro.fm platform features designed to enhance community engagement both in-store and online. Whether you want to streamline your staff’s handselling workflow or expand your digital offerings, this session provides the concrete tools and inspiration you need to boost your bottom line.

Brought to us by Golden Poppy Award Ceremony Sponsor, Libro.fm. Register here.

October 21, 2026 at 12pm PST: Introducing Covered: Ingram’s DRC and Catalog Site

Booksellers are always looking for standout titles to share with their customers. Join us for a look at Covered, Ingram’s new site designed to connect booksellers with digital review copies (DRCs) and title information direct from publishers. In this session, you’ll learn how Covered makes it easy for booksellers to evaluate new titles through DRCs and get a preview of a more powerful catalog, ordering, and discovery tool. Speakers: Margaret Harrison, VP Digital Services and Courtney Seitz, Manager Data Sales & Insights. Brought to us by Fall Fest Sponsor, Covered. Register here.

October 28, 2026 at 12pm PST: Edelweiss Omnibus: Next Stop, Your Bookstore

Your store is wherever you are… in the stacks, at the counter, at an offsite two towns over. So is Omnibus for Booksellers.

Omnibus isn't something new to learn alongside Edelweiss: it's what Edelweiss is becoming, live now and growing. Discover revamped catalogs, review copies, and events. Manage what you stock and who you reach, with smarter analytics on your sales and email marketing that goes further. Connect a POS whenever you're ready and operate the whole floor from any device—transacting, ordering, receiving, selling online.

In this session, the Omnibus team will show you what's new on the platform, the workflows that save the most time, and how to get on board. Brought to us by Fall Fest Sponsor, Omnibus. Register here.

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