8.15.24 CALIBA Bookseller News & Information

August 15, 2024

in Bookseller Newsletter,

IN THIS ISSUE

Fall Fest '24 in Pasadena

Scholarships for Fall Fest: Deadline TOMORROW
*Deadline 8/27*: Reserve Your Room!
"What Was Your Favorite Part of CALIBA Fall Fest?"
View the Schedule

Tri-West Summer School: 8/21 @ 12PM - Using Data to Understand Your Event Program

Bay Area Kids Booksellers - First Meeting 8/28th @ 6PM

Bookstore Romance Day: Saturday, August 17

Indie to Indie Playlists for Back to School

Dates and Deadlines

Bookstore Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Bookseller Resources

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Emma Marie

Supporting Staff

emma@caliballiance.org

Join CALIBA's Discord!

Email Valentina to join.

Current CALIBA bookseller membership required.

CHECK OUT THE UPDATED CALIBA BOOKSELLER MAP!

The CALIBA map contains bookstores and provisional bookstores in good standing. Don't see your store on the map? Email Emma at emma@caliballiance.org.

Do you have some extra time and could use a bit of extra cash?

Yes! I can help!

Be sure to share with your fellow booksellers!

Find a Substitute Bookseller Here (Login Required)

The information you provide will be a resource on the CALIBA website to current bookstore members. This is not intended to be a job search, but filling a temporary gap in staffing during difficult times.

CALIBA FALL FEST SEPT 17-18 IN PASADENA

SCHOLARSHIPS: DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!

1 - CALIBA will send two booksellers to our Fall Fest '24 in Pasadena. The scholarship will help cover travel, two nights at the Pasadena Hilton hotel, and the ticketed lunches (up to $650).

2 - Thanks to the generosity of Binc, we are also pleased to offer an Emerging Bookseller Scholarship for CALIBA's Fall Fest '24 in Pasadena. The scholarship will help cover travel and two nights in the Pasadena Hilton hotel (up to $500)

You can apply to one or both scholarships here. Applications close August 16th.

CALIBA FALL FEST '24 Pasadena Hilton 9/17-9/18

Join us for two full days of authors, education, exhibits and connection at the Pasadena Hilton.

Entry is free to CALIBA member bookstores and their staff. Seating is limited for author breakfast and lunch sessions. Register now to reserve your seat and for fast and easy check-in.

Fall Fest online registration closes September 5th. Current membership required to register for Fall Fest.

Having issues logging into your account? Email Valentina.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Click here to reserve a room with CALIBA's block.

Deadline for hotel room block: August 27th.

EXPLORE THE EXHIBIT HALL

Click the link above to see our list of exhibitors and show specials. More details to come.

Look forward to Exhibit Hall Raffles: Participate in the Exhibit Hall during Fall Fest for a chance to win $100!

Last year we asked booksellers:

"What was your favorite part of CALIBA Fall Fest?"

Click here to watch

the video.

VIEW THE SCHEDULE

GET YOURSELF TO CLASS!

Join us for FREE, virtual summertime sessions that offer professional development and networking opportunities for every bookseller, no travel required!

Up Next:

Wednesday, August 21 @ 12PM PT

Using Data to Understand Your Event Program

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR SESSIONS

Missed the Live Event? Watch the Recordings Here!

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor:

Scholastic Inc.

Education Sponsors:

The Independent Bookseller

Bookish Birds

Stanford University Press

FROM OUR BAY AREA KIDS BOOKSELLER GROUP FRIENDS:

Where: Books Inc, San Leandro (2483 Washington Ave, San Leandro, CA 94577). Parking lot available and BART Station 0.25 miles away

When: August 28th at 6:00 PM

RSVP: https://forms.gle/MnjRXfSfCP587ec8A

Thank you Scholastic for sponsoring the meeting with pizza and drinks

Please join us for the inaugural meeting of the Bay Area Kid's Booksellers! BAKB is a new grassroots affinity group for independent booksellers who specialize in selling children's books. We hope to meet in person quarterly at different bookstores throughout the Bay Area, giving us all the chance to swap expertise and gossip, as well as to hear from publisher sponsors, who will buy us dinner.

All booksellers interested in children's books are welcome, so please share this invitation with others at your store. If you can't make that date but want to be added to our list for future updates and events, then use the RSVP, so we can contact you about the next meeting.

Got questions, or just want to keep in touch? You can reach us through Discord https://discord.gg/wGMCmzRy.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

BAKB Instigators,

Clare (Mr. Mopps'), Suzi (Hicklebee's), Robin (Books Inc.) and Patty (Copperfield's)

Bay Area Kids Booksellers is not operated by CALIBA, but is independently run by a coalition of Bay Area booksellers.

DON'T FORGET! BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY IS THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH.

BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY RESOURCES:

Full Virtual Event Schedule

Updated Promo Graphics

Free Audiobooks for Your Customers from Libro.fm

Libro.fm is offering a choice of one of four free audiobooks to your customers for Bookstore Romance Day. Find a full selection of usable assets here.

INDIE TO INDIE PLAYLISTS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL

The Independent Publishers Caucus is excited to announce a new wrinkle to the Indie-to-Indie Playlist program – in addition to monthly lists of titles to include in your themed displays, they'll be adding four quarterly lists of children's books.

Take a look at this month's two playlists, one focusing on Back to School Books for Grownups and another focusing on Back to School Books for Young Readers! Or, click through to visit the playlist home on the Indie-to-Indie website.

INDIE TO INDIE INFORMATION