Resources
Important links for CALIBA members.
Important links for CALIBA members.
The 2025 LA Wildfires Resource Page
Bookseller Resources
- Click here to join our Edelweiss Community
- Bookseller Mentorship Program
- Opening Accounts with Publishers & Wholesalers
- Owners' Retreat & Spring Forum Education Session Resources (login required)
- Media Outlet Resource Page (login required)
- Call for Moderators and Panelists
Scholarships & Grants
CALIBA Tool Kits
Classifieds & Temporary Staffing
Other Bookseller Organizations
- American Booksellers Association
- Book Industry Charitable Association (Binc)
- American Independent Business Alliance
- The Independent Bookseller Resources
- The Panorama Project - Under the radar books that are in demand at US libraries.
Your State & Federal Elected Officials
California: Contact the Governor | Find & Contact My State Legislator
Federal: Find & Contact My US House Representative | Contact My US Senators
More Resources
- Anti-Censorship Resources
- Social Justice Resources for the Book Business (PW)
- The Brown Bookshelf
- We Need Diverse Books
- ByBlack.us
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Books Belong Initiative - Simon & Schuster Banned and Challenged Books list
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Support Trans, Nonbinary, Intersex, and Gender-Nonconforming Staff and Community (login required)
- How to Set Up CALIBA Membership Auto-Pay
- For Authors: How to Partner with Independent Bookstores
POS/Inventory Systems
- Basil
- Booklog
- Bookmanager
- Bookshop
- CirclePOS Bookshop Management System Brochure
- Gravity Payments - They'll reimburse 10% off your CALIBA dues
- Wordstock/IBIDie/IRT (same company)
Professional Bookseller School
CALIBA will reimburse booksellers for completion and certification of each
LIVE course. For those auditing courses, 1/2 of the cost will be reimbursed
with proof of attendance. Some restrictions apply. Find more details here.
5% DISCOUNT FOR CALIBA MEMBERS
Independent Study: CALIBAind | Live Courses: CALIBAlive
Your sales = your voice!
Report your sales to the ABA Indie Bestseller List, which will show up on our regional list!
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- Login
- Click "For Booksellers"
- Go to Indie Marketing
- Click "Indie Bestseller List"
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Report to the New York Times! Find information here.
