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Winter Institute 11: Kwame Alexander Becomes the 'Say Yes Guy' at the Show
"I'm the 'say yes guy,' the inspiration guy," said Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medalist for 'The Crossover,' on the third and final day of WI 11 in Denver, at a breakfast keynote.
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WI13: Booksellers Conference Ends with Mash-Up of Books and Music
The last day of Winter Institute in Memphis focused on small and traditional presses, and featured a number of special events that paid homage to the musical heritage of this year’s host city.
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Winter Institute 11: Report Finds $1 Billion Tax Gap Caused by Amazon
The American Booksellers Association and Civic Economics released a report on the devastating impact of online retailing on American communities in terms of lost state and local tax revenues.
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Authors United to Host Amazon Discussion
The author advocacy group critical of Amazon known as Authors United has joined with the Authors Guild to host a discussion about the retailer’s power and influence in the book trade.
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Attendance Up at ALA Midwinter 2016
This year's show was attended by over 11,000 people, and featured appearances by Isaac Mizrahi, Cory Booker, and others.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Authors and Books to Watch for at WI 11
A selection of adult and children’s authors to meet at this year’s Winter Institute—and what makes their books notable.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters: Translating Ideas into Sales, With Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is adamant that writers have to do more than write books.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters: ‘Small Data,’ Big Impact, With Martin Lindstrom
“The way people buy books today is completely different from how they bought them five or 10 years ago,” Martin Lindstrom says.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters: Power Posing, with Amy Cuddy
Three years ago Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist and associate professor at the Harvard Business School, garnered a lot of attention for a TED Talk on body language and power posing.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters
As part of his Sunday morning presentation, consumer expert Martin Lindstrom, author of the soon-to-be-published Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends, selected five booksellers for an onstage business review.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: A Look at Bookselling Trends
Over the past year, Peter Hildick-Smith, founder and CEO of the Codex Group, and Kristen McLean, director of new business development for Nielsen Book, have been following several industry developments that could well shape book sales going forward.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Big Plans for April’s Independent Bookstore Day
Last year’s inaugural national Independent Bookstore Day, which coincided with Free Comic Book Day on May 2, was a huge success.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Bookselling Peaking in Colorado
Denver is “a real boomtown right now,” says Len Vlahos, who with his wife, Kristen Gilligan, is the new owner of Tattered Cover Book Store, which has four branches in the greater Denver metropolitan area and three at Denver International Airport.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Next Stop Denver
The American Booksellers Association is growing its annual postholiday gathering, which this year takes place in Denver from January 23 to 26.
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Last Chance for Mission to Cuba
Five spots remain on the U.S. publishing mission to Cuba that is set for February 12-17.
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Children's Publishing in China: Highlights from the First GKC China Deep Dive
Children's books play a leading role in the fragmented and state-controlled publishing industry in China, and titles in translation are an important part of the mix.
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Global Kids Connect Conference and China Deep Dive Resources
Resources and coverage from the Global Kids Connect conference, a convergence of innovative minds focused on children’s book publishing and the changing children’s book business in China.
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Traveling Exhibit Brings Together Southern Literature, Music and Art
The new traveling Trio exhibit, which debuted at the SIBA trade show in September and celebrates Southern culture, will visit fairs, museums and bookstores around the Southeast.
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ALA Midwinter 2016 Spotlight
From Jan. 8–12, nearly 10,000 librarians will gather in Boston for the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting. Here's what you can expect, and the programming not to miss.
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Guadalajara Book Fair 2015: Self-Publishing On the Rise
Self-publishing is "exploding" in the Spanish language book market, and Penguin Random House is making the U.S. Hispanic market a priority.
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