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Should we form something like a Stewardship Council to maintain the momentum?

Nov 22, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 2 Cohort B

Host: Praveen Madan, Kepler’s Books Participants: Jamilah, House of Pages Missy, Katy Budget Books Ryan Jackson, Open Books (Chicago) Suzanna… Read more
What big big changes can we make to re-envision the bookstore business? Maybe something based on a co-op or for-good corporation?

Nov 22, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 2 Cohort B

Host: Brad Participants: Bradley Jones, Esme Joy, Laura Larson, Tanya Mills, Nick Johnson Notes: How do we re-envision? – a… Read more
What concrete steps can we take to pay staff a living wage in traditional brick and mortar bookstores?

Nov 22, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 2 Cohort B, Publishers & Bookstores

Host: Kim at Third Place Books Participants: Kim Hooboer of Third Place Books, Sara Look of Charis Books and More,… Read more
Can the indie bookstore channel work together to create a powerful and moving Storybrand?

Nov 22, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 2 Cohort B

Host: Jill Hendrix Participants: Angie Grau, Alana @ Schuler, Eric Green, Marissa, Amanda Hall @ Kepler’s, Steph Opitz, Kristin Hall,… Read more
How do we define our niche in our community as we’re dramatically changing business models?

Nov 22, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstore Events, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 2 Cohort A

Host: Anna Brown, Katy Budget Books Participants: Jason Boog (Fable), Margie Franzen (Wanderlust Bookshop), Susan C (The Book Keeper), Brittany… Read more
Our channel has always struggled with how to prove and quantify our marketshare to publishers (financial AND cultural) when not all of our purchases are direct, and when not all of our sales are visible to them, and even then, when we are a small-ish slice of the pie. SO, how do we quantify and re-value our marketshare to better prioritize the indie channel in publishers’ eyes, investment, priorities and resources

Nov 22, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 2 Cohort A, Publishers & Bookstores

Host: Rebecca Fitting, Greenlight / BrocheAroe Fabian, Sourcebooks/River Dog Book Co. Participants: Anne Dimock, Author/Fundraising Ruth Liebmann, PRH Jeff Deutsch,… Read more
How do we engage in meaningful professional development for our teams? (project management, general management skills, etc)

Nov 22, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 2 Cohort A

Host: Stephanie Denton Participants: Linda-Marie Barrett, Anna Brown, Esty, Shari Stauch, Clancey D’Isa, Pam French, Jasmine Brooks, Aggie, Hamid Akbari… Read more
Bookstore Events!

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstore Events, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort C

Host: Elayna Trucker, Napa Bookmine Participants: Angela, Pursel, Mary Williams, Amy Stephenson, Rebeka Shoaf, Derek Stordahl, Sarah Pishko, Harry from… Read more
Audio books

Nov 21, 2021

Authors & Bookstores, Bookselling as a Profession, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort C

Host: Cherilyn Parsons Participants: Steve Piersanti; Susanne Pari; Cindy and Art (readers) Notes: Cherilyn wished that publishers would allow audiobooks… Read more
Community Partners to collaborate with to deepen literacy

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort C, Readers & Bookstores

Host: Jasmine Valandani Participants: Notes: Durham, NC has a group called Book Harvest a non-profit that provides books to 0-5… Read more

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Reimagining Bookstores.

Deepening Literacy. Strengthening Communities. Paying Living Wages.

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