10.24.24 CALIBA Bookseller News & Information

October 24, 2024

IN THIS ISSUE

CALIBA Staff Changes

Tips for Using the Holiday Catalog

Opt-in to the Golden Poppy 2024 Mailings through Shelf Awareness

ABA DEIC Nominations Close Tomorrow, Oct. 25

PRH Two-Day Holiday Transit is Back

Applications Open for Second BincTank Cohort

IBD 2025 Participation Form Open

Dates and Deadlines

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Bookseller Resources

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Alecia Reddick

Supporting Staff

alecia@caliballiance.org

JOIN CALIBA'S DISCORD!

Email Valentina to join.

Current CALIBA bookseller membership required.

If you are looking for some help, we have a few booksellers that have already filled out the form! Find a Substitute Bookseller Here (Login Required). If you are having trouble accessing your account, email Valentina.

If you would like to be a Substitute Bookseller, fill out this form!

A gif with 3 photos of Emma Marie at our Spring Forum in San Pedro, Oakland, and Fall Fest last year

CALIBA OFFICE STAFF CHANGES

After four wonderful years with CALIBA, Emma is off to pursue other endeavors. We are so thankful for all of the hard work, creativity and energy she has brought to the office. Emma just completed her last day, but will be assisting in training our newest staff member, Alecia. Thank you, Emma!

Photo of Alecia Reddick, newest CALIBA staff member!

WELCOME, ALECIA!

Hi all, I'm Alecia, the new CALIBA support staff member. I'm excited to join CALIBA because I believe in the power of community and the vital role independent booksellers play in connecting readers with stories. Before I joined CALIBA I worked as a graphic designer, creating digital marketing assets for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. When I'm off the clock, I work on my pop-up bookstore, Wallflower Bookshop; try to keep my Duolingo streak going (1+ years) and spend time reading the many ARCs on my TBR list. I can't wait to collaborate with all of you and help champion California's amazing bookselling community!

TIPS FOR USING THE HOLIDAY CATALOG

The 2024 CALIBA Holiday Catalog has shipped to stores!

Table display including titles from the 2023 Holiday Catalog

Catalog tip #8: Build a store display! Carry this throughout the store with mini displays in different sections. In this display Alice Ever After displayed both the cover art winner and titles featured in the catalog.

CALIBA creates the Holiday Catalog to help booksellers sell books and support the organization. With the help of the other regionals, we have compiled a list of ideas for making the most of your holiday catalog that you can find here.

Have other ideas on how bookstores can use the Holiday Catalog? Share it on Discord or email Valentina!

Note: All holiday catalog titles have an extra 2% discount on Ingram!

No code needed.

Edelweiss list of CALIBA holiday catalog titles.

Download the catalog graphic resources.

Golden Poppy '24 and Shelf Awareness logos

OPT-IN TO THE *FREE* GOLDEN POPPY SHELF AWARENESS MAILINGS

Share the Golden Poppy Award finalists and winners with your customers for easy online shopping!

These mailings include a store-branded landing page with a unique URL specific to your store, making it easy to share the entire list on your website and through social media. CALIBA will create a QR code using this URL for even easier sharing upon request.

Mailing Schedule for Golden Poppy Book Awards:

-December 3, 2024 (Finalists)

-January 31, 2025 (Winners)

NOTE: If you have participated in this program, or any other email program via Shelf Awareness, you don’t need to supply a logo or reply-to email again, just upload your current e-mail list and we’ll use the logo and reply-to address already on hand.

Deadline to opt-in: November 3rd

Opt-in now!

ABA DEIC NOMINATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW, OCT 25

The ABA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEIC) serves as a sounding board and advisory council on issues related to antiracism, equity, access, and representation facing the bookselling community and ABA.

At this time, to ensure the council is as representative of membership as possible in terms of members’ racial identity, neurodiversity, disability, gender identity, and sexual identity and their stores’ format, size, and region, we are specifically looking for new members who identify in one or more of the following ways:

Midwest bookseller or bookstore owner
Bookseller or bookstore owner in California
Pop-up store bookseller or bookstore owner
Bookseller or bookstore owner who identify as Latinx/Hispanic/Chicano/x

Booksellers are invited to nominate themselves or another bookseller!

Nominations are due by 8:59 pm PT on Friday, October 25, 2024 and will then be reviewed by current DEIC members and ABA staff who together will select the new members to fill the empty seats.

NOMINATE NOW

PRH TWO-DAY HOLIDAY TRANSIT IS BACK

Penguin Random House's annual holiday transit program has begun and will run through January 25, 2025.

The expedited-shipping and "no minimums" program encompasses every frontlist and backlist title from the imprints of the Crown, Knopf Doubleday, Penguin Publishing Groups, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Penguin Young Readers, Penguin Random House Audio divisions, and DK Publishing as well as the many clients of Penguin Random House Publisher Services.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SECOND BINCTANK COHORT

BincTank. Apply by November 3, 2024. Education, Funding, Mentorship. Apply Today.

The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will accept applications for the second cohort of BincTank, its business incubator pilot program to support BIPOC-owned retail bookselling businesses that are physically located in their community, Oct. 13-Nov. 3, 2024. The application will be available at https://www.bincfoundation.org/binctank/.