1.4.24 CALIBA Bookseller News & Information

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IN THIS ISSUE

  • Updates from the CALIBA Office
  • CALIBA Calendar for 2024 (so far!)
  • Golden Poppy Awards
  • It's Time to Vote!
  • Golden Poppy Display Contest
  • RSVP for the Virtual Awards Ceremony
  • New Year, New Resolutions for Your Business
  • Sign up for Batch
  • Report Your Bestsellers!
  • ABA - 2023 Sales Survey
  • Deadline for Catalog Rebates 1/15/24
  • In Case You Missed It - 2024 Sales Tax Schedule and Updates to California Labor Laws
  • Dates and Deadlines
  • Bestseller Lists
  • Classifieds
  • Bookseller Resources

HAPPY 2024!

UPDATES FROM THE CALIBA OFFICE

Kristin has accepted the Scholastic sales rep position vacated by Roz Hilden. She began her new role in December. She has kindly agreed to see the Golden Poppy Awards 2023 program through, from voting to the awards ceremony. She can be reached at KRasmussen@scholastic.com.

 

Valentina stepped into the role of Operations Manager, and in addition to continuing her role of assisting with all aspects of our events, newsletters, and social media, she’ll be taking on much of the financials and membership communications.

 

Emma will continue her excellent work handling all aspects of eblasts, banner promotions, social media, and assisting with newsletters and events. 

 

Ann is staying on to help with the transitions and training into all aspects of CALIBA.

 

Applications are being accepted for CALIBA’s Executive Director. Find out more and apply here.

CALIBA CALENDAR FOR 2024 (SO FAR!)

Jan. 1-15:Golden Poppy Awards 2023 voting is open!

Jan. 25:Golden Poppy Awards Ceremony

April 3:Spring Forum Oakland (Bookseller registration opens on March 1.)

May (tba): Spring Forum SoCal

Sept. 17 & 18: Fall Trade Show, Pasadena Hilton

GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS 2023

BOOKSELLERS: CAST YOUR VOTE!

Voting is open to California independent booksellers only. Please share with your bookseller friends! Voting ends January 15th at 5PM PST.

Vote Now!

GOLDEN POPPY DISPLAY CONTEST

Make a Golden Poppy display by January 15th and tag us on Instagram @caliba_20 for a chance to win $100 for your store!

 

Click here for the Golden Poppy digital toolkit to help with your displays.

2023 Display Winners - Books Inc

Orange trophy with the date January 25 at 7PM PST

GP '23 VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

January 25th at 7PM PST.

Register for the Virtual Awards Ceremony

NEW YEAR, NEW RESOLUTIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Sign up for Batch

Chief among the benefits of Batch is you’ll be better organized and spend significantly less time on paperwork, data entry, resolving issues with publishers, making claims for damages and shortages, and preparing payments to publishers. Take a look!

Report Your Bestsellers!

Your store’s sales make a difference and provide important sales information for you, other indie bookstores, and the publishers. 

FROM THE ABA - 2023 SALES SURVEY

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! We’d like to get a sense of how stores did in 2023. Thanks in advance for responding to this brief 3 question sales survey by Friday, January 19.

Take the survey

DEADLINE FOR CATALOG REIMBURSEMENTS - JAN. 15!

CALIBA will reimburse up to $400 of the cost of your newspaper insertions.

 

Have your invoice ready to upload and apply hereby January 15th.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Find the 2024 sales tax schedule and updates to California Labor Laws (minimum wages & changes in PTO) here.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

  • January 1-15:Golden Poppy Voting Period

 

  • January 15:Upload your Every One Gets a Book catalog invoice for newspaper insertion reimbursement

 

 

 

 

  • May (date tba):Spring Forum SoCal

 

  • Sept. 17 & 18:Fall Trade Show - Pasadena Hilton

BESTSELLER LISTS

Click herefor the Los Angeles Times & Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

 

Click herefor the San Francisco Chronicle & Northern California Independent Bookstore Bestseller List

CLASSIFIEDS

For a complete list, visit our classifieds

Bookseller Resources

Click here for a complete list.

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Support CALIBA

Publishers support CALIBA when bookstores participate.

Bookstore Participation = Publisher Sponsorship = CALIBA = Bookstore Education, Advocacy, Networking +++

 

Ann Seaton, Stonyford 415-561-7686 ext. 101

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