7.18.24 CALIBA Bookseller News & Information

July 18, 2024

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IN THIS ISSUE

Make Sure You are Compliant - Workplace Violence Prevention

CALIBA Bookseller Map

Holiday Catalog Imprint Proof Approvals due Tomorrow, 7/19!

ABACUS Survey by Sunday, 7/21

Substitute Bookseller Program

Tri-West Summer School

Dates and Deadlines

Bookstore Shoutouts

Bestseller Lists

Classifieds

CALIBA Currently Reading

Bookseller Resources

CALIBA STAFF

Hannah Walcher

Executive Director

hannah@caliballiance.org

Valentina Moberg

Operations Manager

valentina@caliballiance.org

Emma Marie

Supporting Staff

emma@caliballiance.org

Join CALIBA's Discord!

Email Valentina to join.

Current CALIBA bookseller membership required.

Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Compliance Required For California Employers by July 2024

Governor Newsom has signed SB 553, a first of its kind workplace violence prevention law, which requires nearly all California employers to create, adopt, and implement written Workplace Violence Prevention Plans that include numerous elements, annual workplace violence prevention training, violent incident logs, and the creation and retention of various records.The model Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Plan complies with the requirements and can be found here.

Click here for more details.

CHECK OUT THE UPDATED CALIBA BOOKSELLER MAP!

The CALIBA map contains bookstores and provisional bookstores in good standing. Don't see your store on the map? Email Emma at emma@caliballiance.org.

2024 Catalog Cover. Books make the perfect gift.

REVIEW YOUR HOLIDAY CATALOG IMPRINT PROOFS - Changes are due Tomorrow, July 19th.

If you chose to imprint your catalog, look for an email from rampbooks.staff@gmail.com with your imprinting proof. You will have 2 revisions for FREE; after that, it is $25 per proof of additional versions.

Questions or technical issues? Contact SP Rankin at rampbooks.staff@gmail.com.

Prep for your buys and handselling by going over the catalog titles ahead of time.Click here for the Edelweiss list.

3 MORE DAYS TO FILL OUT YOUR ABACUS SURVEY!

Deadline is Sunday, July 21

“ABACUS is one of the most significant benefits of membership in the ABA and the only cost is the time it takes to fill in the forms. Having access to the industry-wide information from ABACUS helps both internal discussions around how to effectively run a store as well as external discussions with folks like landlords and banks to clarify the realities of our industry. The greater the number of stores that participate the more effective this valuable tool will be for all of us.”

-Andy Perham, CEO of Books, Inc.

Bookstores use their ABACUS report to:

• Negotiate with their union

• Negotiate with their landlord

• Educate their community about their challenges and why community support is important

• Educate city officials about the challenges of small business and why they need support from their elected officials

• Discover best practices for most profitable stores

• Find potential cost savings

• Identify areas of their business that may need attention

Learn more.

You Will Need:

• store’s income statement

• store’s balance sheet

• and a year-end z report from your point of sale system

(If you don’t have some of these, ABA can assist you in gathering the information you need!)

Click here to get started

Bookstores sometimes find themselves short-staffed and life since the pandemic hasn't made it easier. Do you have some extra time and could use a bit of extra cash?

Yes! I can help!

Be sure to share with your fellow booksellers!

The information you provide will be a resource on the CALIBA website to current bookstore members. This is not intended to be a job search, but filling a temporary gap in staffing during difficult times.

TRI-WEST SUMMER SCHOOL: Next session is 7/24

These FREE, virtual summertime sessions offer professional development and networking opportunities for every bookseller, no travel required!

Co-produced by CALIBA, MPIBA and PNBA.

Next sessions:

7/24: ASK AN EXPERT: BASIC BOOKKEEPING FOR BOOKSTORES.
7/31: BEST PRACTICES FOR SELLING USED BOOKS: ROUND TABLE
8/7: AN INTRODUCTION TO CO-OP
8/14: EVERY BOOKSELLER IS A CHILDREN'S BOOKSELLER.
8/21: USING DATA TO UNDERSTAND YOUR EVENT PROGRAM
8/28: ASK AN EXPERT: BUDGETING FOR BOOKSELLERS

Missed the Live Event? Watch the Recording!

6/19: HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP: ROUNDTABLE. Watch here.
6/26: FINANCIAL AWARENESS AS FRIEND TO BOOKSTORE OWNERS & MANAGERS. Watch here! PDF of slides here.
BOOKSHOP.ORG AND E-BOOKS - Slides and materials to come!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR SESSIONS