If you own or manage a bookstore in California, we urge you to join CALIBA. The Alliance is a remarkable resource for connecting to and learning from other booksellers, publishers and authors, and for staying on top of the industry at large while maintaining a particular focus on aspects most crucial to independent bookselling throughout California.

Open to independent businesses that sell primarily books in the physical world and create community through bookselling. Traditional bookstores, pop-up bookstores, mobile bookstores, and other non-traditional bookselling that's primarily conducted in the physical world qualify for membership. (Don't have a brick and mortar location just yet? We would love to welcome you as a Provisional Bookstore Member).

CALIBA's top priority is to serve our bookstore members. If we determine that an individual or organization's actions do not align with the best interests of our members, the Board of Directors reserves the right to refuse or terminate their membership.

Memberships are updated annually.

Benefits Include:

• Free admission to our annual Fall Fest for you and your staff
• Free or reduced rates at education and member programs for you and your staff
• Subscription to our weekly e-newsletter for you and your staff
• Stay up-to-date with industry, Alliance and bookstore news
• Bestseller list
• Classified ads
• Online access to the Rep Directory updated regularly
• Inclusion on our Find A Store webpage
  
• Fall Catalog Marketing Campaign produced for you and promoted to drive business to your store
• Independent Bookstore Day in conjunction with your ABA membership
• Access to exclusive IBD merchandise
• A list of current Publisher Promotions
• Bookseller Resources
• Tools for the Trade
• Credit card processing with Gravity Payments

Our New Membership Platform Benefits Include:

• Join or renew your membership online; pay via credit card, Paypal, or check
• Easily maintain your profile
• Reset your password or request your username in real time
• Post calls for participation, event announcements, research queries, and member news to our Community Forum
• Member-only access to archives, including member only resources
• Search the member-only directory
• Streamlined navigation
• Bulk Email Groups to Which you Belong
• Exchange Messages With Other Members
• Maintain a "Member Connection" list
• Maintain A Blog Within your Personal Profile
• Maintain a List of External Networks in "My Networks"
• Maintain A Personal File Library
• Maintain And Share a List of Favorites
• Post And Maintain A Resumé/CV
• Post And Manage Career Center Openings
• Post/Reply To Discussions Within Community Blogs
• Search for Job Openings In The Career Center
• Search Resumes In The Career Center
• Submit Blog Posts to Group Homepages to Which you Belong
• Submit Ideas to the Idea Box
• Upload A Profile Headshot Image
• Upload Images To your Personal Gallery And/Or Groups To Which you Belong
• Post To Community Wall And Maintain A Personal Wall within your member profiles