June 10, 2014
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Fall Conference Author
David Baldacci


We are excited to announce bestselling author, David Baldacci as one of our featured speakers at the NAIBA Fall Conference. David will be there to promote his upcoming title, The Finisher (Scholastic).

 
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Joe Drabyak Handseller of the Year Award
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Joe Drabyak, a beloved NAIBA President and bookseller at Chester County Book & Music Company was a master handseller. He took immense pleasure in reading a good story and sharing it with others in humorous and creative ways. To honor his passion and memory, and remind ourselves that our mission as booksellers is to get each book into the right hands, NAIBA's created the Joe Drabyak Handseller of the Year Award.

  

Recognize the handseller in your store (Reps: nominate from your territory) by nominating them for the 2014 Drabyak Handseller of the Year.

 

Email NAIBA with their name and the reason they are so special to you and your customers.  Deadline: June 30th. 

Helmuth Sales Rep of the Year Award

Each year NAIBA members recognize an exceptional salesperson who serves our region. The William Helmuth Award goes to the person that best embodies the dedication, book knowledge and heart shown by the late William Helmuth of BookTravelers fame.  Cast your ballot via email. Tell us who you want to nominate, and why. Be sure to include your contact information. Deadline is July 9th.

Upcoming NAIBA events
If you haven't RSVP'd yet, do so right away.

 

Trunk Show: THIS Friday, June 13, 2014
Best Western Carrier Circle, East Syracuse, NY
Sponsor: HarperCollins
Continental Breakfast: 9:00
Presentation times: 9:15am through 12:10pm 
Publishers begin meeting booksellers at their display tables at 11am.
Lunch & Author Presentations: 1:00pm
Afternoon will be for appointments and drop-in meetings.
Education 3:30-4:30pm. Topic: Inventory Control
Authors: John Searles, Help for the Haunted  (HarperCollins)
 Koethi  Zan, The Never List (Penguin) 
 Naomi Eve, Henna House (Scribner)
 Joseph E. Fahey, Boy Mayor and Irish Nationalist (Syracuse University Press)
 Matthew J. Glavin  Adirondack Treasure: The Bonaparte Legacy
 
All About the Books:Thursday, June 26 11am - 4pm
Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Library & Home, Hyde Park, NY
Sponsor: Bookazine
A morning devoted to authors and their new books. 
 
Peter Ackerman, The Lonely Typewriter, David R. Godine, Publisher
Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land, Penguin Viking
Cammie McGovern, Say What You Will, HarperCollins Children's
Brian Morton, Florence Gordon, HMH
Brent Ridge & Josh-Kilmer-Purcell, Beekman 1802 Heirloom Vegetable Cookbook, Rodale
Bill Roorbach, The Remedy for Love, Algonquin Books
Joanna Scott, De Potter's Grand Tour, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Gail Sheehy, Daring: My Passages, HarperCollins - Morrow
Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, Random House - Knopf
Annie Weatherwax, All We Had, Simon & Schuster - Scribner
 
The author portion of the day begins at 11am with 5-10 minutes talks/readings from each author and is followed by a boxed lunch with booksellers that ends at 2pm.
 
From 2pm - 4pm we will host an education program on increasing sales on your website. With the focus on ebooks, we've stopped sharing ideas for increasing sales of other items to online shoppers, and using our online presence to benefit the store.  Andrew Getman, Politics & Prose, Neil Strandberg, American Booksellers Association and Suzanna Hermans, Oblong Books & Music will lead an open discussion. 
 
New York City Social: Monday, July 14, 2014 6:30-8:30pm
Housing Works, 

126 Crosby St. 

New York City
Sponsor: Baker & Taylor
City, boroughs, suburbs, we hope you'll join us for a relaxing night at the nonprofit Housing Works Bookstore. We will feature some authors, local brew, and best of all, our bookseller friends.

 
Hachette Open House: Wednesday, August 6, 2014
New York City 
10:00am - 4:00pm, followed by a tour, reception and dinner for those who can stay
 
We have been given a rare opportunity to spend a day in the Hachette NYC offices to talk business with their executives, discuss books with their editors, and socialize with their authors.
 
The day will begin with an Open Forum with sales & fulfillment, a chance to ask questions and discuss backroom issues. We will have a movable feast lunch with editors and hear about the upcoming books from the Fall 2014/Winter 2015 seasons and Spring/Summer 2015 lists.
 
Five Hachette authors will participate in an author panel in the afternoon, followed by a tour of the offices and a meet-and-greet reception with HBG authors and staff.
 
For those who can stay for the evening, Hachette will host a fabulous author dinner.
 
RSVP immediately to NAIBA to reserve your seat at this rare opportunity to talk with one of our most important publishing partners.
Baker & Taylor Christmas Promotion

For the first time Baker & Taylor is offering a great Christmas promotion early enough so you don't have to think about it during the busy holiday season.
 
Here are some details:
Up to 50% off selected items in all of the following categories: books, calendars, sidelines, music, and video.
Click Here for the Holiday Sales Brochure.
 
Questions? Contact Jason Rice  
Warning
The phone scammers are at it again.

Joe Leo of Here's The Story has reported receiving a call from a TDD interpreter for a large book purchase. Fortunately, he was suspicious and didn't complete the transaction. It is a good time to warn your staff to be cautious. 
Meet the Author
Erin Mackey   

Erin Mackey is a Christian children's fiction and juvenile fiction author from Martinsburg, WV. Her title, Laurel Hill: New Beginnings was selected as a finalist in the 2014 National Indie Book Excellence Awards. Erin holds presentations for young people including school visits. Her presentations include audience discussion about writing and self-publishing as well as Q & A sessions. You can read more about Erin by checking out her website and blog. 
We have some more great programming to share with you. Keep an eye out for announcements on our Publicity Speed Dating (in October), the Fall Discovery Conference (in September), and Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, May 2, 2015.


Sincerely,
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Eileen Dengler
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Assn