For any bookstore wishing to sell California Bookstore Day limited-edition items and that has not yet sent in their order, we need to receive that order by Monday, December 2 - either online or by fax to the NCIBA office (415-561-7685). If you fail to place your order, you can still celebrate California Bookstore Day and be listed as a participant on the CBD website - you just won't have any of the only-for-CBD books and gifts to sell.

The reason for this deadline is simple - we have to give print run numbers to participating publishers in early December in order to ensure everything will be produced in time for the event. We want as many bookstores as possible involved, but we can't extend our deadlines and risk production delays. If you want to confirm that we've received your order, just email hut@nciba.com and we'll let you know.

Thanks to Dave Eggers and our friends at McSweeney's, we have two additional California Bookstore Day items to offer bookstores. We are creating a supplemental catalog and order form, which will be emailed to all stores within the first few days of December. Deadline for the orders will be December 10.

Here's a description of the two items:

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Tote Bag: Dave Eggers has given permission to Litographs to print the entire text of Egger's seminal memoir on a tote bag in a gorgeous, modern design inspired by the book and available only for California Bookstore Day. Many of you admired Litographs' work at the NCIBA trade show - for Eggers fans, this will be a collectors item for sure. NOTE: There will only be 500 of these made. If orders total more than 500, stores will receive a percentage of their original request. Stores will only be charged for items they actually receive. [Specs: Tote bags are highly water-resistant and include a five-inch inner pocket; 17"w x 14.75"h, with a 9" hanging strap and flat bottom.]
Retail Price: $29

Bookstories: A Collection
This unique book package will feature new contributions from the California section of the McSweeney's stable of poets and writers, neatly bound in an accordion book. Writers - including Ishmael Reed, Lawrence Weschler, Matthew Zapruder, Jesse Nathan, Jim Ruland and others - explore through short pieces the best bookstore they know of that doesn't exist. (A bookstore on a boat? Why, yes! A bookstore in which the books grow like fruit and flowers on a single, riotous, store-encircling vine? Okay!) As a whole, the collection celebrates the idiosyncratic, joy-and-dream-inducing potential that is the independent bookstore. And what's more, this accordion book is unbindable: when its binding is loosed, the pages unfold to reveal a hidden, multi-panel illustration inspired by the California landscape, from Calexico to Copco.
Retail Price: $30

OTHER NEWS
* As we noted in earlier correspondence, the Curious George print has been removed from California Bookstore Day due to rights and licensing issues. We looked into having the print available as a giveaway, but ran into similar issues.  All orders for this item have been canceled - bookstores need to do nothing.

* Wendy McNaughton's journal is titled Punk Rock Writer's Journal and contains watercolor portraits of famous 19th and 20st-century authors-Morrison, Hughes, Twain, Woolf, Stein and more-as punk rock rebels. We'll be sharing some sample illustrations soon - they're great!
 

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A recent story in the Tahoe Daily Tribune chronicled the struggles of longtime NCIBA member, the Bookshelf in Truckee. According to owner Debbie Lane, a move to a new location Westgate Shopping Center earlier this year did not have the desired effect, as sales haved dropped between 25 and 30%.

"We've been down so much," Lane said. "We just need people to get in the store and shop."

The Tribune article noted that a 10th-grade English class at Truckee High School was helping that effort - "As part of a class assignment, students are hosting a community rally on Saturday, Nov. 23, to encourage people to buy a book."

We contacted Debbie to ask how the school effort wen and how things were going in general. Here's her report:

The 10th grade English classes at Truckee High heard about our financial situation and took us on as part of their community service project. The big rally day was Saturday, and it was a great day. A super Black Saturday - record sales for the last five years in one day.  We had so many comments from people who heard from the kids, or the newspaper article in the Wednesday paper (we were on the cover), they want their community bookstore. They can't imagine Truckee without us.   People didn't know we had moved, or called from the old location, or their kids made them come in -- it was so gratifying.  And sales have been up and equal to last years at this time.
 
Our fundraising, on-line, has launched, and we have raised over $4,000 and hopefully, we continue to spread the word. Here's the link: I'm fairly optimistic, but the next step is to get a part-time manager and social media, event person to help keep our community involved. That's one of our big reasons for fundraising.

Modern Times, the iconic progressive bookstore in San Francisco, is the latest to turn to crowdfunding for financial support. The store just launched its own Indiegogo campaign, seeking tor raise $60,000. Here's their pitch on the Indiegogo site:

A San Francisco literary treasure, Modern Times Bookstore is preparing to step into a new era of progressive politics and radical activism. For over forty years (more than 32 of which we've spent in the vibrant Mission District), Modern Times has served San Francisco's progressive community. It is one of the oldest collectively run bookstores in the country, and has long been an important meeting spot for activists, book lovers, Mission locals, and visitors from the world over.

For many decades, Modern Times was a fixture on Valencia Street, but over the past five years, rent in that area has increased so drastically that Modern Times was long forced to operate at a loss. Two years ago, when Modern Times's lease ended, rent was hiked so steeply that the doors could not stay open. Modern Times was forced to move to another part of the Mission on 24th Street. Grappling with the immense financial hardships of relocating into a smaller venue with less foot traffic, Modern Times has been accruing debt and has continued operating at a loss.

Baker & Taylor has produced its own holiday catalog and is offering independent retail partners a 46% discount when they order any of the titles from the holiday list -  now through December 31st. The list includes a great selection of 108 titles in the categories of Gift Giving, Holiday Entertaining, and Hello 2014. No minimums required, no special ordering required - bookstores can place on their standard B&T POs and the discount will be reflected on the invoice.

Holiday Customer Care Hours:
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. CT
Phone: 800-937-8200
E-mail: customerservice@ingramcontent.com
 
Customer Care will be closed:
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

The Avid Reader in Davis is looking to acquire some new fixtures - particularly book trucks, but they are seeking other kinds of fixtures as well. If you have fixtures you don't need, you can contact The Avid Reader's operations manager Nicholas Weigand at 530-758-4040.