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Posted By Linda-Marie Barrett,
Friday, March 30, 2018
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Dear SIBA booksellers,
Now is the time to nominate your choice for the 2019 Conroy Legacy Award. This award represents a “Lifetime Achievement”. The Conroy Legacy Award honors the example of beloved author Pat Conroy and recognizes writers who have achieved a lasting impact on their literary community. Recipients have the following attributes:
- Support for independent bookstores, both in their own communities and in general.
- Writing that focuses significantly on their own home place.
- Support of other writers, especially new and emerging authors.
The Conroy Legacy Award is given to one writer in SIBA territory per year. A juried panel of SIBA member booksellers will choose among nominated writers to determine the year’s winner.
Although it is not necessary for a nominated writer to have a new book out in the award year, nominated writers must be living, and must have books in print. Nominations must come from SIBA member bookstores. The Legacy Award provides an opportunity for its member stores to recognize writers who have been important in their community.
Both a donation to the Pat Conroy Literary Center and a donation to a literary entity close to the heart of the writer will be made in the name of the Legacy Award recipient.
Nominations close on April 30th. Nominate your choice today!
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Posted By Nicki Leone,
Thursday, January 25, 2018
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EUREKAsiba: change your bookselling life!
 A A cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something during the SIBA EUREKA Talks.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 9am – 5pm
followed by Reception & Dinner from 6-9pm
Atlanta, GA
Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta – Airport.
Cut-off for hotel reservations is Monday, January 29th
For reservations call 1.800.362.2779
  
  
Are you missing Winter Institute? We have a solution: Known nationally for our innovation , SIBA is putting together a vibrant annual day for booksellers: EUREKAsiba, and we want you there. Inspired by TED (and if you are not familiar with TED, take 4 minutes and watch this to get an idea), we have put together a day of speakers on topics that will cause you to shout EUREKAsiba: a cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something during the SIBA EUREKA Talks.
We've rounded up a spectacular list of booksellers, industry innovators, musicians, and writers who will deliver talks on topics that can increase your productivity, creativity, and commitment plus inspire and dazzle. The day also includes lots of time for interaction with your peers, and a bevy of writers that will excite your handselling efforts. And the price is right at only $39 per bookseller which includes lunch and dinner plus an author reception.
The date is February 20th in Atlanta, GA at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Atlanta – Airport. The cut-off for hotel reservations is Monday, January 29th and reservations can be secured by dialing (number here). If you are still uncertain about whether you can attend, please share any obstacles and let us help get you there. Don't let EUREKAsiba happen without you.
GET YOUR STAFF INVOLVED
SIBA wants to reach your frontline booksellers
Did you know that every SIBA core member store can add as many staff as they'd like to their account? SIBA encourages stores to include their staff under their accounts so they have access to all the information and opportunities available to SIBA member booksellers, including information about scholarships, review copy offers, calls for nominations for Okra Picks and the Southern Book Prize, and heads up about important upcoming events.
Here's how to add staff members to your account:
- Log in. Then navigate to your account profile by clicking at the top of the page where it says "Welcome"
- Click on the "Information & Settings" tab on the left in your profile.
- Select "Sub-accounts" from the options at the top of the profile.
From there, you can create sub accounts yourself, or send invites to your staff. Every account must have it's own unique email address, so there is no need to sign up all your staff under the store email. But you can invite them using their own email.
You can also simply send a list of your staff -- names and email addresses -- to nicki@sibaweb.com, and SIBA will add them to your accout.
THE SOUTHERN BOOK PRIZE
Nominations are due by February 14! | NOMINATE HERE
#southernbookprize #SBP18
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2018 AWARD
Each year, hundreds of booksellers across the South vote on their favorite "handsell" books of the year. These are the "southern" books they have most enjoyed selling to customers; the ones that they couldn't stop talking about. The Southern Book Prize was created to recognize great books of southern origin.
What books can be nominated? For a book to be eligible, it must be set in the South, or the author must be Southern (preferably both) and it must have been published within the previous calendar year.
Who can nominate a book? Books can be nominated by SIBA-member booksellers. But stores can submit nominations on behalf of the their customers, so if you are not a bookseller, you can request your local bookstore nominate a title on your behalf.
If I nominated an Okra Pick, does that count? It sure does! All Okra Pick books are automatically included as Southern Book Prize nominations.
 B3! WEBINARS
February 14 at 2PM: Inventory Activism with Kimberly Daniels and Erica Merrell.
Join Erica Merrell, former owner of Wild Iris Books, and SIBA Board member Kimberly Daniels of The Country Bookshop as they explain how inventory can be a powerful force when serving customers. Whether your customers are looking to make changes in social, environmental or local issues, find out how the activist mantra of thinking global, acting local can increase customer engagement and revenue for your store.
Click here for more webinars and registration info
MEET THE BOOKSELLER!
 Amy Loewy, Garden District Book Shop, New Orleans, LA
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Name: Amy Loewy
Store and location:
Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania Street,New Orleans, LA 70130
Number of years as a bookseller: In April 2018, 20 years and all 20 at the same shop.
 Best part about being a bookseller?:
People (customers, booksellers, authors). Putting an incredible book in someone's hands.
What book(s) are you reading?:
King Zeno by Nathaniel Rich
Favorite handsell of 2017:
The Devil's Muse: A Maureen Coughlin Novel by Bill Loehem
 Best thing you did this year at your store:
Love events with the interview component, where an author is interviewing another author. We had many of these events this year and it's impossible to choose one: Jesmyn Ward, Nathaniel Rich, Morgan Babst, etc. Also great events with: Jessica Harris, Jenny Lawson, Donna Brazile, Isabel Allende, Sheryl Sandburg, etc.
Social Media Stats (FB likes, Twitter followers, etc):
Facebook 3341 Likes, 3268 Followers
Twitter 3605 Followers
Instagram 2364 Followers
Top priority going into 2018:
Coming up with ways to make more exciting events.
Favorite SIBA programming benefit:
Discovery Show, Southern Book Prize & The Conroy Legacy Award, community.
BRILLIANT BOOKSELLER IDEA OF THE WEEK:
Encouraging Diversity in Young Readers
Northshire's 'Open Mind' Scholarship
Northshire Bookstore, with locations in Manchester, Vt., and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has launched the Open Mind Scholarship, which is designed to honor "the diversity of thought, feelings, information and perspectives found in books, as well as the power of books to change people's lives." Each year the Northshire will award $1,000 scholarships to two college-bound high school seniors, one from New York and one from Vermont. To enter the contest, students must write up to one page on how a book has exposed them to something new and how it has impacted their lives.
 BOOKSELLING WITHOUT BORDERS
Scholarship applications are now being accepted
Bookselling Without Borders is a program that has been developed to encourage diverse and international literature and also to connect American booksellers to the global publishing community. It is generously supported by Catapult, Europa Editions, Graywolf, The New Press, Other Press, Princeton University Press, Rutgers University Press — and also by Ingram Content Group and the Frankfurt Book Fair U.S. Bookseller Prize.
Twelve all-expenses-paid scholarships will be awarded this year.
Applications take only two minutes; recipients will be notified in March; applications are accepted between now and February 28 and can be submitted online here.
 THE BOOKS YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE TALKING ABOUT
Submitted this week on Edelweiss+ using the "send to SIBA" option. Thanks to Avid Bookshop, Page & Palette, Fiction Addiction, McIntyre's Books, Bookmarks, Books and Books, and Page 158!
9781609454517 Disoriental 4/17/2018
"This story is one that needs to be read!! I loved it !!"
9780316393843 And Now We Have Everything 4/10/2018
"I often tell people that becoming a mother was equal parts wonderful and abysmally dark and get blank stares but here it is, a tale like mine, articulated with clarity and wit!"
9781947793019 Who Is Vera Kelly? 6/12/2018
"A spy novel for readers who avoid spy novels."
9780451490537 Let Me Lie 3/13/2018
"She will have your head spinning as you take the clues and think you know who done it only to be yanked down another dark path and shown you're completely wrong."
9781542048989 The Promise Between Us 1/16/2018
"People joke about their OCD symptoms but reading this makes you cringe for the person living with the very real anxiety laden world of a mother trying to tamper down her demons without the medication and therapies not offered to someone who can't afford health insurance."
9781250099655 After Anna 4/10/2018
"I knew from the first page that After Anna was going to be something really different."
9780553419054 Macbeth 4/10/2018
"This version of Macbeth by Jo Nesbo provides plenty of action and bloodshed to keep fans of either author entertained."
If your store does not have an Edelweiss+ account and need help setting one up, contact Linda-Marie.
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#siba18: Fall Discovery Show
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Posted By Nicki Leone,
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Updated: Monday, July 3, 2017
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Celebrate Independents! Announcing the 2017 Southern Book Prize Winners
The best in southern literature, from the people who would know . . . Southern Independent (and independently-minded!) Booksellers
Southern indie booksellers once again demonstrate their independence of mind by choosing an excitingly eclectic collection of books for the 2017 Southern Book Prize.
Formerly the "SIBA Book Award," the newly Southern Book Prize features an expanded list of categories, inspired by the tastes and inclinations of Southern readers. Nominated by booksellers and their customers, vetted by bookstores and selected by a jury of Southern booksellers, these are the Southern books that Southern bookstores were most passionate about, and inspired the most "you've got to read this" moments and "hand sell" moments in stores across the South. They represent the best of Southern literature, from the people who would know—Southern indie booksellers.
2017 Southern Book Prize Winners
FICTION
  
Coming of Age
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (Harper, 9780062491794)
Family Life
A Lowcountry Christmas by Mary Alice Monroe (Gallery Books, 9781501125539)
Historical
Chasing the North Star by Robert Morgan (Algonquin Books, 9781565126275)
   
Literary
Over the Plain Houses by Julia Franks (Hub City Press, 9781938235214)
Mystery & Detective
The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow & Company, 9780062430212)
Southern Stories & Stories by Southerners
The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg (Random House, 9781400065950)
Thriller
Redemption Road by John Hart (Thomas Dunne Books, 9780312380366)
JUVENILE
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart (Delacorte Press, 9780553536744)
NONFICTION
  
Biography, Autobiography, & Memoir
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J Drew Lanham (Milkweed, 9781571313157)
Cooking
Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South by Vivian Howard (Little Brown and Company, 9780316381109)
Creative Nonfiction
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J D Vance (Harper, 9780062300546)
For more information about the Southern Book Prize, visit
http://www.authorsroundthesouth.com/read-this/siba-book-awards
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Posted By Nicki Leone,
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
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Hello, dearest and most beloved booksellers,
As we get ready for the summer, here are the latest thing happening in the land of SIBA you should know about. Note especially the new Okra Picks Newsletter opportunity --
Highlights:
- Entering events on the ARTS Calendar is easier than ever!
- Announcing the Okra Picks Newsletter
- The Circle of Sites/Banner-for-Dues Program is being upgraded
- A video guide to the SIBA Member Hub
- Be a judge for the Southern Book Prize
- Registration is open for #SIBA17 in the Big Easy
 THE ARTS CALENDAR, SIMPLIFIED
Over the last couple months, SIBA has received a rising number of requests from our members about how to enter their store events into the Calendar at Authors Round the South (authorsroundthesouth.com). The truth is, the ARTS Calendar is based on an older platform, and has always required a separate log in process, which is confusing for many members (and for SIBA Staff!). So we've simplified and streamlined the process:
- You can now enter events from your own account at SIBA. You do not need to be on your store master account. You do not even need to be logged in, (although it will be easier for you if you are).
- There are fewer "required" fields, so you don't need to know book ISBNs or enter event descriptions if you don't want to.
- You can add all the information and upload book and author photos in one step.
- If you want to enter multiple events at once, you can download a spreadsheet template, fill it out, and email it to SIBA at nicki@sibaweb.com.
It will take about 24 hours for any submitted event to appear on the calendar, so plan accordingly. And remember that you earn B3! points when you submit events yourself, instead of letting the SIBA elves enter them on your behalf.
Enter your store events here:
http://sibaweb.site-ym.com/page/stars_bkstore
ANNOUNCING THE OKRA PICKS NEWSLETTER
SIBA is now offering a quarterly newsletter for your customers featuring the seasonal Okra Picks -- the books you have chosen as the most excited hand sell titles of the season. Share the best in new Southern Literature, as picked by the people who would know. . .Southern indie booksellers like you!
Modeled after the Indie Next newsletter for readers, the Okra Picks newsletter is store-branded with "Buy Now" buttons linked to your store's website. It is sent out four times a year in the middle of each Okra season, thus featuring books that are brand new or about to be released.
SIBA's test run of the newsletter with Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC, showed an open rate for the email of 49%. "We sold two copies of Lisa Wingate's book right off the newsletter," reported owner Dave Lucey.
Stores that participate in the Okra Picks Newsletter retain ownership of their email list and materials. Each participating store will receive 200 B3! points for the first mailing, and 50 point for each subsequent mailing.
To see a sample of the Okra Picks Newsletter for the Spring season,
https://sibaweb.site-ym.com/mpage/OkraPage158
Sign up for the newsletter here by May 10th:
http://sibaweb.site-ym.com/page/ok_newsletter
Customizing the newsletter for your store does take a couple days, so act quickly to be eligible to send out the Spring edition.
 CIRCLE OF SITES UPGRADE DEADLINE
If your store is participating in the Banner-for-dues program you need to know the system is being upgraded this spring to a more effective, stable, and secure platform. This will require you to post new code on your websites. Contact nicki@sibaweb.com for the code. The deadline is July 1, after which the old code will no longer be supported.
If you have ecommerce on your store site and are not doing the Banner-For-Dues program, you can contact Nicki to see if you are eligible. Basically any site where you can search for a book by ISBN qualifies. Once your banner is up, you don't have to do anything else, so it is an easy, hassle-free way to keep your SIBA membership current.
Currently appearing on Circle of Sites, (aka Lady Banks' Pick of the Week):
 THE SIBA MEMBER HUB: VIDEO GUIDES
The new SIBA member hub has become more and more active as members sign on, check in with the site, and explore the different ways they can communicate with others and manage their own accounts. To help members understand the new site layout, SIBA Board member Stefanie Crowe and staffer Nicki Leone have been recording a series of short videos that take a quick tour through some of the site features.
The SIBA Member Hub: An Introduction
https://vimeo.com/212651341/21a3909f56
Here's the link to view all the videos as they are posted (about twice a month)
https://vimeo.com/album/4562901
CALL FOR SOUTHERN BOOK PRIZE JUDGES
There is still time to be a judge for the Southern Book Prize! Judges must be owners or staff of a current SIBA member bookstore, and will receive copies of all the finalists to be judged in their assigned category.
If you are interested in being a judge, fill out the form at the link below:
https://sibaweb.site-ym.com/page/ba_judge_form
You can see a list of the finalists and their categories here.
 #SIBA17 REGISTRATION IS OPEN
It's never too early to register!
SIBA returns to the Big Easy this coming September for the #siba17 Discovery Show. We'll be at the Sheraton New Orleans, right on Canal Street, the same hotel we were in the last time we visited NOLA in 2013.
And a word to the wise -- New Orleans, like Savannah, is a popular destination. We had sellout crowds in 2013 and expect the same this year. Meal tickets, especially, went very quickly.
Make your travel plans early:
http://sibaweb.com/trade-show-info
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Posted By Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
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(Columbia, SC) – The votes are in! Southern indie booksellers have chosen the finalists for Southern Book Prize. Formerly known as the SIBA Book Award, the Southern Book Prize features an expanded list of categories – including seven different fiction and three nonfiction categories. Finalists were chosen by Southern independent booksellers from the long list ballot. The finalist titles will be sent to juried panels of booksellers, who will then decide on the winners in each category. Winners will be announced on July 4, “Independents Day.”
2017 Southern Book Prize Finalists
FICTION
  
Coming of Age
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (Harper, 9780062491794)
Lies and Other Acts of Love by Kristy Woodson Harvey (Berkley Books, 9781101987063)
Long Way Gone by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson, 9780718084714)
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (Crown Books for Young Readers, 9780553524024)
 
Family Life
Flight Patterns by Karen White (Berkley Books, 9780451470911)
A Lowcountry Christmas by Mary Alice Monroe (Gallery Books, 9781501125539)
The Risen by Ron Rash (Ecco, 9780062436313)
 
Historical
Chasing the North Star by Robert Morgan (Algonquin Books, 9781565126275)
Forsaken by Ross Howell Jr (NewSouth Books, 9781588383174)
Glory Over Everything: Beyond the Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (Simon & Schuster, 9781476748443)
  
Literary
Fallen Land by Taylor Brown (St. Martin's Press, 9781250077974)
Miss Jane by Brad Watson (W. W. Norton & Company, 9780393241730)
Over the Plain Houses by Julia Franks (Hub City Press, 9781938235214)
Perfume River by Robert Olen Butler (Atlantic Monthly Press, 9780802125750)
  
Mystery & Detective
The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow & Company, 9780062430212)
Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M Boyer (HeneryPress, 9781635110456)
Miss Julia Inherits a Mess by Ann B Ross (Viking, 9780525427124)
Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb (Atria Books, 9781476772813)
  
 
Southern Stories & Stories by Southerners
The Feathered Bone by Julie Cantrell (Thomas Nelson, 9780718037628)
A Lowcountry Wedding by Mary Alice Monroe (Gallery Books, 9781501125430)
Monsters in Appalachia: Stories by Sheryl Monks (West Virginia University Press, 9781943665396)
Ninety-Nine Stories of God by Joy Williams (Tin House Books, 9781941040355)
The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews (St. Martin's Press, 9781250065940)
The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg (Random House, 9781400065950)
  
Thriller
Darktown by Thomas Mullen (Atria Books, 9781501133862)
Redemption Road by John Hart (Thomas Dunne Books, 9780312380366)
Underground Airlines by Ben H Winters (Mulholland Books, 9780316261241)
The Whistler by John Grisham (Doubleday Books, 9780385541190)
 
 
JUVENILE
Gertie's Leap to Greatness by Kate Beasley; Jillian Tamaki (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 9780374302610)
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart (Delacorte Press, 9780553536744)
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick, 9780763681173)
The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart ; Diana Sudyka (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 9780316389556)
Serafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty (Disney-Hyperion, 9781484775035)
NONFICTION
  
Biography, Autobiography, & Memoir
Dimestore: A Writer's Life by Lee Smith (Algonquin Books, 9781616205027)
The Gatekeeper: Missy Lehand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency by Kathryn Smith (Touchstone, 9781501114960)
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J Drew Lanham (Milkweed, 9781571313157)
My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir by Chris Offutt (Atria Books, 9781501112461)
 
Cooking
Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South by Vivian Howard (Little Brown and Company, 9780316381109)
Hungry Is a Mighty Fine Sauce Cookbook: Recipes and Ramblings from the Belle of All Things Southern by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson (Shiloh Run Press, 9781634097826)
Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes by Ronni Lundy; Johnny Autry (Clarkson Potter Publishers, 9780804186742)
 
 
Creative Nonfiction
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner Book Company, 9781501126345)
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J D Vance (Harper, 9780062300546)
A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese, 9780385530866)
Poems: New and Selected by Ron Rash (Ecco Press, 9780062435507)
Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy (Little Brown and Company, 9780316337540)
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Posted By Nicki Leone,
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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Hello, dearest and most beloved booksellers.
It's that time again....time for oh so many things! Nominations for the Board, voting on the Southern Book Prize, Okra Picks info, and so much more. Read on, read everything!
Highlights:
- SIBA has an app. For real! Download the "SocialLink" app from your Apple or Google Play store
- Call for Board Nominations
- The Southern Book Prize Loooong List Ballot is open. And the Conroy Legacy Award is seeking nominations
- There is now a resource page for the Spring Okra Picks
- There is a now a downloadable flyer of monthly staff picks from SIBA Bookstores.
- Registration is open for #SIBA17 in the Big Easy
- Introducing IndieCommerce Lite
SIBA HAS AN APP!
 Yes, that's right, SIBA is now has an app! Available for iPhone and Android, SIBA's new "SocialLink" app allows you to check in to the SIBA member hub and your account from your phone or mobile device. Most of the news you see below will also appear in your "feed." In the future, SIBA will be posting important news to the app feed on a regular basis, so having it will give you an early heads up to important or just plain useful news.
Search for "SocialLink" in the Apple or Google Play store.
Once you've installed the app, log in to start viewing your feed and notices. Your account information is:
Username: @@username@@
Email: @@email@@
Company:
@@employer@@
Your membership expires: @@membership_exp_date@@
You should also be able to set your account so you can log in with Facebook. Email nicki@sibaweb.com if you have any problems.
CALL FOR BOARD NOMINATIONS
It’s that time again to pick the bookseller leaders that will move SIBA forward. SIBA’s Board Members are a hard‐working bunch. Serving on the SIBA Board is both rewarding and enlightening. Consider someone today for a board position. Self‐nominations are encouraged. Anyone can nominate here:
https://sibaweb.site-ym.com/?board_nom
Nominations close April 15.
THE SOUTHERN BOOK PRIZE LONG BALLOT IS OPEN
The Southern Book Prize Loooong List has just been announced. Now it is time for booksellers to vote for the finalists. The ballot is open to all SIBA member core booksellers -- stores and store staff! Your store earns 2 b3! points for each ballot cast.
Go here to vote:
http://sibaweb.site-ym.com/surveys/?id=2017_sbp
You need to be a current SIBA member bookstore/bookseller to vote.
If you have store staff not in SIBA's records that you would like added, email nicki@sibaweb.com. Each staff member must have their own unique email address.
The ballot closes April 3rd.
Remember also to nominate for the Conroy Legacy Award. The Conroy Legacy Award recognizes writers who have achieved a lasting impact on their literary community. Recipients will have shown the following attributes:
- They support independent bookstores, both in their own communities and in general.
- Their writing focuses significantly on their own home place.
- They support other writers in their community, especially new and emerging authors.
The Conroy Legacy Award is given to one writer in SIBA territory annually. A juried panel of member booksellers will choose among our Southern writers to determine the year’s winner.
Nominate an author here
 SPRING OKRA PICKS RESOURCE PAGE
the 2017 Spring Okra Picks will be announced April 1, but SIBA booksellers can have a sneak peak. We've collected some helpful resources for all the Okra titles to make it easier for you to sell all these fanstastic books:
https://sibaweb.site-ym.com/page/ok_forthcoming
YOUR STAFF PICKS HAVE STREET CRED!
You've probably seen the header at the top of this and the Lady Banks emails, but have you clicked? SIBA collates store staff picks and recommendations for the Lady Banks newsletter and AuthorsRoundtheSouth.com. You can see the list here:
http://www.authorsroundthesouth.com/read-this
Fully sortable and searchable and linked back to the store that made the recommendation.
There is also now a monthly print out of new recommendations stores can download for a quirky, unpredictable reading list. A great resource for book clubs, educators and hard to please customers!
#SIBA17 REGISTRATION IS OPEN
It's never too early to register!
SIBA returns to the Big Easy this coming September for the #siba17 Discovery Show. We'll be at the Sheraton New Orleans, right on Canal Street, the same hotel we were in the last time we visited NOLA in 2013.
And a word to the wise -- New Orleans, like Savannah, is a popular destination. We had sellout crowds in 2013 and expect the same this year. Meal tickets, especially, went very quickly. So make your travel plans early:
http://sibaweb.com/trade-show-info
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Posted By Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2017
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Hello, dearest and most beloved booksellers.
Forgive the length of this email, but 2017 has brought with it some changes and new features to your SIBA membership, so this is a quick guide to what's new, upcoming, and ever so important. Please take the time to read through.
Highlights:
- SIBA in the Springtime (3/6-3/7) is open for regstration. Click here. Hotel reservation deadline is 2/17. Click here for that
- Introducing the Idea Box: Send your ideas about the perfect Discovery Show to SIBA. Click here.
- Introducing the Conroy Legacy Award! The Southern Book Prize nomination deadline is Valentine's Day. Click here to nominate.
- The 2017 Booksellers Benefits Package is now available. Download it here
- B3! -- it's way easier! Click for details
- Circle of Sites/Banner for Dues: upgrades are happening this spring. Email Nicki for details and new code
- Programs you might not know about, but would be huge help: Trio | Peer Reviews
- Welcome to the new Member Hub! Now mobile friendly and with Facebook login. Check your account. (Your username is: @@username@@)
SIBA IN THE SPRINGTIME
Writing the future of the SIBA Discovery Show
Open to everyone with a vested interest in the show:
booksellers, exhibitors, publishers, sales reps
$99 (meals included), Free for core member bookstores
March 6-7, 2017
The Crowne Plaza - Airport in Atlanta
Reservations: Call 866/750-3365, use Group Code SIB
Room Rate: $119 + 7% state sales tax.
Online hotel reservations
ROOM RATE CUT OFF DATE IS 2/17/2017
Online Event Registration
If you could change something about the SIBA Discovery Show, what would it be?
You will remember that last fall the talk of the Discovery Show was the plan to move the Fall Show to the spring, and partner with the GABBS show in Atlanta. Although the closure of the GABBS show has meant that plan will not go forward, the announcement has generated a lot of great discussion on the future of the SIBA Discovery Show, and how to keep it relevant and useful for our members.
To that end, SIBA is hosting it's regular "SIBA in the Springtime" education, with a focus on "writing the future of the SIBA Discovery Show." Join your fellow booksellers and book industry professionals for a day of brainstorming about the future direction of the Show. Imagination in encouraged. Bring all your dreams -- big and small.
The two-day event includes an author dinner on March 6 with three of your "Okra Pick" authors -- Michael Knight (Eveningland), Gina Kolata (Mercies in Disguise), and Taylor Brown (The River of Kings) plus two favorite Atlanta-based writers -- Patti Callahan Henry (The Bookshop at Water's End) and Joshilyn Jackson (Almost Sisters).
The American Booksellers Association will also be on hand to host a lunch, forum, and spring education presentation on March 7.
It is so very important that we hear from you. SIBA in the Springtime is FREE to core-member bookstores, so don't wait, register now.
THE IDEA BOX
If you can't make SIBA in the Springtime next month, or if you can, but you've already got so many ideas you just can't contain them all, then you can put your thoughts in THE IDEA BOX.
The Idea Box is a new benefit for SIBA members, a place to submit feedback, hopes, wishes, and dreams to the SIBA staff and indeed the entire SIBA membership. Ideas can be reviewed and voted on by members. SIBA uses the votes to gauge member interest and get an idea of how strongly you feel about something.
Right now, the Idea Box is geared towards re-envisioning the Discovery Show. So submit your ideas about what you think would be the perfect show. What you submit will help frame the discussion in Atlanta.
Click here to share your great ideas!
THE SOUTHERN BOOK PRIZE &
THE PAT CONROY LEGACY AWARD
The nomination deadline is Valentine's Day, less than a week away. Make sure your favorite southern books are represented. Click here.
New this year is the "lifetime achievement" category, the Conroy Legacy Award. The Conroy Legacy Award recognizes writers who have achieved a lasting impact on their literary community. Recipients will have shown the following attributes:
- They support independent bookstores, both in their own communities and in general.
- Their writing focuses significantly on their own home place.
- They support other writers in their community, especially new and emerging authors.
The Conroy Legacy Award is given to one writer in SIBA territory annually. A juried panel of member booksellers will choose among our Southern writers to determine the year’s winner.
Nominate an author here
 THE BOOKSELLERS BENEFITS PACKAGE
The 2017 edition of the Booksellers Benefits Package, which explains the details of your SIBA membership and all the programs and benefits is now available to download. Click here.
Even if you think you know what's available, it's worth taking a look at the new edition, which covers new programs and changes for 2017. Plus the front cover is a handy calendar of upcoming deadlines and important dates that really should be posted right on the staff room door!
 B3! SIMPLIFIED
The B3! Engagement Program, whereby bookstores can earn points and rewards, up to and including an all-expenses paid trip to the SIBA Discovery Show, has been simplified to make it easier to use and track.
- Fewer Levels -- we've kept the important milestone levels in the program, but did away with the intermediary ones.
- Simplified Social Media Tracking. Now, to earn points for social media activity you simply have to tag SIBA on Facebook and Twitter.
Twitter: @LadyBanks, @ReaderMtWriter
Facebook: @ReaderMeetWriter, @SouthernIndependentBooksellersAlliance, @LadyBanks
Useful hashtags: #okrapick,#southernbookprize,#siba17, #parapalooza, #southernindie, #readbuygive, #trio
 CIRCLE OF SITES/BANNER-FOR-DUES PROGRAM
If your store is participating in the Banner-for-dues program you need to know the system is being upgraded this spring to a more effective, stable, and secure platform. This will require you to post new code on your websites. Contact nicki@sibaweb.com for the code. The deadline is July 1, after which the old code will no longer be supported.
If you have ecommerce on your store site and are not doing the Banner-For-Dues program, you can contact Nicki to see if you are eligible. Basically any site where you can search for a book by ISBN qualifies. Once your banner is up, you don't have to do anything else, so it is an easy, hassle-free way to keep your SIBA membership current.
NEWISH PROGRAMS YOU MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF
 TRIO: TRIO is a traveling exhibit of art, music and literature. The TRIO exhibit debuts at the SIBA Discovery Show, and then travels around the South for the next twelve months, hosted by and sponsored by SIBA member bookstores.
SIBA sees TRIO as a unique opportunity for its members. It is an example of the of the real world power of real world connections, and can’t be mimicked in a virtual environment. By bringing TRIO to their town, a SIBA store can create
create ties with other community organizations, reach new audiences, and bring attention to the store. Click here for more info.
 PEER REVIEWS: Simply put, a peer review is booksellers helping booksellers. If you feel like there is room for improvement in your store (and who doesn’t feel this way?), friendly fellow booksellers will visit your store, look at areas that are causing you concern, and off er constructive and confi dential feedback. Contact Wanda at wanda@sibaweb.com to schedule a review or become a reviewer.
THE NEW MEMBER HUB
Over Christmas SIBA launched its new "Member Hub" designed to be easier to access, easier to navigate, and easier to participate in. Some of the highlights:
- You can now log in with your Facebook account.
- It is mobile-friendly, so create a shortcut on your phone and check in often.
- It is modeled on a Facebook-like layout, so you have a "feed" with all the important recent SIBA news.
- It is easy to upload and share information.
Put a shortcut on your phone and login to see for yourself.And while you are there, make sure your account information is up to date. Here's what we have for you:
Login: http://sibaweb.site-ym.com/login.aspx
You username: @@username@@
Your name: @@first_name@@ @@last_name@@
Your email: @@email@@
Your store: @@employer@@
Your member type (store/staff): @@member_type@@
Your membership expiration: @@membership_exp_date@@ *
**if your member type says "staff" then your expiration date is whenever your bookstore's membership expires.
and some more information that may be useful (for bookstores only):
Your oustanding SIBA credit: ##CREDIT##
Your B3! points: ##B3TOTAL##
Are you a Circle of Sites store?: ##CIRCLEOFSITESBANNER##
Your ecommerce system:
##ECOMMERCESYSTEM##
(if you have ecommerce, but are not a Cirle of Sites store, contact nicki@sibaweb.com about participating)
Square footage of your store: ##SQUAREFEET##
Store location: ##MAINSTREET##
Store town size: ##TOWN##
Year incorporated: ##YEARINCORPORATED##
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Posted By Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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For Immediate Release
January 31, 2017
The Southern Book Prize creates the Conroy Legacy Award
(Columbia SC) The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) announces the creation of a “Lifetime Achievement” category for their annual book award program, The Southern Book Prize (formerly known as The SIBA Book Award). The new category, the Conroy Legacy Award, honors the example of beloved author Pat Conroy and recognizes writers who have achieved a lasting impact on their literary community. Recipients will have shown the following attributes:
- Support for independent bookstores, both in their own communities and in general.
- Writing that focuses significantly on their own home place.
- Demonstrates support of other writers, especially new and emerging authors.
The Conroy Legacy Award is given to one writer in SIBA territory per year. A juried panel of SIBA member booksellers representing all of SIBA's states will choose among nominated writers to determine the year’s winner.
Although it is not necessary for a nominated writer to have a new book out in the award year, nominated writers must be living, and must have books in print. Nominations must come from SIBA member bookstores. The Legacy Award provides an opportunity for its member stores to recognize writers who have been important in their community.
Both a donation to the Pat Conroy Literary Center and a donation to a literary entity close to the heart of the writer will be made in the name of the Legacy Award recipient.
In 2016, SIBA rechristened its annual SIBA Book Award as The Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize to honor Conroy and his profound impact on Southern literary life. Although it was intended as a one-time event, the booksellers immediately responded with names of writers they felt deserved that recognition. The Conroy Legacy Award was created to celebrate the deep connections between independent bookstores and the writers in their communities.
“The Conroy Legacy Award,” says SIBA Executive Director Wanda Jewell, “is our way of honoring the strong connection and partnership between writers and independent booksellers. We are all deeply involved in the literary life, in the life of the book, and in telling the story of our home place.”
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