Season’s [Shopping] Greetings: Seven Tips for Supporting Small Businesses
As a retail worker, I have some things to ask of all of you as we go into what should be the tail end of this year’s Holiday shopping season, but is likely just the beginning. 1. SHOP LOCAL. A****n and Target and WalMart are going to be fine, but the local small businesses that …
Thankful for Readers
This was originally posted in the newsletter from Broadway Books in Portland, OR. The holidays are just around the corner! We invite you to join us for a variety of holiday events at Broadway Books over the next several weeks, including a celebration of Brian Doyle and a new collection of his essays on December …
Indies First: Shop Small Saturday November 24, 2018
Award-winning author Jason Reynolds, who is serving his second term as the 2018 Indies First spokesperson, the American Booksellers Association and American Express, and Reynolds’ publisher, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, are working together to make available 20,000 special edition copies of Reynolds’s Ghost to young readers in underserved communities this holiday season. Through the initiative, participating independent booksellers will …
Indies First & Small Business Saturday 11/25/17
Author Jason Reynolds is the official spokesperson for the 5th Annual Indies First celebration of independent bookstores! On Saturday, he’ll be supporting his local bookstores in Washington, DC as a celebrity bookseller, but authors and booksellers have great things planned all around the country. The American Booksellers Association compiled an interactive map so you can …
Indies First Regional Round-Up
Saturday was Small Business Saturday and independent bookstores’ special Indies First day. Stores around the region strutted their small business stuff, and customers enjoyed a joyous kick-off to the holiday shopping season. In McMinnville, OR, Third Street Books was part of the community-wide small business passport program. Brian Juenemann, executive director of regional trade association …
Saturday 11/26: Indies First, Small Business Saturday
This Saturday, independent bookstores put their own twist on Small Business Saturday with Indies First. For the third year, authors support independent bookstores as they kick off the holiday season. Find a participating store near you, whether you’re in your own neighborhood or visiting family; the American Booksellers Association compiled stores celebrating Indies First on …
Nominate a Small Town for a Main Street Makeover
Today’s the last day to nominate a town for a $500,000 Small Business Revolution on Main Street Award! (Sorry I didn’t let you know earlier; I just found out about it from independent bookstore Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT.) This contest is a great opportunity for communities whose local businesses could use a hand. Click …
Indies First:
Shop with Authors Saturday 11/29/14
Last year, Sherman Alexie came up with the idea for writers to support their local indie by volunteering to work at the store on Small Business Saturday 2013. Alexie called the appeal “Indies First,” and entreated authors to link to an indie to sell their books online. The day was a huge hit. Thousands of authors volunteered as …
