American Booksellers Association starts linking to Bookshop
In March, the American Booksellers Association will stop pointing to its own IndieBound store for book purchases and instead link to Bookshop.
In March, the American Booksellers Association will stop pointing to its own IndieBound store for book purchases and instead link to Bookshop.
This year, ABA reports 1,910 members with 2,496 locations, comparable to where they were prior to the pandemic.
In July, the American Booksellers Association made two organizational missteps that it profusely apologized for: it used the wrong cover when featuring a book on its bestseller list.
Independent stores have been doing well—with memberships at ABA up for seven straight years—but they face issues of long-term sustainability.