Welcome to NEIBA!
The New England Independent Booksellers Association
is the trade association for the retail book industry in New England.
Serving independent booksellers for thirty-four years, NEIBA has
over 500 members representing more than 350 bookstores.
NEIBA enjoys the loyalty and active participation
of enthusiastic members who support the organization's mission:
"to further the success of professional independent booksellers
in New England and to foster a vital and supportive bookselling
community."
If you wish to volunteer for NEIBA committees
and activities, please contact Executive Director Steve
Fischer or Assistant Executive Director Nan
Sorensen at (781) 316-8894.
PURPOSE
NEIBA promotes independent bookselling in
New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Vermont) through an annual trade show, educational
programming, print and electronic publications and a variety of
other resources and promotional programs. NEIBA is governed by
an elected Board of Officers that meets regularly with the Advisory
Council and Executive Director
DUES
Dues are $100 per membership for storefront
independent bookstores and $125 for all others. The membership
year runs from July 1 through June 30.
MEMBERSHIP
PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
Annual Meeting and
Trade Show:
Held in the fall, the trade show provides an exciting forum for
the display of new titles and the exchange of information about
bookselling and books. Booksellers from throughout New England
and New York and publishers from all across the nation attend.
NEIBA Holiday Catalog:
To promote giving books as gifts during the holidays, over 1.3
million catalogs are distributed to consumers in New England with
independent member bookstores listed as the source for advertised
titles. In 2007 the catalog was inserted into 107 newspapers.
Independent Bookstore
Advocacy:
NEIBA advocates for a level playing field for all book retailers
and promotes media and public awareness of the importance of independent
bookstores to our communities and to our culture.
Education:
Shoptalks and workshops focusing on topics of professional interest
to booksellers are held during the year at various New England
locations.
Networking:
NEIBA membership offers booksellers and other book industry personnel
easy access to a network of professional connections. Members receive
the annual Membership and Bookstore Directory. Bookseller volunteers
are on call to give advice to bookstores. The NEIBA listserv reaches
members instantly with time-sensitive announcements and news.
newenglandbooks.org:
NEIBA's website serves the professional and organizational needs
of the members of the association and promotes industry and public
appreciation of the diversity of independent bookselling in New
England.
New England Children's
Booksellers Advisory Council:
Open to any member actively involved in children's bookselling,
the Council meets three times a year to represent the interests
of this important specialty.
New England Book Awards:
NEIBA sponsors this annual recognition of New England literary
talent in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, children's books
and publishing.
Regional Bestseller
List:
In collaboration with Book Sense, the American Booksellers Association's
branding campaign for independent bookstores, NEIBA publishes a
weekly list of bestsellers based on sales from participating stores
in New England and New York.
The Right to Read:
Joining with other organizations and groups in working for literacy
and First Amendment rights, NEIBA serves as an advocate for the
rights of booksellers and the general public.
Resource Center:
The NEIBA office acts as a resource center by providing information
about the retail book industry in New England to members, the media
and the general public.
