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Membership Information

NEIBA has served the New England bookselling community for over 50 years

The New England Independent Booksellers Association has served independent booksellers for over 50 years. NEIBA enjoys the 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.

NEIBA promotes independent bookselling in New England through an annual trade show, educational programming, print and electronic publications, and a variety of other resources--as well as promotional programs. NEIBA is governed by an elected Board of Directors that meets regularly with the Advisory Council and Executive Director.

Membership is open to individuals and organizations involved in the marketing, distribution, and retail sale of books throughout New England. Booksellers, publishers, sales representatives, wholesalers, as well as vendors of bookstore supplies and services are welcome. If you are an author, illustrator, publicist, or anyone in the wider book industry, we invite you to become a "Friend of NEIBA."

Bookstore

The membership year runs from July 1 through June 30.  Annual dues are $275 for independent bookstores (including pop-up, mobile, and online-only bookstores). 

Benefits of membership include:

 Join as Bookstore

Publisher

The membership year runs from July 1 through June 30. Annual dues are $400 for publishers. 

Benefits of membership include:

 Join as Publisher

Small Publisher

The membership year runs from July 1 through June 30. Annual dues are $150 for small publishers (e.g., those who are clients of IPG or members of IPNE and who publish fewer than 20 titles per year, inclusive of distribution clients).

Benefits of membership include:

 Join as Small Publisher

Commission Rep Group

The membership year runs from July 1 through June 30. Annual dues are $275 for commission rep groups. 

Benefits of membership include:

 Join as Commission Rep Group

Book Industry Partner

The membership year runs from July 1 through June 30. Annual dues are $400 for Book Industry Partners. Book Industry Partners include wholesalers, distributors, point-of-sale systems, vendors, media, and other book-related organizations.

Benefits of membership include:

 Join as Book Industry Partner

Schools & Libraries

Annual dues are $275 for schools & libraries.

Benefits of membership include:

 Join as Schools & Libraries

Friend of NEIBA

If you are an author, illustrator, publicist, or anyone in the wider book industry, we invite you to become a "Friend of NEIBA." The membership year runs from January 1 through December 31. Annual dues are $100.

As a 2026 Friend of NEIBA, you will help to:

  • Introduce nearly 100 authors to booksellers in New England through our All About the Books events and the NEIBA Fall Conference.
  • Create scholarships for booksellers to attend educational workshops.
  • Underwrite grants to stores creating shop local initiatives.
  • Fund scholarships to send new booksellers from our region to their first NEIBA Fall Conference, or American Bookseller’s Association’s Winter and Children's Institutes.
  • Sustain the mission of New England Independent Booksellers Association.

Your support is enormously important and we hope you will join at whatever level you can. As a thank you, you will receive a letter from NEIBA and a Friend of NEIBA decal. 

 Join as Friend of NEIBA