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• Getting Ready for CIBD 2025

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    03-Feb-2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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  Join us for a dynamic session designed to help you make the most of Canadian Independent Bookstore Day 2025!

  Kayla Calder, CIBA’s Marketing & Communications Lead, will kick things off with an overview of this year’s initiatives, the importance of creative bookseller activities, and why sharing your plans with CIBA is key to amplifying your store’s visibility. After the presentation, booksellers can brainstorm and share ideas for community-driven activities and practical tips to support planning for CIBD 2025.

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• Enhance Your Business Relationship with UTP

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    06-Feb-2025
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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  CIBA’s Supplier Relations Committee has been actively working with UTP Distribution to cultivate a productive relationship for indies across the country. UTP has been open with CIBA about how managing their free freight program and balancing a vast number of small publishers has made fulfillment more complex.  

  Join UTP representatives Jason Farrell, Mary Di Nardo, and Gagan Virkas as they share best practices for enhancing your relationship with UTP, and respond to some frequently asked member questions.  

  Members – please send us your questions in advance! Questions can be sent to Nicola by Monday February 3. 

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• Publisher Picks: Spring Picks from Canadian Independent Publishers

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    13-Feb-2025
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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  CIBA's Publisher Picks series is back with its Spring 2025 edition! We will bring you to the heart of publisher marketing discussions to discover the season's best bets from Canadian Independent Publishers.

  The goal of these sessions is to give booksellers an insider look at seasonal releases you need to be aware of, and why these books are going to have buzz this season. You'll learn both the why and the how from publishers – why they predict these books will be talked about and how you can best put them in customers' hands. 
  

  Publishers will each be presenting one book - a highlight from the season!

  Who should attend? Bookstore owners, managers and staff to find out upcoming publisher highlights and how to sell them.

  1. Annick Press
  2. Arsenal Pulp Press
  3. Assembly Press
  4. Biblioasis
  5. Book*hug Press
  6. Breakwater Press
  7. Coach House Books
  8. Douglas & McIntyre
  9. Dundurn Press
  10. ECW Press
  11. Fernwood (Roseway) Publishing
  12. Figure 1 Publishing
  13. Freehand Books
  14. Greystone Books
  15. Greystone Kids
  16. Groundwood Books
  17. Harbour Publishing Company
  18. Heritage House Publishing 
  19. House of Anansi Press
  20. Invisible Publishing
  21. New Society Publishers
  22. Nimbus Publishing
  23. Orca Book Publishers
  24. Owlkids Books
  25. Portage & Main Press
  26. Second Story Press
  27. Thistledown Press
  28. TouchWood Editions

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• CIBA Discussion Group: For Shopify Users

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    20-Feb-2025
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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  In early 2024, CIBA members who use Shopify as their point-of-sale system met to discuss their experiences with the platform. At this follow up meeting, we invite current and prospective Shopify users to come together and share their successes, challenges, needs, and future hopes. This is an informal session – don’t forget to bring along your questions and discussion points!

  
  

  We encourage members to send questions and comments in advance so we know what topics you'd like to discuss. Questions can be sent to Nicola.

  
  

  Moderator: Chandler Jolliffe, Cedar Canoe Books (ON)

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• Canadian Independent Bookstore Day

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    26-Apr-2025

  Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers, and other industry supporters come together to celebrate indie bookstores across Canada. By joining the celebration, you are advocating for independent businesses, supporting a flourishing bookselling community, and investing in Canadian culture.
  
  The 2025 event is taking place on Saturday, April 26. In addition to our Contest for Book Lovers, readers can look forward to giveaways, limited edition products, and bookseller activities across the country.

  More information including a campaign toolkit will be made available in March 2025.

  
  

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