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• CIBA Coffee Break: Connect with the CIBA Board and ED

  • When
    30-May-2023
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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  Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, and join us for a (virtual) chat! Please bring your questions, share concerns or experiences, and let us know where you need CIBA's support. These sessions will be offered quarterly, creating an opportunity for CIBA Bookseller Members to talk directly with CIBA board members and staff. There will be no formal presentation during these meetings. 

  Who should attend? CIBA Bookseller Members

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• Simple Strategies for Increasing Profits Using Sales Data

  • When
    08-Jun-2023
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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  Kelly McKinnon (Kidsbooks, Vancouver) has been selling books for more than 30 years. What is her superpower? She actively uses sales data to fuel decision-making and drive profitability in many areas of her business. You can ‘level up’ your business by using data too! Join us for an interview, demonstration, and learn how creating and analysing simple reports (taking no more than one hour a week) can boost your sales and efficiency by at least 10%!
  

  
  

  Presenter: Kelly McKinnon, Kidsbooks (BC)

  
  

  Host: Hilary Atleo, Iron Dog Books (BC)

  
  

  Who should attend? Bookseller Members

  
  

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• Ask the Bookseller: Subscription Box Success Stories!

  • When
    15-Jun-2023
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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  The popularity of book subscription boxes is on the rise! With Year 2 of the Support for Booksellers funding once again earmarked for improving your online sales, there’s no time like the present to get in on the action and introduce this sales concept in your store. Learn how a panel of your peers administers their book subscriptions programs, what sales income it adds to their stores, and so much more!

  Who should attend? Bookseller Members

  Host: Chris Hall, McNally Robinson Booksellers (MB & SK)

  Panelists:

  • Erin Dalton, Huckleberry Books (BC)
  • Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ferguson, Mabel's Fables (ON)
  • Zoe Grams, Upstart & Crow (BC)

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• Ask the Bookseller: What I Learned from Opening My New Bookstore

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    20-Jun-2023
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    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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  A sunlit room, shelves full books, and a friendly bookstore cat…it’s the dream, right? But how do bookstore owners turn dreams into real (money-making) businesses? Join a panel of CIBA members as they share their experiences of launching their recently opened stores. This session is not designed as a “how-to guide for opening a bookstore”! Attendees will learn from the examples of successes and challenges faced by their peers (who are also still learning!) and walk away with things to consider and questions to ask yourself and answer if you’re planning to open an indie bookstore.

  Who should attend this event: Bookstore owners with young businesses (less than five years old), or members planning to open a bookstore.

  Host: Jo Treggiari, Block Shop Books (NS)

  Panelists:

  • Melissa Bourdon-King, Once Upon a Bookstore (BC)
  • Jan Scott, Betty's Bookshelf (ON)
  • Penny Warris, Analog Books (AB)

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