Press and Media

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About ABA:

For 125 years, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) has been the guiding voice for independently-owned bookstores. Founded in 1900, ABA is a national not-for-profit trade organization that supports the success of independent bookstores. This success is assisted through education, information dissemination, business services, programming, technology, and advocacy. ABA's membership has evolved over the years, and our members are more diverse,  involved in community, and act as guiding forces in locales around the country. The total number of independent bookstores we represent is 2,500+.

ABA is governed by a volunteer board that is elected by the membership. In addition to the Board of Directors service, members also serve on a number of advisory councils, including the ABA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEIC) in support of ABA’s commitment to antiracism, representation, equity, and access. 

Logos and Marketing Assets

Annual Reports

• 2024 Annual Report
• 2023 Annual Report
• 2022 Annual Report

Media Coverage

• To Help SNAP Recipients, Bookstores Set Up as Food Banks, The New York Times, November 11, 2025
• MPIBA: Navigating Attacks on Your Store, Shelf Awareness, October 14, 2025
• Banned Books Week: Five Lessons About Book Censorship by Philomena Polefrone, The European and International Booksellers Federation, October 8, 2025
• Sourcebook Sees Commitment to Fighting Censorship as Crucial to Democracy, Publishers Weekly, September 15, 2025
• NPR does a lot of stories about books, authors and publishing. Does this approach meet the needs of people in the audience? NPR, July 31, 2025
• National Association of Black Bookstores Launches, Publishers Weekly, August 6, 2025
• As Threats and Harassment of Authors Spill Over Into Bookstore Appearances, Safety Experts Offer Guidance, PEN America, May 29, 2025
• Children's Institute 2025: From Educator to Advocate for Booksellers and Banned Books: PW Talks with Philomena Polefrone, Publishers Weekly, May 23, 2025
• Something Good in the World: Let's Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend, Lit Hub, April 24, 2025
• Just When You Thought Amazon Couldn't Get Worse, InsideHook, April 24, 2025
• The Rise of Independent Bookstores, Good Morning America, April 18, 2025
• ABA Promises Huge Celebration of Indie Bookselling on Saturday, April 26, Publishers Weekly, April 16, 2025
• Literary Organizations Release Joint Statement Decrying Anti-Trans Executive Order, Publishers Weekly, February 6, 2025
• PEN America, EveryLibrary, Publishers: Executive Order Could Have "Grave Impact on Literature for Years", School Library Journal, February 6, 2025
• Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson, ABC News, December 10, 2024
• Banned Books Week: Philomena Polefrone and the ABA's fight to Protect Free Expression, Libro.fm Podcast, September 26, 2024
• The American Booksellers Association Is Publishing a Handbook for Fighting Book Bans, Publishers Weekly, August 22, 2024
• ABA Welcomes Rejection of Proposed Swipe Fee Settlement, Publishers Weekly, June 27, 2024
• Queer books are seeing a bump nationally. Local booksellers say it's not just about the books, GBH News, June 13, 2024
• Children's Institute 2024: On with the Show in New Orleans, Publishers Weekly, June 11, 2024
• Book Bans Are Surging in Florida. So Lauren Groff Opened a Bookstore, New York Times, May 10, 2024
• 10 bookstores that inspire and unite in celebration of Independent Bookstore Day, USA Today, April 23, 2024
• James Patterson speaks out on $500 bonuses to bookstores, librarians, Good Morning America, April 11, 2024
• Why the shut-down of a book distributor caused chaos for bookstores and publishers, The Orange Country Register, April 9, 2024
• Independent bookstores resilient in face of adversity, Fox 5 New York, March 27, 2024
• Book Bans with Philomena Polefrone, Meet Cute Book Pod, March 13, 2024
• Gen Z and Millennials are putting their own spin on book clubs, CNN Business, February 23, 2024
• A Career Devoted to Books, Publishers Weekly Winter Institute Preview, January 29, 2024
• Milwaukee book stores in spotlight for national bookseller conference, WTMJ-TV Milwaukee, June 5, 2023

Press Releases

• LeVar Burton Named Indie Bookstore Ambassador, September 24, 2025
• Record-Breaking Independent Bookstore Day Invites Readers Nationwide To Shop Indie, April 15, 2025
• American Booksellers Association Opposes Amazon Purchase of TikTok, April 4, 2025
• American Booksellers Association Celebrates 125th Anniversary, February 13, 2025
• ABA and ABFE Join Over Fifty Organizations Representing Authors, Publishers, Booksellers, Librarians, Distributors, And More Sign Joint Letter Objecting To Censorship In Executive Order On Gender Identity, February 5, 2025
• Trevor Noah Named 2024–2025 Indie Bookstore Ambassador, October 9, 2024
• Responding to a Historic Book Censorship Crisis, the American Booksellers Association will Publish The ABA Right to Read Handbook: Fighting Book Bans and Why It Matters, August 22, 2024
• ABA's Banned Books Week 2024 Campaign: Liberate Banned Books, July 24, 2024
• League of Women Voters and American Booksellers Association Partner to Get Out the Vote through Independent Bookstores, June 11, 2024
• ABA Files Motion to Intervene in the FTC's Suit Against Amazon, May 1, 2024
• Largest Independent Bookstore Day Ever Invites Readers Nationwide To Shop Indie, April 19, 2024  
• Small Business Coalition Declares March 20 to be “SBA: Dump Amazon” Day, March 17, 2024
• ABA Donates Archives to Columbia, January 31, 2024
• Amanda Gorman Named 2023–2024 Indie Bookstore Ambassador, September 6, 2023
• ABA Urges FTC and DOJ to Target Amazon’s Books Monopoly, August 16, 2023
• ABA Files Suit Challenging Texas HB900, July 25, 2023