PLAN
FOR ALL THREE DAYS
Each day of the show offers unique opportunities. We encourage
exhibitors to participate in all of them, including the
workshops and book & author events.
TICKETED EVENTS
The book & author events are great social events as
well as literary events. We encourage attendees to buy
"all event" tickets. You have to eat, anyway.
The book & author events provide a great experience,
signed copies, and networking.
· Friday Book Awards Luncheon (Friday)
· Author Feast (Friday)
· Booksellers Banquet (Saturday)
· Children's Book & Author Breakfast (Sunday)
WORKSHOPS
The GLBA presents a full slate of workshops on Friday
and Sunday. There is an all-day school for front-line
booksellers on Friday, a great opportunity for store owners
to provide solid training for their staff. In addition,
there are three tracks of stand-alone, one-hour workshops.
These fall into three general categories: technology,
operations, and authors. Finally, on Sunday, the Plenary
Session brings everyone together to consider a topic for
critical relevance for our industry. This year:s topic
concerns the crucial role of independent booksellers in
free society to allow books that are out of the mainstream
to be published and sold.
AUTOGRAPHINGS
There are three autographing sessions this year, one on
Friday, two on Sunday. The food events are also sources
of autographed copies. The books of authors who take part
in the Authors Feast, Booksellers Banquet, and Children's
Book & Author Breakfast, are distributed to those
who attend. Those authors typically do NOT take part in
other autographing sessions.
BADGES
· 2 free badges for bookstore members
· 1 free badge for individual members
· Additional badges $20 for members
· $30 for non-members
· All badges and tickets will be held for pickup
at the registration desk at the show.
All badges and tickets will be held for pickup at the
registration desk at the show. None are mailed in advance.
Confirmations will be made by fax or mail as soon as processed
BADGE & TICKET CANCELLATION
All badge & ticket cancellation requests must be made
in writing and received at the GLBA office by Friday,
September 20. No badge or ticket refunds will be made
after that date..
GLBA MEMBERSHIP
Membership in GLBA is only $75 per year for Bookseller
Business members. In addition to free badges for the trade
show there are many other benefits available throughout
the year to members. If not already a member, please join
now.
CONFIRMATIONS
· By fax or mail as soon as processed
· All badges and tickets will be held for pickup
at registration desk at the show
· Deadline for pre-registration is September 13.
All registrations received after that date will be considered
On-site registration (i.e.
· no confirmation will be sent
· and they will be processed at the show).
CANCELLATION
All
cancellation requests must be made in writing and be
received no later than September 18.
IMPORTANT DATES
September 3 Deadline for hotel reservations at Hyatt
Regency
September 24 Deadline for guaranteed food event tickets
September 27-29 Trade Show
Attendee
Registration Form
(.pdf)
Great
Lakes Booksellers Association
P. O. Box 901 - 208 Franklin Street, Grand Haven, MI
49417
Toll-Free: (800) 745-2460 - Phone: (616)
847-2460 -
Fax: (616) 842-0051
E-mail:
info@books-glba.org
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