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Membership is open to anyone involved in the book business. Its primary states are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, but the GLBA welcomes members from outside the region.

Our Membership Form ( print and fax to (616) 842-0051 )

The Categories:

Bookstore Business ($100/$50 per year) $100 for companies operating a retail bookselling business. $50 for multiple store memberships offered after initial $100 bookstore membership. Limited to multiple stores under the same ownership.
Affiliated Business ($150 per year) for companies that are not retail booksellers but who have an interest in the book trade such as publishers, wholesalers, rep groups, service and sideline companies
Individual ($30/$75 per year) $30 - additional memberships for employees of a bookstore business member or an affiliate business member. $75 for an independent industry professional (e.g., author, librarian, illustrator, educator)

The Benefits and Opportunities:

· The Great Lakes Bookseller, newsletter
· GLBA Broadside Online (email newsletter)
· Listserve
· New York Bookstore Trip
· Get Caught Reading
· Generic Forms
· www.Books-n-Authors.com
· GLBA Directory and Handbook
· Heartland Independent Bestseller List (weekly)
· Holiday catalog
· Annual fall trade show
· Spring meetings
· Great Lakes Book Awards
· Means for idea exchange and to achieve unity on projects of common interest
· Other education and professional development opportunities throughout the year.
· Rep on the Road

To Apply:
Sign up today for your GLBA membership by using our new membership form (.pdf). Fax to (616) 842-0051 or mail it to us at the address below. Or you may email us at glba@books-glba.org to request a membership kit or call our office at (800) 745-2460 with your request and/or questions.

American Booksellers Association(ABA)/GLBA Joint Membership Offer:
Interested in one year of membership without cost? Become a new* ABA member and they will pay your GLBA dues for one year!

Use this link to take advantage of the special Joint Membership promotion.
(*not within the previous 2 years)

ABA’s mission, like that of this regional association, is to provide the best products, services, and education possible to insure the profitability and longevity of its members. From The Book Buyer’s Handbook (aka the “bible”), to Book Sense marketing, to the Winter Institute and year-round educational and networking events, to advocacy on behalf of the industry, to discounted admission to BEA, and more, ABA represents the interests of all independent bookstores, nationwide.


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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