February 10 , 2006 is the DEADLINE for ordering imprinted catalogs.

Our first Spring Into Reading Catalog has arrived, and it looks great! To help with your all around marketing, we've posted a 1.7mb pdf version of this catalog that you can download and post to your own Website. And don't forget the Shelf Talker, Tent Card, and Flyer listed below.

Title Lists:

• National Titles pdf
• Regional Titles pdf

Marketing and Merchandising Materials:

• Spring Into Reading Catalog pdf
• Shelf Talker pdf
• Tent Card pdf
• Flyer pdf

Spring is just around the corner!

Watch sales grow with the Spring Into Reading consumer catalog.

The Spring Catalog is a joint effort of eight regional associations like GLBA and Ingram Book Company. Arriving in April, this catalog will feature gift-giving ideas for Mother's Day, Father's Day, weddings, graduations and more in categories ranging from cooking to sports to fiction to children's. Plus, it will feature two full pages of regional titles chosen specifically for Great Lakes region.

Ingram Book Company is offering an additional 2% discount and extended dating on titles featured in the catalog. More information and ordering instructions coming soon.

As a GLBA bookstore member you're eligible for:

• FREE catalogs (an unlimited supply!)
• FREE imprints on your catalogs (featuring your store's name, address, logo, indicia, and phone number on both the front and back of the catalog)
• FREE catalog shipping
• FREE promotional materials to display in your store (available in the Build A Promotion section under the Merchandising and Promotions tab of Ingram’s ipage®)

Please contact the GLBA Office if you need to check on your membership status.

Important dates not to miss:

• February 3: Complete title list posted on ipage®.
• February 10: Date to turn in your order for FREE imprinted catalogs.
• February 27: Last day to order non-imprinted catalogs.
• April 1: Catalogs should be arriving at your doorstep.

Using the Spring Catalog has benefits beyond the direct marketing opportunities in that proceeds from the catalog are being used to underwrite The Spoken Word, a program destined to raise the profile of independent bookstores among consumers and to encourage the love of reading and literature.

The Spoken Word is an hour-long program of readings and talks by authors at events sponsored by independent bookstores. It has been playing on about 40 stations in the South for almost two years and is now poised for national distribution.

Each Spoken Word program will carry a tag line that says it is brought to you by “independent bookstores.” In addition, there will be mentions of eight specific bookstores in our region on each program! (Please note, only GLBA member stores will be mentioned on the program).