Wanda's Book World

It has been a month since SIBA and we have been very busy.
First of all let me say I have been attending SIBA over 20 years.
As owner & bookseller at  B&L Books over 23 years, I also attend
SIBA as an exhibitor of our inventory control software program,
The UBIC System.  SIBA 2010 was one of the best for both.
As a bookseller, I learned a lot about social networking, blogging,
and e-commerce.  I also got some insight into hosting events in the
store and how to tie all this together.

The trade show offered some great opportunities for us to learn
more about children's and young adult books and incentive discounts
especially from Penguin.  Their rep was on top of everything.  At
HarperCollins we grabbed onto the idea to have a story time ticket
event for Scaredy-cat Splat, which we incorporated into our Customer
Appreciation Day last Saturday.  We provided cat-ear headbands and
face painting along with a goody bag, activities, and story reading
all for the price of the book.  The kids loved it and we had a good
time doing it.  Later that same afternoon we had Roxanne St. Claire
in for an author signing.

As an exhibitor at SIBA 2010, we were very pleased with the traffic
and the opportunity to spend time with interested parties.  I am glad
to see ABA offering a new membership for bookstores whose inventory
is 75% used.  There are many independents who sell both new and used
books and we are hoping to see some seminars for independents like us
in the near future.

Thank you Wanda and Nicki  and Matt for all you do to make
SIBA so great.

Jan Packwood
B&L Books
990 N. State Road 434 #1140
Altamonte Springs, FL  32714
407 682-0090
jan@ubicsystem.com