Richard Erdmann, vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), tells me he’s been hearing of problems from members in the U.S. and abroad. Even when dealers correctly label a package as informational material, “the shipping companies are erring on the side of caution and labeling it as something other than just a book” — and tacking on extra charges.

The IOBA is offering up to six (6) scholarships for continuing education opportunities in 2022! Specifically, IOBA is offering: 3...

Why does IOBA offer scholarships to seminars and classes for our members? Because IOBA wants all its member booksellers to be the best...

The IOBA Scholarship Committee reviewed a number of worthy applications this year, and we have two very deserving winners.  Before...

The Colorado Book School, as it is informally known, offers a wonderful opportunity for those seeking to improve their knowledge of the...

by Robin Gutterman Do you remember Jimmy Durante? He was a comedian that started in Vaudeville, worked his way into nightclubs, radio and...

Lance Christen The story of ChrisLands.com started in 1999 when Lance Christen and Jaymes Sorbel began two years of researching the...

Robin Gutterman TitlesDirect.com launched the latest version of its online bookselling database, BookTrakker Pro v3.0, in March 2004,...

BookWriter Professional is a new application created by Tom Sawyer, co-founder of Interloc and Alibris, serving as Chief Software...

The Independent Online Booksellers Association is pleased to announce the launch of IOBAbooks.com, a website where IOBA members will...

(Editor’s Note: I apologize. Since this issue of The Standard is so late in going live, this event was held this last weekend. Hopefully...

One of the most pernicious knids in the last several hundred years of bookselling has been odoriferous books. As all booksellers know,...