<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[INDEPENDENT ONLINE BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Trade Association for Online and Open Store Booksellers worldwide]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/standard</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:57:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ioba.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[CABS Diverse Voices Fellowship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apply for the 2023 CABS Diverse Voices Fellowship on used/rare bookselling! Activities include a two-day field school in Atlanta; a...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/cabs-diverse-voices-fellowship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">634198fc0651b6f5a03fa23a</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2022 15:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_9bbc0936c980473fb0afc0a6f4ec4355~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_573,h_481,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparing an American First Edition to the Taiwan "Pirate" Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are books created without the authorization of the original author and/or publisher. ]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/comparing-an-american-first-edition-to-the-taiwan-pirate-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">615daa35abc05200168ebab1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:17:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c1228_9ad454c5055b466091bdc3420cb1bd9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_753,h_521,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>IOBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Competitive Altruism in Book Selling (CABS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Summer 2016 issue of The Standard features several pieces on the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS), including an essay on the...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/competitive-altruism-in-book-selling-cabs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee10bcdd9bace0017df07f6</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUMMER 2016 (VOL. XIV, NO. 2)]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:50:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c1228_863e2ee68e644987a95fba1f10361c63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_265,h_277,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>icc568</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOBA Members Talk Tariffs with The Washington Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/ioba-members-talk-tariffs-with-the-washington-post</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dec3653d4aa73574ef8824</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tariff News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2c1357_ba2223b179f94635890b226b9ef178f1~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_275,h_200,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeffrey A. Rothermel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Open Letter About Book Tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent changes to U.S. trade policies have harmed the book trade. The IOBA has a duty to support its members–booksellers who are being negatively impacted.
See the IOBA's official letter sent to U.S. Congress and Senate committees. We are doing what we can to advocate for our members.]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/an-open-letter-about-book-tariffs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cd6ccd4658226ab7337d84</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tariff News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:05:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c1228_88ebb76abf5645ffa35c06a53df425fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_792,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>IOBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Ruggles Prize 2023 Winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read all about the 2023 David Ruggles Prize winners here: https://rugglesprize.org/winners]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/david-ruggles-prize-2023-winners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64eb635edb3725a90d139ed5</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 14:54:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_79e97b20820649149f6666c262003af5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bibliographic Association of America Events]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you may know, IOBA is now an affiliate of the Bibliographic Association of America, a wonderful organization promoting bibliography...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/bibliographic-association-of-america-events</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6492459519a2d26ca91659a6</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:35:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_df46eaa52a4744a3a0e7450a341a16f6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_400,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CABS-Minnesota Diverse Voices Fellows]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am pleased to announce the 2023 cohort of the CABS-Minnesota Diverse Voices Fellowship: Lise Childers of Native Books, Zakiya Collier...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/cabs-minnesota-diverse-voices-fellows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63df056f6d037d8f4d31ed71</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 01:29:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_eb7f48d4aae84fd8b074c1978ed1a97b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_382,h_376,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chat with Jeff Mezzocchi about his Crime and Punishment “bookshelf”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rare book seller and high school teacher Jeff Mezzocchi has spent the past 10 years compiling a Crime and Punishment “bookshelf”—a...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/a-chat-with-jeff-mezzocchi-about-his-crime-and-punishment-bookshelf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63b32d932a8cc2d11d56ebbc</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 19:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_caef59b809c949388be10d072d3ca90d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_220,h_337,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caveat Emptor: or some thoughts on ethics and online book buying]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE INDEPENDENT ONLINE BOOKSELLERS’ ASSOCIATION AIMS TO COMBINE TRADITIONAL BOOKSELLING BEST PRACTICES WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ONLINE...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/caveat-emptor-or-some-thoughts-on-ethics-and-online-book-buying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63876c5fba874b6b1424ebf3</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:44:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_93cd289774a940dca37275784dde878f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_782,h_455,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare Book School Scholarships - Deadline May 2, 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IOBA is offering up to six (6) scholarships for continuing education opportunities in 2022!  Specifically, IOBA is offering: 3...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/london-california-virginia-rare-book-school-plus-cabs-yabs-scholarships-deadline-may-2-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="false">623dae784345572909111f1f</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:07:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_343fa33b6adb4ca88187c16edc74b387~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_284,h_177,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Rags to Riches to Rags Again, to Riches… Maybe]]></title><description><![CDATA[March 21, 2022 By Greg Gibson Back in the old days, whether you were a catalog dealer or a brick &#38; mortar seller, you probably worked...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/from-rags-to-riches-to-rags-again-to-riches-maybe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6239ce02579d5086bfcc33bc</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:31:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_9a5abd2741974fb08ae16120e5c54fe5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOBA Celebrates Women's History Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover 9 rare bookselling businesses owned by women. [NB: These women are not members of IOBA, but we celebrate them anyway!] These...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/ioba-celebrates-women-s-history-month</link><guid isPermaLink="false">622bf5bd958fed1df16967ff</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:22:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cf6a2_c78a938c05334193a309f7ba6a5c5511~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_250,h_250,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Morgan Brynnan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer 2016 (Vol. XIV, No. 2) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Table of Contents Competitive Altruism in Book Selling (CABS) IOBA Scholarship Contest Description 2016 CABS Report: Paul Shelley,...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/summer-2016-vol-xiv-no-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611eb5ccb073ce0015c88bb5</guid><category><![CDATA[SUMMER 2016 (VOL. 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XIV, NO. 2)]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:44:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c1228_a59f7867b9a14875bda5b1170bfe8f6b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_240,h_173,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Congalton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2016 CABS Report:   Paul Shelley, Churchill Book Collector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firstly, let me express again my thanks to the IOBA scholarship committee and to the membership at large for their support with the...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/2016-cabs-report-paul-shelley-churchill-book-collector</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee10bcd2fc66b00178ba107</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUMMER 2016 (VOL. XIV, NO. 2)]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:43:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c1228_b0d34a33ff39497d9d5fd2ff818dae25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_981,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paul Shelley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CABS Report: Mike Brenner, Brenner Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok, clever titling aside, (and the humor doesn’t get any better I’m afraid), I wanted to take a moment to share what I got out of CABS....]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/cabs-report-mike-brenner-brenner-books</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee10bcdac7527001799dd40</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUMMER 2016 (VOL. 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XIV, NO. 2)]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:41:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c1228_75603df01086415f99fcdfd4fedfb780~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_225,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ed Markiewicz </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Importance of Antiquarian Book Fairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would like to take a moment to talk about antiquarian book fairs: what they are; who attends them; where they have been and where they...]]></description><link>https://www.ioba.org/post/on-the-importance-of-antiquarian-book-fairs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee10bcddebf400017c4b7ed</guid><category><![CDATA[All Articles]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUMMER 2016 (VOL. 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