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Need Holiday Gift Ideas? Check out the The Association of Booksellers for Children Best Books for Children Catalog
The Association of Booksellers for Children is distributing their a full-color, 20 page Best Books for Children Catalog consumer circular through ABC member stores. The catalog features 225 frontlist and 30 backlist titles, with an annual print run of about 400,000. The catalog is fully vetted, and features bookseller favorites, award winners, and critically acclaimed titles.The featured cover image for the 2008 catalog comes from the NYT bestseller—and indie favorite—Ladybug Girl, by Jacky Davis and David Soman (Penguin, 978-0803731950).
The title list begins with bookseller favorites, and includes award-winners, reviewer favorites, and hidden gems from publisher lists.
"We collect title ideas throughout the year, and in the late summer we assemble these books into a 'wish list' that includes roughly twice the number of books that we will ultimately need for the catalog. This editorial process is what distinguishes the ABC catalog from many other seasonal catalogs."
This “wish list” is sent to the publishers, who then decide which of their titles they want to support with their marketing dollars.
The catalog has no date, and generally does not include holiday titles so it remains fresh. A great effort is made to include as many fall titles as possible to extend the life of the catalog. In addition there is a positive Buy Local message throughout to further add value for stores and consumers.
As a benefit of their membership, ABC stores are entitled to up to 5,000 of these catalogs free for the price of shipping. For a small additional fee, the catalogs may be custom imprinted. For a very reasonable price, ABC store members can present their customers with a full color catalog worth many times the cost of their ABC membership.
Download a low-res PDF of the 2007 ABC Catalog.
NEW! Download a low-res PDF of the 2008 ABC Catalog.
DOWNLOAD the 2008 BOOKLIST here (exel)