- Publishers
- Distributors
- Wholesalers and suppliers of goods or services to the book-selling
trade
Annual Associate membership fee: ($350
+ $24.50 GST).......$374.50.
Publishers, distributors, wholesalers, manufacturers, suppliers
of sidelines and services
Small Press membership fee: ($250 + $17.50 GST)....... $267.50
Publishing companies with fewer than 25 books in print, not more
than five employees, and/or less than $150,000 in annual sales.
Please include a list of books in print with your application
for membership.
Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st. $12 of the
membership fee is allocated to CanadianBookseller magazine.
CanadianBookseller
Included in your annual membership fee is a subscription
to your own trade magazine, full of news, comments, updates, retailing
information, and analysis of your industry. CanadianBookseller is
the Association's official magazine and the principal networking
tool of trade and campus bookstores across Canada. The magazine,
published ten times a year, focuses on the specific needs of booksellers,
and features articles covering professional and business development,
industry and book news, and association activities. It is a favoured
advertising vehicle for publishers and other suppliers.
BookExpo Canada - National
Convention and Tradeshow
Associate members receive considerably discounted
rates when exhibiting or attending BookExpo Canada. The tradeshow
attracts several thousand individuals from the bookselling industry.
Registrants include trade and campus bookstore owners and managers,
chain store buyers, bookstore personnel, librarians, authors, exhibitors
and media. The tradeshow provides an excellent opportunity for
exhibitors to network with their customers from across Canada.
CBA Membership Directory
Every member receives a complete directory of
all CBA members. Published annually (website electronic version),
this directory provides a link to your customers, suppliers and
colleagues. Information includes company name, primary contact/voting
member, address, phone, fax, e-mail, internet address and specialty.
CBA Source Book
CBA Associate members can be listed in the CBA
Source Book as a benefit of membership. The Source Book is an annual
directory of publishers' and distributors' terms and discounts
published by CBA. It includes contact names, addresses, phone,
fax, e-mail, internet address, as well as discount, return and
co-op advertising policies. In short, everything a bookseller,
or prospective bookseller, needs to have at their fingertips when
placing orders or returning product. All Associate members receive
their initial copy (website electronic version) as a benefit of
membership.
Mailing Lists and Labels
CBA members can purchase mailing lists and pressure
sensitive labels at substantial savings over non-members. Lists
can be sorted according to a variety of specialties or geographic
regions.
Cost-saving Services
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