Click the icon to the left to download the Membership Application in PDF format.
Complete and mail with your payment or fax with your credit card information or
click here to complete application and pay online.

BENEFITS:

• Unlimited FREE imprinted copies of the MPIBA Winter Catalog.
• Free point-of-purchase materials to promote Catalog titles.
• Free listing on the MPIBA website of your store’s address with e-mail and link to your website.
• Free admission for active member stores to the Fall Book Camp.
• Free promotional materials for the Regional Book Awards.
• Complimentary newsletter.
• Complimentary copy of the MPIBA Handbook that gives detailed information on
  member stores, sales reps, and publishers.
• Direct access to a strong book community whose goals and concerns reflect your own.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES AND DUES:
The membership year runs from July through June. New members joining December through
June will pay pro-rated dues of $45.00.

Core Members. Dues are $65.00 per year.
An independent, privately-owned business whose primary source of income is derived from
the retail sale of books or other printed materials. These are voting members and are eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

Merchant Associate Members. Dues are $100.00 per year.
Prospective booksellers, independent bookstores outside our region, and independent businesses who do not identify themselves as primarily booksellers. These are not voting members, and may
not serve on the Board of Directors.

Click the icon at left to download the Membership Application in PDF format.
Complete and mail with your payment or fax with your credit card information or
click here to complete application and pay online.

BENEFITS:          

• All items with an asterisk (*) above plus:
• Discounts on membership list rental and mailing labels.
• Discounts on Fall Book Camp booths, Handbook ads, and newsletter ads.
• Listing in the member section of the MPIBA Handbook.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES AND DUES:
The membership year runs from July through June. New members joining December through June
will pay pro-rated dues of $60.00.

Professional Members. Dues are $100.00 per year.  
Publishers, wholesalers, and their representatives having regularly conducted business with booksellers in the MPIBA region. These are voting members and are eligible to serve on the
Board of Directors.

Merchant Associate Members. Dues are $100.00 per year.
Prospective booksellers, independent bookstores outside our region, and independent businesses who do not identify themselves as primarily booksellers. These are not voting members, and
may not serve on the Board of Directors.

Industry Associate Members. Dues are $100.00 per year.
Agents, publicists, and non-book vendors. These are not voting members, and may not serve on
the Board of Directors.

JOINT MEMBERSHIP OFFER: Become a new ABA member -- and American Booksellers Association will pay your Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association dues for one year!  Take advantage of the special Joint Membership Offer