Bookstore Membership
OPEN TO INDEPENDENT, PRIVATELY-OWNED BUSINESSES WHOSE PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME IS DERIVED FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF BOOKS AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS.
STORES OPERATING IN OUR REGION (ARIZONA, COLORADO, KANSAS, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, UTAH, AND WYOMING) ARE VOTING MEMBERS AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BOOKSTORES OUTSIDE OF OUR REGION ARE WELCOME AND ENTITLED TO ALL OTHER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
- Access to Educational Scholarships and GABAL (give a bookseller a lift) show travel reimbursements.
- Registration discounts for Professional Booksellers School courses. And reimbursement for course tuition (after one year of paid membership).
- Ability to vote on MPIBA business and serve on the MPIBA Advisory Council and Board of Directors.
- FREE participation in the MPIBA Holiday Gift Guide Catalog Marketing program.
- Bookstore listing on mountainsplains.org, and readingthewest.com (consumer facing) websites.
- FREE admission to our annual FallCon and SpringCon conferences, and other networking and educational opportunities, both virtual and in-person.
- Participation in the Reading the West consumer facing marketing program, which includes the Reading the West Book Awards, and other marketing opportunities.
- Access to our ARC (galley) preference form, which lets publishers know which genres you’re most interested in reading and reviewing.
- Subscription to our E-newsletters and blasts that keep members up to date on association matters, critical industry news, and exciting new titles.
- Access to Independent Bookstore Day participation (stores must belong to the ABA and their regional association to participate).
- Access to our BIPOC/AAIP store owner discussion group. And additional affinity groups to come.
- Social media promotion and support for your store and the industry.
- Advocacy on behalf of indie stores.
- Direct access to a strong bookselling community.
- And more!
Annual Dues
- 1 to 5 employees – $50.00
- 6 to 20 employees – $100.00
- 21 to 50 employees – $125.00
- 51 to 100 employees – $175.00
- 101+ employees – $200.00