The MPIBA SpringCon events in Texas & Colorado offer exceptional opportunities to promote your authors and titles to enthusiastic and engaged booksellers from across our 12-state region.
Thursday, March 12 & Friday, March 13, 2020

Cambria Hotel

Richardson, Texas (Dallas)

Expected Attendance: 75+

Thursday, April 9 & Friday, April 10, 2020

Origin Hotel

Golden, Colorado

Expected Attendance: 75+

Call for Authors

Send your authors to Texas or Colorado to interact with some of the best booksellers in the MPIBA region.

Click the link below or contact Executive Director Heather Duncan to pitch your authors. DEADLINE FOR PITCHES IS JANUARY 15, 2020.

  • Authors All-Around Dinner

    • Thursday night
    • Up to ten authors
    • Dinner with a table of booksellers
    • Five minutes to present their new book to the entire room
    • Booksigning

     

    Appearance Fee

    $500/$550

    member/non-member

    Plus ARCs or finished books for bookseller attendees

    (Appearance fee includes dinner attendance for one publisher representative to accompany author.)

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  • Keynote Author Panel

    • Thursday mid-morning panel, or Friday Breakfast panel
    • Up to four authors
    • Five minute book presentations
    • Thirty minute moderated panel Q&A
    • Booksigning

     

    Appearance Fee

    $750/$825

    member/non-member

    Plus ARCs or finished books for bookseller attendees

    (Appearance fee includes show attendance for one publisher representative to accompany author.)

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Pitch your author here

Sponsorship Opportunities

  • Presenting Sponsorship

    • Logo acknowledgement in pre-event promotions (email, website, social media), verbal recognition during the event, logo recognition in event schedule ($200 value)
    • Large event sign at registration ($100 value)
    • Dedicated e-blast with post to Facebook ($300 value, may be used any time)
    • Name recognition on conference attendee badges ($100)
    • Keynote panel author appearance ($750 value)
    • Five minute Rep Picks Lunch slot ($150 value, lunch included)
    • Attendee welcome bag insert ($50 value)
    • Opportunity to provide branded welcome bags for SpringCon attendees

     

    $1350/$1485

    member/non-member

    One available per SpringCon, ($1650 Value)

     

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  • Authors All-Around Dinner Sponsorship

    • Logo acknowledgement in pre-event promotions (email, website, social media), verbal recognition during the event, logo recognition in event schedule & signage ($250 value)
    • Dedicated e-blast with post to FaceBook ($300 value, may be used any time)
    • Five minute Rep Picks Lunch slot ($150 value, lunch included)
    • Attendee welcome bag insert ($50 value)
    • Author dinner appearance ($500 value)
    • Opportunity to provide branded tote bags for each attendee at the author dinner

     

    $950/$1045

    member/non-member

    Two available per SpringCon, ($1250 Value)

     

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  • BREAKFAST KEYNOTE EVENT SPONSORSHIP

    • Logo acknowledgement in pre-event promotions (email, website, social media), verbal recognition during the event, logo recognition in event schedule & signage ($250 value)
    • Dedicated e-blast with post to Facebook ($300 value, may be used any time)
    • Five minute Rep Picks Lunch slot ($150 value, lunch included)
    • Keynote panel author appearance ($750 value)
    • Attendee welcome bag insert ($50 value)
    • Opportunity to provide branded welcome bags for SpringCon attendees

     

    $1200/$1320

    member/non-member

    One available per SpringCon, ($1500 Value)

     

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  • Educational Sponsorship (Two Show Exclusive)

    • Logo acknowledgement in pre-event promotions (email, website, social media), verbal recognition during the event, logo recognition in event schedule & signage ($500 value)
    • Logo recognition on MPIBA educational handouts ($200 value)
    • Attendee welcome bag inserts ($100 value)
    • Four dedicated e-blasts with post to Facebook ($1200 value, may be used any time)

     

    $2000/$2200

    member/non-member

    Exclusive Sponsorship Funded thanks to Ingram

     

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  • Coffee/Tea Break Sponsorship

    • Logo acknowledgement in pre-event promotions (email, website, social media), verbal recognition during the event, logo recognition in event schedule & signage ($250 value)
    • Small table signage at coffee/tea station ($100)
    • Attendee welcome bag insert ($50 value

     

    $200/$220

    member/non-member

    Two available per SpringCon, ($400 Value)

     

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Click Here to Discuss Sponsorship Opportunities

Rep Picks Lunch

Thursday, March 12, Richardson, Texas, and Thursday, April 9, Golden, Colorado

Present your most important spring and summer 2020 books, or preview your fall titles, during a fun bookseller lunch.

$150 per 5-minute slot; lunch with booksellers included; space is limited.

Click Here to Reserve Your Rep Picks Slot

Buy Tickets for SpringCon

Industry attendee ticket information coming soon.