The ABA is making changes to its by-laws and ends policies. Among those changes is a focus on their revised mission of serving bookstores in particular (including used bookstores). Current bylaws define eligible members as “any commercial establishment that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of new books,” which will be revised to, “businesses that primarily sell books, meaning more than 50 percent of their inventory must be in books and/or book media.” An adjustment in the ends policies reaches beyond store owners, who were the founding focus of the ABA, to include bookstore staff. The group now promises […]
