This is a list of booksellers' associations,
trade associations of independent (not
chain store
A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets and many service categories, in many p ...
s) booksellers and bookstores. The list includes antiquarian booksellers associations.
Booksellers' associations
International
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Independent Online Booksellers Association
Africa
*Pan African Booksellers Association, focused on access to books throughout Africa by assisting national booksellers organizations in Africa
Asia
Australia
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Australian Booksellers Association
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) promotes the interests of booksellers in Australia. The association has its origins in state associations formed early in the 20th century, which later amalgamated into a federal association.
In 1985 t ...
Europe
British Isles
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Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland The Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland (BA) is a trade body founded to promote retail bookselling in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operates the National Book Token scheme in the UK and sponsors the Whitbread Award The BA represents ...
Germany
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German Publishers and Booksellers Association
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
Finland
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Booksellers’ Association of Finland
Norway
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Norwegian Booksellers Association
The Norwegian Booksellers Association ( no, Den norske Bokhandlerforening) is a Norwegian interest group. Its purpose is "looking after the interests of the booksellers and working to strengthen the position of literature and books in society". It ...
North America
Canada
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Canadian Booksellers Association The Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA) is an organization that promotes and advocates for Canadian booksellers, publishers and authors. Its membership is open to bookstore owners and "affiliated stakeholders" like authors and publishers. The org ...
United States
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American Booksellers Association
The American Booksellers Association (ABA) is a non-profit trade association founded in 1900 that promotes independent bookstores in the United States. ABA's core members are key participants in their communities' local economy and culture, and t ...
, founded in 1900, the trade association for independent booksellers
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American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, subsidiary organization
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Association of Booksellers for Children
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Christian Booksellers Association
CBA (formerly known as the Christian Booksellers Association), subtitled "The Association for Christian Retail since 1950", is a trade association that was established in 1950.
History
The association was first organized by 219 Christian bookst ...
Christian Booksellers Association website
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*Independent Mystery Booksellers Association
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independen ...
Antiquarian booksellers' associations
International
*International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers is a non-profit umbrella organization of bookseller associations, with its legal location in Geneva, Switzerland. It federates 22 National Associations of Antiquarian Booksellers, representing ...
Asia
Japan
*Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Japan
The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Japan (ABAJ) was established in November 1964 by ten major antiquarian booksellers from Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. Japan was experiencing an unprecedented economic growth at the time and Japanese collecto ...
Korea
*Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Korea The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Korea (ABAK), the national antiquarian book association of Korea, was founded in 1989 and joined the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers in 1990 during the Tokyo Congress, thus becoming its ...
, founded in 1989 and joined the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers in 1990
Australia
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Europe
Austria
*Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Austria The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Austria, formed in 1949, includes those Austrian antiquarian booksellers who exclusively or primarily buy and sell antiquarian books, magazines, prints, autograph letters or music.
The members of the ass ...
Denmark
*Danish Antiquarian Booksellers Association
The Danish Antiquarian Booksellers' Association ( da, Den Danske Antikvarboghandlerforening ABF) is a Danish organization of professional antiquarian booksellers. It is the oldest league of antiquarian booksellers in Scandinavia as well as one of ...
Belgium
*Belgian Antiquarian Booksellers Association La Chambre Professionelle Belge de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (CLAM)/Belgische Beroepskamer van Antiquaren (BBA) (Belgian Antiquarian Booksellers Association), is the Belgian professional chamber of antiquarian booksellers.
Founded in 1946 a ...
France
*Syndicat National de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne
Syndicat National de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM), the national antiquarian book association of France, was created in 1914.
Its primary objective is to make the public aware of the world of antique books. It is the sole representativ ...
Italy
* Associazione Librai Antiquari d'Italia
Netherlands
*Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Antiquaren
Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Antiquaren (NVvA), the Dutch antiquarian booksellers' association, was founded in 1935 with the object of promoting reliability in the trade of old books and prints.
History
Similar antiquarian book trade organisatio ...
Switzerland
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United Kingdom
*Antiquarian Booksellers Association
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (ABA) is the senior trade body in the British Isles for dealers in antiquarian and rare books, manuscripts and allied materials. The ABA organises a number of book fairs every year including its flagship f ...
North America
United States
*Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) is an organization in the United States for dealers in rare and antiquarian books. The association is a member of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
History
Fou ...
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