Advertising Rates
Bookseller Blast
Send a digital sellsheet promotion straight to the desktop of 400 PNBA booksellers. ARC giveaways, contests, release announcements—reach these booksellers and they’ll work for you and your book. For a sample Blast, contact Brian. $250 • Bookseller E-flyer Flyer featuring ARC offers, promotional links, contests, giveaways. (Finished) PNBA drops your finished flyer into color-matched template. $350 • Bookseller E-flyer Author/Small Press version, includes flyer production. (Production Provided) You provide images, copy, links to designer. PNBA adds to color-matched template. 600 ppi wide, unlimited height jpg, png or gif flyer. One available link. (additional links available in added footer). Image specs. Please include subject line. Northwest New Title Preview
Target distribution of free review copies of forthcoming books. Send ARCs or galleys directly to bookstore buyers in the Northwest through PNBA’s Northwest New Title Preview. For $150, PNBA will include your book in an e-mail listing of new and regional titles with jacket art, blurb, and your contact link to receive bookseller requests. Contact Larry or use the online sign-up form. • Spring titles to be listed January 19, 2021; payment and materials deadline January 8, 2021 • Summer titles to be listed May 17, 2021; payment and materials deadline May 7, 2021 • Fall/Winter titles to be listed August 30, 2021; payment and materials deadline August 20, 2021 Northwest Book Lovers Consumer Site
NWBookLovers.org is PNBA’s public blog, featuring all things literary in the Northwest. Indie customers choose NWBL for reviews, author interviews, behind-the-scenes looks at NW indie stores and what their booksellers are reading and recommending. The site hosts the weekly Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List and a five-state roster of independent bookstores.
Ads must be JPG or GIF format. Maximum file size is 8MB.
“Buy the book” links must include an indie choice, such as IndieBound or any PNBA member store. For questions regarding this policy, contact PNBA. Footnotes E-Newsletter Advertising
Our monthly e-newsletter, Footnotes, is emailed to approximately 400 member booksellers plus member publishers, distributors, librarians and industry friends as well as 100 regional media contacts. Total reach is 900+. Back issues (with original ads) are archived on our website.
Your ad image should be a .jpg or animated gif file. Please provide one link (no Amazon). Ads should be emailed to: Brian. Newsletter ad materials are due by the 7th of each month.
Title Wave Promotional Package
A steady promotional build-up, finishing with a big impact. Start pre-publication with the booksellers, finish with their customers upon the book’s release. Works equally as well for an existing book our booksellers and their customers should know about.
Virtual Author and Publisher Events
Editor, marketing, or rep picks; author presentations or Q & A. Book an hour long presentation with PNBA. All events receive calendar and newsletter listing, a dedicated event invitation and reminder, as well as member social media promotion. You host and PNBA provides full promotional package, $300 PNBA provides event host and promotional package, $400 Super-Eight Indie Regional Banner
Your banner ad appears simultaneously on the front page of the websites of eight regional independent bookselling associations (PNBA, MBA, GLiBA, NEIBA, NAIBA, SIBA, CALIBA, MPBA). Estimated 5,000+ impressions to members. -One week run, Tues - Mon. -Booking requests require a 10-day minimum lead. Materials due seven days before run starts Specs: 440 x 125 ppi and 125 x 440 ppi (horizontaal and vertical versions required) jpg, gif. png. 250k max file size. $800 PNBA Mailing List Rental
Our member bookstore list is available as a set of self-stick labels. The labels are arranged in zip-code order and sold for one-time use. Labels may not be reproduced and may only be used once. We do not sell the email addresses of our members. *Purchases by a member may not be sent to a non-member Member Bookstores mailing address (130 stores)
Labels - Member Price: $50 Non-Member Price: $100 A Mailing List Contract is available on our website or by contacting Larry.
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Holiday Catalog
PNBA produces 850,000 physical Give Books holiday catalogs to be distributed locally by our member stores throughout the Northwest during November and December as well as a digital version featured on NW indie store sites, PNBA.org and NWBookLovers.org. Catalog titles are additionally boosted across a series of five indie customer aimed newsletters reaching approximately 125,000 store subscribers.
PNBA produces 850,000 physical Give Books holiday catalogs to be distributed locally by our member stores throughout the Northwest during November and December as well as a digital version featured on NW indie store sites, PNBA.org and NWBookLovers.org. Catalog titles are additionally boosted across a series of five indie customer aimed newsletters reaching approximately 125,000 store subscribers.
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Regular Interior
1 image, 25 words $2,500 |
*Regional Regular Interior
1 image, 25 words $1,800 |
Back Cover (3-4 title feature)
2.75’ x 10.5’ space $4,600 |
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Double Feature (related titles)
shaded display box, 2 images, 50 words $3,800 |
*Regional Double Feature
shaded display box, 2 images, 50 words $2,700 |
**Custom Spots
extra images or copy, series, related, etc. TBD |
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Front Cover
cover display + interior feature, 50 words $3,600 |
*Regional Front Cover
cover display + interior feature, 50 words $2,800 |
NWBookLovers Skyscraper
with any catalog ad; see NWBL specs above $100 |
Digital Upgrade Spotlight your title atop one of the five Give Books newsletters reaching 125,000 indie store customers.
“Marquee" position (one per issue avail.) $400
“Window Display" (two per issue avail. directly below the Marquee) $250
“Marquee" position (one per issue avail.) $400
“Window Display" (two per issue avail. directly below the Marquee) $250
* To confirm Regional Rate, contact Brian. Regional spots are generally offered to independent publishers in PNBA’s member region:
AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, and BC.
** To propose a custom feature, contact Brian.
AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, and BC.
** To propose a custom feature, contact Brian.
Tradeshow Program and Show Floor Advertising
Our fall tradeshow offers many opportunities for advertising and promotional participation on the show floor. The online show program will be available to view by the first week of September, six weeks prior to the show. Physical programs will be distributed to 300+ attendees at the show. "Stuffed" book bags are handed to attendees as they enter the show floor. The BuzzBooks contests attracts 150 bookseller participants on the floor. For deadlines for the Show Program or Stuff-Its contact Larry.
**BuzzBooks program runs Education Day through day one on the show floor.
Our fall tradeshow offers many opportunities for advertising and promotional participation on the show floor. The online show program will be available to view by the first week of September, six weeks prior to the show. Physical programs will be distributed to 300+ attendees at the show. "Stuffed" book bags are handed to attendees as they enter the show floor. The BuzzBooks contests attracts 150 bookseller participants on the floor. For deadlines for the Show Program or Stuff-Its contact Larry.
**BuzzBooks program runs Education Day through day one on the show floor.
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Inside Front Cover
7.25W x 9.75H $800 |
Inside Back Cover
7.25W x 9.75H $750 |
Back Cover
7.25W x 9.75H $900 |
Full Page Inside
7.25W x 9.75H $700 |
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1/2 Page Inside
7.25W x 4.75H $375 |
1/4 Page Inside
3.50W x 4.75H $225 |
BuzzBooks **
Marketing Pkg. $300 |
Book Bag Stuffer *
8.5W x 11 H max. $125 |
**What’s all the buzz about? If you think you have the new BuzzBook of the season, contact Brian.
*Bag stuffer flyers exceeding 8.5 x 11 single sheets will be placed on the Free Table.
Custom Advertising & Sponsorship Packages
Save money and time by combining menu items from this rate sheet to create your own package to fill your specific promotional needs at a discount. We are happy to customize packages resulting in savings up to 50%. Contact Brian for more info.
Save money and time by combining menu items from this rate sheet to create your own package to fill your specific promotional needs at a discount. We are happy to customize packages resulting in savings up to 50%. Contact Brian for more info.