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 Advertising Rates


Bookseller Blast
​Finished: $300
OR
Production Assisted: $400
Send a dedicated digital promotion straight to the desktop of over 400 PNBA booksellers through ARC giveaways, contests, events, and informational announcements.

Finished: $300
You provide a finished flyer (jpg or gif, 5 mb), subject line, and link and we distribute it to our booksellers in
a presentation to match your theme.

​Materials due 5 - 7 days before the blast issues.

Production Assisted: $400
You provide a flyer idea, component images, copy, subject line, and a link to our designer. Once the design is approved,
we distribute it to our booksellers in a presentation to
match your theme.

Materials due 2-4 weeks before the blast issues.

                                
Flyers are typically 600 x 800--they can be taller, so long as it remains 600 wide and under the 5 mb limit. See additional information via Image Specs. We can also link to videos.
Strategic Scheduling
​
Announcement
: Issue a blast 4-6 weeks before publication
Giveaway: Issue a blast 6-10 weeks before publication
Events & Info: Whenever you feel is best!

​​To book a blast, please contact Brian
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with your preferred date in the format below.

​Thank you for all of your scheduling inquiries! Due to an increase in requests for blast services,
we will no longer be able to provide lists of dates available in a given week / month / months
.
Please request your ideal date for each title in the table format below:
Title
Requested Date
Status / Alternative Date
Title #1
00/00/00
Office Use
Title #2
00/00/00
Office Use
Title #3
00/00/00
Office Use
Title #4
00/00/00
Office Use
Title #5
00/00/00
Office Use
If your requested date is not available for one of your titles, then we will schedule your blast to the next available date. We are accustomed to processing long lists of blasts in this format and can regularly schedule 3-6 months in advance. Single blast requests and shorter timeframes are also welcome, as long as they are submitted in the same format. Bulk bookings of 5 or more blasts typically receive a $25 discount on each (5 blasts = $125 savings), however, cancellations may affect discounts. Short notice cancelations within 5-7 days of the issue date and frequent cancellations may be charged a cancellation fee.

We appreciate your help in streamlining our scheduling so we may process your blast request as quickly as possible!



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A full-page sample of the NWNTP can be found HERE.​
​Northwest New Title Preview​
​$200​
A great way to both market your book and build relationships with booksellers. Promote your title by sending free ARCs or galleys directly to them through PNBA’s Northwest New Title Preview.

Your book will be included in a list of new and regional titles, giving away at least 25 ARCs each. You provide the cover, publisher, ISBN, publishing date, and a 75-word blurb.  We'll include your email contact in the Free ARC button so you can receive and manage the requests from booksellers and mail their books to them directly. 
NWNTP Schedule:

Early Year
Deadline 
January 8, 2026
Issues January 22, 2026

Mid-Year
Deadline April 23, 2026
Issues May 5, 2026

Late Year
Deadline August 6, 2026
Issues August 20, 2026
Book NWNTP

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.

Top Banner - front page
600w x 150h
7 days
$200
Skyscraper - front page
160w x 600h
7 days
$150
NW Condo - front page
160w x 200h
7 days
$60
Five-Ad Package
Includes one banner
12 month package exp.
$600
Ten-Ad Package
Includes three banners
12 month package exp.
$1,100
NW Condo - front page_
160w x 200h
30 days
$180
Ads must be JPG or GIF format. Maximum file size is 8MB.

“Buy the book” links must benefit PNBA member bookstores via Bookshop, IndieBound, or a specific 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.

TopBanner
600pW x 150pH
$300
Insertion Banner
440pW x 125–230pH
$250
NW Condo
160pW x 200pH
$100
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.

Type
Description
Price
Title Wave
1. Blast ​​​
E-flyer to 400 Booksellers​​
$300​
✅
2. Footnotes
Insertion Banner​​
$250
✅
3. NWBL
Readers Top Banner​​
  $200
✅
Totals
Savings: $250
$750
$500

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. PNBA will also schedule a Bookseller Blast e-flyer promotion for the book and/or event at no additional cost. Client must provide the Blast assets.

​You host the event and PNBA provides promotional package, $400
PNBA provides event host and promotional package, $500

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.
$1000

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 (150 stores)

Labels - Member Price:                $75
              Non-Member Price:       $125

A Mailing List Contract is available on our website or by contacting PNBA.

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Holiday Catalog

PNBA produces 800,000 physical Give Books holiday catalogs to be distributed locally by our member stores throughout the Northwest during November and December. 

Learn More & Book the Holiday Catalog

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  • The Great Summer Reading Guide is a completely free, turn-key marketing opportunity for indie bookstores.
  • Promotional emails direct to 400,000+ indie bookstore customers across 17 northwestern, western, ​and mountain states.
  • Two e-mail newsletters filled with books direct your customers to Great Summer Reading Guide mini-site shopping pages featuring the full GSRG collection.
  • Each email showcases nine Top of the Stacks featured books and links directly to store branded GSRG mini-sites, featuring an additional array of Face Out titles—live all summer long!
  • Store branded mini-sites include e-commerce integrated “MORE INFO” and “BUY NOW” buttons for every title.
  • Participating bookstores have access to Great Summer Reading Guide branded marketing assets.
  • Shopping Pages and all of the titles are promoted throughout the summer by bookstores via websites, emails and social media.
  • Extremely cost effective consumer advertising, just a fraction of a penny per impression!
Learn More & Book the Great Summer Reading Guide

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Fall Tradeshow Advertising

Our Fall Tradeshow offers 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. Stuff-It book bags stuffed with flyers are handed to attendees as they enter the show floor and the BuzzBooks contests attracts 150 bookseller participants. For deadlines or more information, see our full list of 
​Fall Tradeshow Ad Opportunities.

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.

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Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
520 West 13th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401

Phone: 541-683-4363

Fax:       541-683-3910