Membership
Thinking about joining PNBA?
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association is a nonprofit trade association representing the interests of literacy, free speech and independent bookselling in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Membership in PNBA is appropriate and encouraged for these institutions and individuals:
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association is a nonprofit trade association representing the interests of literacy, free speech and independent bookselling in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Membership in PNBA is appropriate and encouraged for these institutions and individuals:
- Bookstores & Prospective Booksellers, represented by an owner or manager primary member contact
- Libraries, both Institutional and Individual representative memberships welcome
- Publishers, Distributors, Sidelines or Other companies relevant to booksellers, such as POS
- Sales Representatives
- Friends of PNBA, such as an Author, Editor, Reviewer, other Industry Professional
Memberships generally run January 1 - December 31, however, memberships purchased post-Tradeshow are valid for the following year.
Bookseller, Library, & PNW Regional Publisher Memberships are filed by business address and registered employees receive PNBA Communications.
All other memberships are attributed to individuals and some benefits, such as voting, are extended to the primary member contact.
Bookseller, Library, & PNW Regional Publisher Memberships are filed by business address and registered employees receive PNBA Communications.
All other memberships are attributed to individuals and some benefits, such as voting, are extended to the primary member contact.
Membership Tracks
(select track to see benefits)
PNW Bookstore & Employees Membership
A Note for Prospective Booksellers:
A Prospective Bookseller Membership is good for one membership year. Please consider Membership once you have secured your storefront or are in the process of securing your storefront so that you can make the most of your membership. For many booksellers, this means you are actively discussing or pursuing your storefront lease or purchase--this can be slightly different for mobile, pop-up, or online stores.
Bookstores - One Membership per store address
~ Public-facing Member Listing at PNBA.org
~ Member Bookstore Web-based Map Listing
~Educational Opportunities:
~ ARC Opportunities to all registered staff:
~ Events:
~Promotional Materials:
~ PNBA Communications to all registered staff:
~ Micro Bookstore Discount Offered Year-Round
~ Public-facing Member Listing at PNBA.org
- Storefront Photo
- Bookstore Address and Phone
- Website Link
~ Member Bookstore Web-based Map Listing
~Educational Opportunities:
- Access to Bookseller Summer School courses
- Discounts and Reimburments for Professional Bookseller School courses
~ ARC Opportunities to all registered staff:
- Daily-Weekly Single-title Bookseller Blasts
- Northwest New Title Preview--an entire list of ARC Giveaways, three issues per year
~ Events:
- Access to Spring Pop-Up member programming
- Access to Fall Tradeshow member programming
~Promotional Materials:
- Holiday Catalogs (with your store's logo!):
- Physical for store distribution
- Digital for your virtual campaign
- Digital Great Summer Reading Guide
~ PNBA Communications to all registered staff:
- Weekly PNW Indie Bestseller List
- Monthly Footnotes Member Newsletter
- Annual PNBA Book Awards Announcement
~ Micro Bookstore Discount Offered Year-Round
All Members: Renewal Discounts for next year's membership will be made available via
PNBA Communications
PNW Library & Employees Membership
Libraries - Membership can be used for individual locations or districts
~ Public-facing Member Listing at PNBA.org
- Library Front Photo
- Library Address & Phone
- Website Link
~ Member Library Web-based Map Listing
~Educational Opportunities:
- Access to Bookseller Summer School courses
- Discounts and Reimburments for Professional Bookseller School courses
~ ARC Opportunities to all registered staff:
- Daily-Weekly Single-title Bookseller Blasts--Info or ARC
- Northwest New Title Preview--an entire list of ARC Giveaways, three issues per year
~ Events:
- Access to Spring Pop-Up member programming
- Access to Fall Tradeshow member programming
~ PNBA Communications to all registered staff:
- Weekly PNW Indie Bestseller List
- Monthly Footnotes Member Newsletter
- Annual PNBA Book Awards Announcement
Library Members: Optional Membership Discount Offered All Year-Round!
PUblisher / Publicist / Distributor / Sideline / POS / Other Company Membership
Please Note: A Publisher Membership and Sales Rep membership offer different types of benefits. We recommend having both
a public-facing Publisher / Company listing and a Sales Rep password-protected profile so that we may link the two
and allow PNBA members to easily find your company and contact your Rep.
a public-facing Publisher / Company listing and a Sales Rep password-protected profile so that we may link the two
and allow PNBA members to easily find your company and contact your Rep.
Publishers, Publicists, Distributors, Sidelines, & Other Companies
~ Public-facing Member listing on PNBA.org
~ Member Handbook Access
~ Events
~ Exhibitor Fee discounts
~ PNBA Communications to primary member:
- Company Name
- Company Logo
- Member Name
~ Member Handbook Access
~ Events
- Access to Spring Pop-Up member programming
- Access to Fall Tradeshow member programming
~ Exhibitor Fee discounts
~ PNBA Communications to primary member:
- Reminders to book Ads, Awards nominations, and propose authors for Events
- Weekly PNW Indie Bestseller List
- Monthly Footnotes Member Newsletter
- Annual PNBA Book Awards Announcement
Companies based in the PNBA Region enjoy these other benefits at no additional cost:
~ Book Awards Nomination Discounts
~ Give Books Holiday Catalog Ad Discounts
~ PNBA Communications to all registered staff
~ Give Books Holiday Catalog Ad Discounts
~ PNBA Communications to all registered staff
All Members: Renewal Discounts for next year's membership will be made available via
PNBA Communications
PNBA Communications
Sales REpresentative Membership
Please Note: A Publisher Membership and Sales Rep membership offer different types of benefits. We recommend having both
a public-facing Publisher / Company listing and a Sales Rep password-protected profile so that we may link the two
and allow PNBA members to easily find your company and contact your Rep.
a public-facing Publisher / Company listing and a Sales Rep password-protected profile so that we may link the two
and allow PNBA members to easily find your company and contact your Rep.
Sales Reps
~ Password-protected Member Sales Rep Profile
~ Member Handbook Access
~ Events
~ Rep Picks reservation priority at PNBA Events
~ PNBA Communications to primary member:
- Sales Rep Image
- Sales Rep Name & Contact Information
- List of Lines covered by Sales Rep
~ Member Handbook Access
~ Events
- Access to Spring Pop-Up member programming
- Access to Fall Tradeshow member programming
~ Rep Picks reservation priority at PNBA Events
~ PNBA Communications to primary member:
- Reminders to book Ads, Awards nominations, and propose authors for Events
- Weekly PNW Indie Bestseller List
- Monthly Footnotes Member Newsletter
- Annual PNBA Book Awards Announcement
All Members: Renewal Discounts for next year's membership will be made available via
PNBA Communications
Friend of PNBA Membership
Friends of PNBA, including Authors, Reviewers, Editors, and other Industry Professionals
~ Events
~ PNBA Communications to primary member:
- Access to Spring Pop-Up member programming
- Access to Fall Tradeshow member programming
~ PNBA Communications to primary member:
- Weekly PNW Indie Bestseller List
- Monthly Footnotes Member Newsletter
- Annual PNBA Book Awards Announcement
All Members: Renewal Discounts for next year's membership will be made available via
PNBA Communications
Want to assist a colleague in renewing membership or joining PNBA for the first time?
PNBA offers credited or anonymous Gift Memberships for bookstores, libraries, indie presses, and beyond!
Simply fill out the form with all of the information you have and submit with your payment--we’ll then contact the new PNBA member to gather additional information and welcome them aboard!
PNBA offers credited or anonymous Gift Memberships for bookstores, libraries, indie presses, and beyond!
Simply fill out the form with all of the information you have and submit with your payment--we’ll then contact the new PNBA member to gather additional information and welcome them aboard!
*PNBA reserves the right to decline membership to any group or individual that operates too far from the association’s mission.
Questions about membership? Visit our Questions Page.
If you have additional questions, not covered on our website, please
Questions about membership? Visit our Questions Page.
If you have additional questions, not covered on our website, please