NVNR 2025 Orientation for Exhibitors: Recording Available

The NVNR Team of NAIBA and SIBA staff gave an overview of some of the schedule highlights and opportunities available to exhibitors for putting their books and their companies in front of booksellers. They did a walk through of the conference app, and offered suggestions for how to make the most out of the conference experience.

NVNR 2025 has surpassed last year’s registrations with 285 bookseller attendees,157 first-time attendees, and a significant number of new bookstores and therefore potential new accounts. NAIBA and SIBA board presidents emphasized what booksellers are looking for most; new titles and holiday items, a chance to make one to one connections with exhibitors on and off the exhibit floor, and a more diverse title selection as well as backlist recommendations.

Takeaways and action items:

• Have handouts as well as digital links. Booksellers like to take notes!
• Include new bookstores and first-time attendees in dinner invites.
• Use the conference app to schedule appointments and send invites to booksellers.
• Use the leads app to create a list of bookseller contacts you want to follow up with after the conference.
• Submit your on-site personnel info, your booth signings, and your genre buzz listings.