Advocacy

The American Booksellers Association's Advocacy page has information on current actions related to banned books and fair trade. 

The American Booksellers Association urges you to contact your lawmakers in support of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992), Klobuchar’s Antitrust bill. Amazon is primed for another year of anticompetitive practices that will help the online behemoth grow at the expense of communities, jobs, local businesses, and our economy. In response, it’s time to get even; it’s time to even the playing field. Urge U.S. House and Senate lawmakers to bring The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992) to the floor for a vote!

The American Booksellers Association has created a Right to Read Toolkit full of How-Tos, resources, and case studies to help you deal with challenges in your day-to-day work. The kit is designed to be easily navigated, so you can read it in full or skip to the sections you need! To view as a PDF, click here. Don’t forget to check out these free expression resources for booksellers. Resources include school and library book ban resources, an asset to educate customers about book bans, sample freedom of expression and privacy statements for stores, and tips on preparing for controversial author events. Questions can be sent to ABFE Director David Grogan at abfe@bookweb.org.

In less than five minutes, the How Amazon is Ripping You Off video by Robert Reich explains how Amazon actually controls markets and drives prices up. Share this with your customers and community!