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The Great American Bargain Book Show is journeying north! The Great American Bargain Book Show is journeying north! Historical Boston, MA will host GABBS 2010 slated for August 19-20. The first-ever two-day venue will be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay area. A block of rooms has been reserved at the connecting Sheraton Hotel. If reservations are made by Aug. 3, the rooms will be $199 per night. Call 888-627-7054 and ask for the "GABBS room block". “We have been looking for a different venue ever since we bought the Show, said Larry May who along with his wife Valerie, owns the GABBS show. The original show, The Christmas Book Show, was owned by Larry Austin, who sold it to the Mays over two years, had been held in Nashville. TN. “Larry Austin had a vision for a summer bargain book show that would be early enough to attract buyers who were looking for 4th quarter product. When we bought the show, we moved it to Atlanta and renamed it GABBS (the Great American Bargain Book Show), where we had already established an attendee base through The Spring Book Show. The show has stabilized and I think the timing is right for the move,” continued May. Boston is the right city, too. We looked at a lot of different cities and several were suitable… but, for a number of reasons, Boston just made the most sense. First, the Northeast region is full of independent bookstores and they are geographically concentrated in a much smaller area than those in the Southeast. Secondly, because of Boston’s approximation to New York City, the show will be easily accessible to larger buyers and internationals. May pointed out that in addition to all the bargain book vendors housed in New York City, Boston is in the backyard of two of the largest bargain book vendors in the nation--- Strictly By The Book and World Publications. “Before I chose Boston, continued May, I solicited the help of both Strictly and World and they both jumped at the possibility of helping to host the first ever bargain book show in the Northeast. Finally,” concluded May, “Boston is one of those unique and beautiful big cities that is full of history and charm, and, it is absolutely beautiful in August. The Boston move has met with very positive responses: "Many of the association trade shows have become so expensive that it is difficult to determine their worth to your company --- not so with bargain book shows. These are 'order writing' shows with reasonable costs that give you the opportunity to meet old customers and pick up some new ones. The bottom line is that you sell a lot books! This will be our first opportunity to showcase our product in the Northeast -- I'm excited about the move," Steve Slack, SMCo. "We are excited about the possibility of having a major bargain book show right in our back yard!! The timing is great and the Northeast is a great book region for the independent retailer yet close enough to New York to attract the big buyers and some internationals as well. Having it here will give Strictly the opportunity to bring customers in to our warehouse both before and immediately after the show and give them one-on-one attention. It's a great opportunity! Besides ... Boston is beautiful in August," Jason Zutaut, Executive Vice President of Sales, Strictly By The Book, Inc. “This is such an exciting and positive development- Boston is beautiful in the summertime,” said Jeff Press, President of World Publications Group. “There is so much literary history in Boston and this is a fantastic opportunity to see many bookstores and other New England accounts who otherwise would not be able to attend GABBS. “ "I think it might be good to move this show to different regions of the country. We have never had a bargain book show in the Northeast Region and I think this year, more than ever, a show geared toward 4th quarter sales is more important than ever. Bookstores should definitely take advantage of this," Larry Austin, owner of East Tennessee Trade Group and original owner of the book show. "Larry May’s shows are always terrific and having it is Boston this year will a pleasant change of venue,” Wren Franklin, Thomas Nelson, National Sales Manager, Remainder Sales. |
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