Sustaining Members
Sustaining membership is open to firms, individuals, or organizations that support the goals and activities of WNBA. Dues for Sustaining Memberships are on a sliding scale. Sustaining Members are eligible to attend all national WNBA functions, nominate women candidates for the WNBA Award, and receive The Bookwoman. Dues are based on annual sales:
- Up to $10 million or not-for-profit: $500
- $10 million - $100 million: $1,500
- $100 million - $250 million: $2,000
- Over $250 million: $2,500 or more
WNBA is appreciative of the Sustaining Members support and...
WNBA extends a sincere Thank You to:
Bamboo River Associates
Harper Collins (www.harpercollins.com/)
Ingram Book Company (www.ingrambookgroup.com)
Ingram Book Group is a leading wholesaler of trade books, spoken audio, and magazines. Its operating units include Ingram Book Company, Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Tennessee Book Company, Ingram Fulfillment Services Inc. and Ingram Customer Systems Inc.
Ingram Industries Inc., based in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of America's largest privately held companies. It consists of diversified businesses in distribution, insurance, marine transportation, aggregate supply, and digital fulfillment services. Ingram Industries Inc. includes four operating divisions: Ingram Book Group, Ingram Marine Group, Ingram Insurance Group, and Lightning Source Inc.
Paz & Associates (www.pazbookbiz.com)
Where do people go when they want to open a bookstore? The Bookstore Training & Consulting Group of Paz & Associates was founded by Donna Paz in 1992 when she left managing one of the country's leading independent bookstore cafes to launch a company that would help people turn their dream of opening a bookstore into reality. The company works with the American Booksellers Association to provide workshops and the team of bookselling and marketing professionals help booksellers with all aspects of store operations from business plans and store design to customer newsletters and staff training. Operating even a small bookstore requires all of the skills and disciplines of any independent business and Paz & Associates is there to help those who open bookstores meet with success.
Penguin Group Inc.
(us.penguingroup.com/)
Penguin Young Readers Group
Penguin Young Readers Group, a leading publisher of books for young people, is a division of Penguin Group (USA), Inc. Located at 345 Hudson St., New York, NY, it is known throughout the publishing industry for its top selling, high quality books, as well as for its commitment to promoting the joy of reading.
Penguin Young Readers books have won numerous awards through the years, including the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Coretta Scott King Award, many American Library Association Notable Books, as well as numerous state literary awards. Long known for producing picture books by the likes of Eric Carle, James Marshall, Wendell Minor, Ezra Jack Keats, Patricia Polacco and Jerry Pinkney, Penguin is now on the forefront of publishing middle-grade and young adult books by award winners such as Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Joan Bauer, Mike Lupica and Sarah Dessen. Penguin is consistent in their promotion of young new creators of children's books, as well.
Among the imprints of Penguin Young Readers Group are Viking, Dial, Frederick Warne, Putnam, Philomel, Dutton, Puffin, Sleuth, Speak, Firebird, Grosset & Dunlap, and Price Stern Sloan.
Random House, Inc. (www.randomhouse.com)
Random House Publishing Group (www.randomhouse.com/rphg)
SmartCents, Inc. (www.smartcentsinc.com)
SmartCents, Inc. is a firm dedicated to bringing debt-free living to as many people as possible so that they can strengthen their communities as conservers rather than consumers. International author and speaker, Janine Bolon, has been lecturing on financial principles for over 10 years. In her program she provides the reader with systems on how to handle debt, create a flow of money on current income, implement the 60/40 principle and decrease expenditures without feeling deprived. She has written three books on the topic: Money...It's Not Just for Rich People!, The Grocery Store Game, and Ditching Debt.
Susannah Greenberg Public Relations (bookbuzz.com)
Susannah Greenberg Public Relations is a full-service public relations firm for book publicity. The firm uses leading edge communications technology to maximize media exposure and offers customized publicity campaigns to meet your needs.