Binc Launches New Scholarship for Book and Comic People
Best-Selling Author Amor Towles is New Binc Ambassador
Binc Awards Denver Publishing Institute Scholarship to Napa Bookseller
Binc Announces First Participants in National BIPOC Bookstore Incubator Program
ANN ARBOR, MI—Twelve aspiring and new bookstore owners from California to Florida were selected as the first cohort of BincTank, the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s business incubator pilot program to support BIPOC-owned retail bookselling businesses that are physically located in their community. The 12 entrepreneurs, selected according to predetermined
Binc Awards Two Scholarships to ComicsPRO Industry Meeting
Binc Announces Selection Panel for BincTank BIPOC Business Incubator Program; Application Deadline Extended One Day
Binc Welcomes New Board Executive Committee Officers and Three New Members
Three book industry leaders have joined the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation board of directors. They bring a variety of experience, from store ownership and frontline bookselling to leading publishing houses. In addition, the board’s new executive committee is Chris Morrow, former owner of Northshire Bookstore, president; historical fiction
Applications Open for Binc Scholarship to Denver Publishing Institute
Applications are open for current booksellers from a physical bookstore interested in learning about the publishing arm of the industry to apply for a scholarship to attend the Denver Publishing Institute (DPI). The scholarship, offered by the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation in collaboration with Sourcebooks and the Denver Publishing Institute at
Applications for Binc’s Business Incubator Program Open Jan. 8, 2024
Binc Year-End Campaign Continues with Giving Tuesday Opportunity for Donors to Double Their Gift and Renewed Sense of Urgency
The number of book and comic people needing help this year has already surpassed the total number of financial assistance grants in all of 2022 and there are still six weeks to go. The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s year-end campaign, Read Love Support, needs to raise $150,000 before
Binc Launches Year-End Campaign with $15,000 Match and Free Audiobooks Thanks to Industry Partners
The need for emergency financial assistance within the bookstore and comic shop community continues to grow, both in the size and the quantity of grants, and the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is kicking off its year-end campaign, Read Love Support, with a goal of raising $150,000 in donations
Binc Announces Winner of Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists
A Missouri bookseller has won the fifth Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists awarded by the Friends of Carla Gray Committee and the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation.
Riley Glissendorf from Stonecrest Book and Toy in Osage Beach, Missouri, will receive a year-long scholarship for professional development, which includes
More than $1MM Raised for Book and Comic Sellers Thanks to Humble Bundle and Ebook Publishers
Thanks to Humble Bundle and 17 publishers, more than $1 million has been donated to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation in less than six years to support the people who own and work at book and comic stores across the country. One million dollars translates to nearly 500
Applications Open for Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activist
Binc is now accepting applications for the Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists. The winning bookseller will be awarded a year-long scholarship for professional development, which includes travel and hotel to attend Winter Institute 2024, travel and hotel to attend their 2024 regional fall tradeshow and a $1,000 stipend to