ABA: Ils Sont Charlie

Shelf Awareness

ABA's Oren Teicher and Chris Finan, ABFE Group director

Following the murders in Paris last week of editors at Charlie Hebdo and others, the American Booksellers Association and the American Booksellers for Free Expression are taking several steps to help booksellers "stand in solidarity with the magazine and its commitment to free speech."

As outlined in a letter to members from CEO Oren Teicher, the ABA is "exploring the logistics of obtaining copies of the upcoming issue of Charlie Hebdo for member stores to carry." It has also launched an initiative that involves posting on social media pictures of booksellers holding a "Je Suis Charlie" sign using the hashtag @JeSuisCharlie. 

The sign can be downloaded here. And finally the association will soon offer information on how booksellers can make a contribution to a fund to benefit the families of those killed by terrorists in Paris.