The Midwest Booksellers Association welcomes both our members and visitors. You’ll find over 200 of the best locally owned and operated independent bookstores in the Midwest among our members. Read more about the many outstanding books of Midwest regional interest that our booksellers and we recommend. Check out our weekly Heartland Indie Bestseller List, too. And buy your books from your favorite local independent bookseller! Thank you!
MBA members, this new website offers you:
- Easier Accessibility – no more login and password to remember
- Better organization – the most recent news and updates rise to the top on the home page
- Streamlined navigation – information arranged in logical sequences of related posts and pages
- Easier to read – clean, uncluttered pages, larger photos
- RSS feed – sign up for alerts when we post new information via your favorite feed reader or email
- Greater emphasis on our Midwest Connections regional marketing program and the books we and our stores are featuring
Visitors, you’ll find here:
- Easy access to our 200+ member independent bookstores through our BOOKSTORES database. Find a store near you or search for stores by location, type of store, special events and services offered, and more. Our knowledgeable booksellers are eager to help you find the perfect books — for yourself, family members, and friends!
- Featured Midwest Connections Picks — wonderful books for both adults and children which feature authors, illustrators and subjects from our Midwest region. Purchase these books at our locally owned and operated independent bookstores.
- The weekly Heartland Indie Bestseller List – our Midwest independent bookstores’ top-selling books. And the National Indie Bestseller List — an overview of the bestselling books in independent bookstores across the country.
- Our annual holiday and winter season Midwest Booksellers Association Catalog, featuring an array of books for all interests and ages. Also available as a printed catalog in most of our member bookstores from November through January.
- Information about joining our trade association, if you have a professional affiliation with the book industry.
Coming soon: Better access to our member bookstores’ websites through our new BOOKSTORES searchable database
Thank you for visiting our website. Please come back again soon!
