Welcome, Booksellers!
Follow these directions to redeem your free class
To access your free Publicity Kit & Pitch class:
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If you don't already have a record with PBS, click "join" above. Each member must have a unique e-mail address. Sometimes our system holds free e-mail accounts for review, so your record may take a few hours to be available.
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Once you are signed in to the website, navigate to the Publicity Kit & Pitch class
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Use the promo code CONFgift to purchase the class.
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You'll have access to view the class through 2026.
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Booksellers Say:
Audrey Beatty
River Bend Bookshop
The Basic Bookselling Certification Course is truly anything but "basic!" The material covered is comprehensive and the instructors were invaluable fountains of knowledge and experience. I've been a bookseller and shop manager for over three years--I both wished this course was available to me when I started AND I felt like I gained so much from the coursework even though I'm no longer brand new to the business! I couldn't recommend it more highly to anyone that is a frontline bookseller, regardless of the number of years under your belt.
Amani Jackson
The Ivy Bookshop
The Inventory Management class I took through PBS made me confident enough to take on a managerial role at my bookstore and introduced me to career booksellers from across the country. I hope more and more booksellers have the opportunity to take classes and open their minds to what a career in books can look like.