PBS and Regional Trade Associations
The Professional Booksellers School began as a project of NAIBA, and includes booksellers, bookstores, and Regional Trade Associations across the U.S.
Regionals Who are PBS Supporters
NAIBA
GLIBA
MPIBA
CALIBA
SIBA
PNBA
Each of these Regionals has access to promo codes for booksellers whose stores are active members. The codes may be used to reduce the cost of each course when you register. Please email your Regional for the codes before you begin the registration process for a course.
Regionals Who Offer Support for Booksellers Taking PBS Courses
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association
NAIBA offers discount codes for all courses, and will refund the full cost of a course if the student becomes certified and works for a store with a current membership. Certification courses done as Independent Study are also eligible for refund. Email: eileen@naiba.com
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance
SIBA offers discount codes for courses. Employees of SIBA member stores are eligible for partial reimbursement for courses completed through the Professional Bookseller School. Documentation of specific course completion must be provided at the time of request. Reimbursement credits may not be made to individuals, only to their employing member store. Email: lindamarie@sibaweb.com.
Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association
GLIBA provides discount codes for current members who enroll in any PBS core course. Email: larry@gliba.org
Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association
MPIBA offers discount codes for PBS core courses and independent study. Contact us for the code before registering for a course, and make sure your store's MPIBA membership is up-to-date. MPIBA will also reimburse Active Bookstore member stores for the tuition of any staff member completing certification in one of the basic courses (Basic Bookselling, Event Management, Inventory Management, and Store & Operations Management) — after a store’s first year of free membership.
California Independent Booksellers Alliance
CALIBA offers discount codes for all PBS core courses. CALIBA will reimburse booksellers for the completion and certification of each course. For those auditing courses, ½ of the tuition cost will be reimbursed with proof of attendance. Booksellers must be an employee of bookstore that is a current member of CALIBA. Email: hannah@caliballiance.org
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
Employees of PNBA member stores are eligible for partial reimbursement for courses completed through the Professional Bookseller School. Documentation of specific course completion must be provided at the time of request. Reimbursement credits may not be made to individuals, only to their employing member store. Email: brian@pnba.org