2022 GLIBA Membership Form
The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association region includes Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky Upon member fee payment all Bookstore, Publisher and Affiliate members will receive a free "GLIBA Indie Bookstores" shirt! After completion of the membership form you will be redirected to a shirt order page. There are three levels of GLIBA Membership BOOKSTORE MEMBERSHIP Bookstore Membership is defined as an independent retail business whose primary business is to sell books to consumers, and is regionally owned, private held, and has book sales comprising at least 51% of total revenue. These are voting members and are eligible to serve on the Board of Directors. For a full list of Bookstore Member Benefits please visit gliba.org/join-gliba • Bookstore Membership Annual Dues $150 PROSPECTIVE BOOKSTORE MEMBERSHIP Prospective Bookstore Membership is defined as a person or persons actively pursuing opening or purchasing an independent bookstore. • Prospective Bookstore Membership is Free PUBLISHER OR AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP Publisher or Affiliate Membership is defined as individuals who have a significant interest in the book industry in the Great Lakes region, such as publishers, booksellers whose bookstores are not GLIBA members, sales representatives, publishing company personnel, authors, sidelines and other vendors, teachers and librarians. These are not voting members and may not serve on the Board of Directors. Membership allows you access to all of GLIBA's events, to participate in programming, awards, advertise to booksellers, receive bookseller contacts and receive access to the GLBIA ARC / Galley request data and bookseller preferred reading genre database. For a full list of Publisher or Affiliate Member Benefits please visit gliba.org/join-gliba • Publisher and Affiliate Annual Dues are $200