Pre-registration required; space is limited and lunch is provided. $260 fee per attendee. This is a one-day seminar for anyone interested in opening a bookstore or buying an existing store. The workshop is open to all booksellers but is limited to three booksellers per ABA member store. Admission to Winter Institute is optional but guaranteed; Wi2025 registration fee applies.

Registrants interested in purchasing a copy of Owning a Bookstore: The Essential Planning Guide may do so at the discounted rate of $149 plus shipping and handling (reg. $189). The workshop will be facilitated by Donna Paz Kaufman and Mark Kaufman of Paz & Associates Bookstore Training Group and co-owners of Story & Song Bookstore Bistro (Amelia Island, FL). Registration for the Paz Workshop is nonrefundable and tied to your event registration. Canceling your registration for the Paz Workshop will cancel your spot for Wi2025.