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RAMP Summer & Winter Catalogs

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RAMP is a marketing group that manages the seasonal (summer and winter) catalogs for regional organizations, including GLIBA. which means a program we share with other regions to increase impact. Our seasonal catalogs, the Indie Summer Reading Guide and the Winter Catalog, feature dynamic and diverse books in a beautiful, full-color publication, with a full complement of distribution tools and marketing assets to capture customers and build seasonal sales.
Publishers: Orders are OPEN for ad placement in our Winter Catalog! Click here for details, including our new Early Booking Bonus, the Winter Catalog Cover Art Contest, and to reserve your ads.

Booksellers: Orders are OPEN for the Winter Catalog! The deadline to place orders is June 15. 
  • ​View the GLIBA title list on Edelweiss.​
  • ​​Submit Bookseller Recommendations for the Catalog!
  • Access the 2025 Winter Catalog Media Kit.
PLACE YOUR ORDERS HERE!
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​        Indie Summer Reading Guide Assets Now Available!

​Digital and Print Assets for the Summer Catalog are now available!
  • 8.5x11" Poster with Bleeds
  • 8.5x11" Poster with No Bleeds
  • 11x17" Poster with Bleeds
  • 11x17" Poster with No Bleeds
  • Bookmark
  • Newsletter Graphic
  • Kids' Cutouts
  • Shelf Talker

WAYS TO USE THE CATALOG
  • Use our direct/saturation mail option for your winter catalog.
  • Create a catchy display in-store or in the window. Carry this throughout the store with mini displays in different sections.
  • Place them at the register.
  • Stuff in bags, hand out at your events and other community events.
  • Place at community partner locations for cross promotion.
  • Use the Summer Reading Guides to choose your book club picks for the summer.
  • Use it as a book list for summer reading contests (kid and adult titles!).
  • Prepare to hand-sell by reading the DRCs provided on the Edelweiss list.
  • Add your personal review to the provided shelf-talkers on the site.
  • Add a QR code to your imprinted catalog that links to your digital page.
  • Include it in all special order book shipments and/or subscription boxes.
  • NEW THIS YEAR!... Prepare your staff to hand-sell by reading the DRCs provided on Edelweiss. 

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  • About
    • Join GLIBA
    • Bookstore Members
    • Board of Directors >
      • Past Board Members
    • Our By-Laws
    • Publisher Members
    • GLIBA Board Nomination
  • Catalogs
    • Summer Catalog Resources
  • Events
    • Spring Forum 2025 >
      • Spring Forum 2025 Publisher Guidelines
    • Indie Bookstore Day >
      • Chicago Bookstore Crawl
      • MI Book Hop
    • Profitability Education
    • Past Events >
      • Indie Press Social with SIBA & GLIBA
      • Spring Forum 2024 >
        • Spring Forum 2024 Publisher Guidelines
      • Hanif Abdurraqib at Downbound Books
      • Jack White and Hanif Abdurraqib
      • Rep Night 2023
      • Spring Forum >
        • Spring Forum 2023
        • Spring Forum 2022
        • Spring Forum 2021
        • Spring Forum 2020
        • Spring Forum 2019
        • Spring Forum 2018
      • George Saunders
      • The Lit Show >
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 3
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 2
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 1
      • Heartland
      • Chicagoland IBD Bookstore Crawl
      • Group Bookstore Events
      • Rep Night >
        • Rep Night 2019
        • Rep Night 2018
  • Bestsellers
  • Heartland
    • Heartland Education
  • Awards
    • Great Lakes Bookstore of the Year
    • Heartland Booksellers Award >
      • Nominations
    • Voice of the Heartland >
      • Past Winners
  • Bookseller Resources
    • Tim Smith Educational Travel Scholarship
    • ABA Resources
    • Amazon Instructions Poster
    • Bookstore Map Artwork and Shirts
    • Publisher Promotions
    • Publisher Imprint Graphics
    • Rep List
    • Publisher Social Media
    • Reporting Your Sales
    • New York Trip
    • CHILOVEBOOKS
    • Tools of the Trade
    • The Independent Bookseller
    • Associations and Organizations
    • Advocacy
    • Anti-Racism Resources
    • Covid-19 Resources
  • News
  • Publishers, Authors and Industry Affiliates Info
    • Advertise with GLIBA
    • MIPA
    • Bookseller ARC Requests and Preferred Reading Genres
    • For Authors
  • YouTube Channel
  • Past Holiday Catalogs
    • Holiday Catalog 2022 >
      • Holiday Catalog 2022 for Publishers
    • Holiday Catalog 2021
    • Holiday Catalog 2020
    • Holiday Catalog 2019
  • About
  • Holiday Catalog
    • Holiday Catalog for Bookstores
    • Order Holiday Catalogs
    • Holiday Catalog for Publishers