Binc Awards Four Scholarships to ComicsPRO Industry Meeting
The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation has awarded $750 scholarships for the ComicsPRO industry meeting in Glendale, CA, February 20-22, 2025, to four comic retailers.
Erik Jones, Four Color
Binc Announces Second Cohort of Its Business Incubator for Bookstore Ownership
Ten aspiring and brand-new bookstore owners from California to Florida were selected as the second cohort of BincTank, the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s business incubator pilot program to
Binc Announces $45,000 Matching Gift to Help Book and Comic People Affected by California Wildfires and Other Disasters
As wildfires continue to ravage parts of California, a matching gift pool will ensure donations made to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation continue to have double the impact.
Recognizing Our Leading Partners
Annette Stillson
Annette’s Beach Book Nook
During Hurricane Ian a storm surge of over 8 inches wiped it and many other stores and homes out. Thanks to the help from Binc I was able to pay my mortgage, giving me the time to concentrate on what to do next. I’m happy to say I will be opening Annette’s Beach Book Nook on Fort Myers Beach by the end of summer.
TRISH
California, Downtown Book & Sound
Binc provided urgent rent and utility payment assistance after a month-long bout of COVID put me in a deep financial hole. They were kind and nonjudgmental, providing me the ladder necessary to climb out of that pesky hole. Thank you Binc with a special thanks to the people who listened patiently and acted to help promptly.
K. Kerimian
The Nonbinarian Book, Bike, NY
A huge thank you to Binc for not only selecting me for the Carla Gray Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists but for supporting me in my gender transition. Because of you, I received gender-affirming surgery this year, which has changed my life. Thank you for everything you do to improve the lives of booksellers everywhere.
