Independent Bookstore Day
media release: Eleven indie bookstores in the Madison area will celebrate Independent Bookstore Day together on Saturday, April 26, 2025, by offering specials, raffle prizes, and a free commemorative art print featuring the names of all eleven stores.
Independent Bookstore Day (a.k.a. Indie Bookstore Day or IBD) was established in 2013 by the American Booksellers Association (ABA) to promote, celebrate, and highlight the value of the independent bookstore community. This year there are over 1,200 stores participating across the country (up from 900 in 2024). As further proof of the thriving indie bookstore community here, eleven indie bookstores (up from eight last year!) in the Madison area have teamed up to offer the following deals to our community:
RAFFLE: For each store visited, shoppers can enter a raffle to win a $50 or $25 gift card to one of the participating stores. You can have up to 11 entries in the raffle if you visit all 11 stores! The week after the event, 22 winners will be chosen at random, with 11 winners receiving a $50 gift card and 11 winners receiving a $25 gift card.
FREE ART PRINT: As a keepsake for shoppers visiting any of our stores on IBD, we commissioned a commemorative 5x7 inch print by local teen artist Stella Balsley (https://www.instagram.com/
GOLDEN TICKET FOR FREE AUDIOBOOKS: Most participating stores will have a Golden Ticket hidden somewhere in the store for one lucky customer to find and win 12 free audiobooks from Libro.fm, which is the indie-supported alternative platform to Audible for audiobooks.
SPECIALS: In addition to the collaborations mentioned above, each store will have its own unique specials.
Participating Bookstores:
Arcadia Books: 102 E Jefferson St, Spring Green
The Book Deal: 3822 Mineral Point Rd, Madison
Kismet Books: 101 N Main St, Verona
Ink Cap Books: 220 W Main St, Stoughton
Ink & Ivy Book Boutique: 2134 Regent St, Madison
Lake City Books: 107 N Hamilton St, Madison
Leopold’s Books Bar Caffè: 1301 Regent St, Madison
Madison Paperbacks: 2716 Atwood Ave #3, Madison
Mystery to Me: 1863 Monroe St, Madison
Republic of Letters: 151 High St, Mineral Point
A Room of One’s Own: 2717 Atwood Ave, Madison