Independent Bookstore Day

Name: Independent Bookstore Day
Start: 2025-04-26T00:00:00
End: 2025-04-27T00:00:00

Apr 26, 2025

April 4, 2025

3:47 PM

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/stellapuppystar/) which will include the names of all eleven participating stores in a unique design in her chosen style. Last year we commissioned a print from Keith Huie, and we plan to feature a different artist every year with this new tradition. All eleven stores will give away a limited number of Stella’s print, and we request that each customer only take one from one store. A sneak peak of the design will be released closer to the date.

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