
AdventureKEEN will donate 3% of your 2020 purchases to Binc and return 3% back to your store.
Stock up on great regional books from AdventureKEEN all year long to help Binc and booksellers across the country.
Find all the books for your area.


The Idea
STEP 1 – Booksellers enroll in Shop Local for 2020.
STEP 2 – Booksellers stock up on AdventureKEEN titles.
STEP 3 – Booksellers endeavor to make monthly inventory checks with reorders when needed and earn usual profits. Our handy regional catalogs and state bestseller sheets help you find the best local books.
STEP 4 – Set up in-store displays to boost sales and inventory turn. (optional)
STEP 5 – AdventureKEEN will make a donation to Binc and issue individual store rebate checks, based on the store’s 2020 enrollment date, no later than March 1, 2021, after all store purchase records are tallied.

Signing up is required for SHOP LOCAL LIVE LOCAL, and it only takes a minute!
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“I value our relationship with AdventureKEEN, and I appreciate the perennial bestsellers they publish, like 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Portland and the Birds of Oregon Field Guide, so it was wonderful news to hear that AdventureKEEN is supporting Binc and reinforcing their strong connection to independent bookstores.”
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“What’s better than getting outside in summer? Finding a new trail or cycling route in one of the outstanding AdventureKEEN books! What’s better than that? Helping AdventureKEEN support the Binc Foundation, and all the great work they do for booksellers in need!”
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“AdventureKEEN is showing its support of booksellers everywhere, and we should show our support of them in their commitment to Binc. It’s not a heavy lift, as they publish some of the best books found on regional outdoor travel, nature guides and living mindfully. They publish something for all of us.”
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“We have great success with AdventureKEEN books because of their quality and diverse range of topics. We all need more time outdoors and AdventureKEEN can help! And, of course, Binc is the best!”
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“Regional books have always been very important to Village Books and AdventureKEEN really knows how to do regional books, particularly those that get folks out into the great outdoors. I’m so pleased that the company has committed to support Binc—one more example of what great folks they are.”
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“Asheville readers love AdventureKEEN’s focus on outdoor adventuring. That this publishing company supports Binc, a foundation that has helped Malaprop’s booksellers in crisis, makes us love them even more.”
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“Colorado is all about the outdoors, and AdventureKEEN books are the perfect companions for active-minded Denverites. We are proud to carry these books on our shelves, and even more proud that the publisher is supporting Binc, an important charity that helps booksellers in need. Thank you AdventureKEEN!”
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“It’s all good when a publisher supports Binc and AdventureKEEN is certainly doing that with their Shop Local, Live Local program. Independent bookstores sell books and support Binc! Win win!”
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“Local and regional books and authors are the very lifeblood of independent bookstores like Joseph-Beth. AdventureKEEN not only publishes books by authors that are experts in their regions and areas of expertise, they have always worked to have great relationship with indies like us. I am thrilled that AdventureKEEN has committed to support Binc, and through Binc, independent booksellers across the country. Thank you.”












Get the Files!
Click the button above to download a .zip file (4mb) containing all of the information, printable tabletop displays, and official SHOP LOCAL LIVE LOCAL ALL YEAR LONG logo files you can use to maximize your participation in SHOP LOCAL LIVE LOCAL ALL YEAR LONG this year.
Let us know if there are any other digital or printable assets you need to help your promotional efforts and tabletop displays.
How to Order
There are 3 ways to order from AdventureKEEN:
01 :: call 800-678-7006,
02 :: e-mail orders@adventurewithkeen.com,
03 :: contact your sales representative
Frequently Asked Questions
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Click here to fill out a short form.
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Bookstores may sign up all year long, but we are encouraging sign-ups before March 31, 2020, to earn rebates for the entire year of ordering. Sign-ups after March 31st will earn prorated rebates and Binc donations.
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Who We Are
The Binc Foundation grew out of a wish of bookstore employees to establish a fund to help colleagues who experience an unexpected financial crisis. Binc is dedicated to assisting bookstore employees across the United States in their greatest time of need. Since 2012, Binc has provided financial assistance to 260 booksellers and their families, providing more than $545,794 in direct assistance. The higher education scholarship program has provided 266 scholarships to bookstore employees and their dependents for a total of $815,000. Binc’s professional development scholarship program has given 84 booksellers the opportunity to attend American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute, Children’s Institute, and regional independent bookselling conferences to gain the knowledge and tools to help strengthen their businesses.
Who We Help
The Binc Foundation provides financial assistance to brick-and-mortar bookstore employees, working full-time or part-time, who demonstrate a personal financial need arising from severe hardship and/or emergency circumstances. The foundation typically assists with needs arising from these qualifying life-event categories:
- Disaster • Domestic violence • Funeral expenses • Homelessness prevention • Loss of household income, due to: • Death in the household • Disability • Divorce or separation • Job loss of spouse or partner • Emergency child or elder care • Serious medical expenses • Utility shut-off prevention
Binc’s Mission
To strengthen the bookselling community through charitable programs that support employees and their families.
Binc’s History
For 20 years, the foundation has helped thousands of booksellers across the country overcome personal financial hardships. It began in 1996 when employees and executives of Borders Group, Inc., had a vision to start a nonprofit foundation with the purpose of helping bookstore employees in need. Their desire was to have an ongoing method for booksellers to help each other. From its beginning, as the Borders Group Foundation, funding was provided by company executives, individual employee payroll contributions, and donations from publishers and vendors. In 2011, following the liquidation of Borders, the organization was renamed the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation. At this time, the scope of the foundation was expanded to assist any employee of a brick-and-mortar bookstore within the United States. The Binc Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to booksellers in times of natural disaster, as in the cases of Hurricane Sandy in 2012; the 2013 flooding in Colorado; and the 2017 hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and mudslides. The majority of assistance requests, however, are of a much more individual nature. Whether the need arises from a serious medical expense, domestic violence incident, threat of eviction, essential utility shut-off, or the unexpected loss of household income, Binc works with individual booksellers to help them through emergency situations and return their households to a state of financial equilibrium. Through the years, the foundation has served as a safety net for booksellers facing unexpected personal financial hardships. From the first assistance grant of $323 given to a single mother struggling to pay her bills, the level of assistance has steadily grown, with the average grant today exceeding $2,000. Since inception, more than 7,300 booksellers have been assisted with $6.5 million in short-term financial support. Today, the Binc Foundation is a well-respected charitable organization, enjoying wide support across the book industry. The foundation has earned a silver seal from GuideStar and the top rated designation from Great Nonprofits. Binc is proud to partner with the American Booksellers Association, the country’s regional independent bookselling associations, publishers, distributors, bookstores, booksellers, and bookstore customers to ensure a relevant, strong, and sustainable foundation.
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This is a calendar-year promotion: January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021.
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All AdventureKEEN imprint titles are eligible: Adventure Publications, Clerisy Press, Menasha Ridge Press, the Unofficial Guides, and Wilderness Press. See here to download a spreadsheet with the complete list.
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There is a five book order minimum. There are no other restrictions.
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No. Sign-ups after March 31st will earn prorated rebates and Binc donations based on the enrollment date.
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AdventureKEEN will tally eligible 2020 orders for each store after the end of 2020. Checks will be mailed directly to stores no later than March 1, 2021.
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Please write to us at enjoynature@adventurewithkeen.com with any questions.