List of book distributors

This is a list of book distributors, companies that act as distributors for book publishers, selling primarily to the book trade. The list includes defunct and merged/acquired companies, and distributors whose primary business is not books, such as comic books. The companies may provide exclusive distribution rights, or act as a wholesaler or warehouser of publisher's titles. Many of the companies distribute other products, and some also sell directly to the public. Book distributors offer a consolidated list of publisher's titles, such that bookstores can purchase from a wider range of publishers than if they had to open separate accounts with each publisher, who often require a minimum order that the bookstore cannot meet. Most small or independent publishers have relationships with a distributor, including self-published authors, who often use services like Amazon.com to sell to the public. The large publishing companies, including the "Big Five" (Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster), act as distributors for the numerous imprints they have acquired over the years.

United States

  • AK Press
  • Alibris
  • Anchor Distributors
  • Amazon.com, not strictly a distributor to the trade, but acts as a de facto distributor for many self-published authors and small presses
  • Asterism
  • Baker & Taylor (portions of Baker & Taylor were acquired by Readerlink Distribution Services in February 2015)[1] (sold to book distributor Follett in April 2016, ending B&T's status as an independent and forcing change in B&T's management[2])
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Blackstone Audio
  • Casemate
  • Diamond Comic Distributors (comics)
  • D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
  • Follett Corporation
  • Greenleaf Book Group, distributor and hybrid publisher
  • Heroes World Distribution, owned by Marvel Comics
  • Independent Publishers Group, owned by Chicago Review Press
  • Ingram Content Group
    • Publishers Group West
    • Two Rivers (formerly Perseus Distribution)
  • Last Gasp
  • Midpoint Trade Books
  • Perseus Books Group
  • Readerlink Distribution Services (largest book distributor to mass merchandisers in United States)[1]
  • Rowman & Littlefield
  • Send the Light
  • Small Press Distribution
  • Smashwords, global ebook distribution
  • TAN Books
  • Texas Bookman
  • Tuttle Publishing
  • University of Chicago Press, distribution (warehousing, fulfillment, and marketing) for many university presses and small non-profit publishers.

Canada

  • Fitzhenry & Whiteside
  • Raincoast Books
  • Thomas Allen & Son
  • University of British Columbia Press
  • University of Toronto Press

Asia

  • Booktopia, Australia
  • Rokomari, Bangladesh
  • Flipkart, India
  • Diamond Comics, India
  • India Book House, India
  • Reformers Bookshop, Australia
  • Dangdang, China
  • JD.com, China
  • Jarir Bookstore, Saudi Arabia

Europe

  • Baker & Taylor, United Kingdom
  • Hachette Livre, France
  • Gardners Books, United Kingdom
  • Ingram Publisher Services UK, United Kingdom
  • Logista, Spain
  • Macmillan Publishers, United Kingdom
  • Penguin Random House, United Kingdom
  • Simpkin & Marshall, United Kingdom

See also

  • List of online booksellers
  • Lists of publishing companies

References

  1. 1 2 Milliot, Jim (23 February 2015). "Readerlink Buys B&T Publishing, Warehouse Units", Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 December 2015
  2. ↑ "Follett Acquires Baker & Taylor".
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