Distributors

Bella Distribution, P O Box 10543, Tallahassee FL 32302-2543; 850-576-2370; 800-533-1973; Fax: 850-576-3498. Email: info@belladistribution.com. Web: http://www.belladistribution.com. Distributes titles for many small publishers, including Book Strokes Books and Spinsters Ink.

Book Hub, Dan Haldeman, 903 Pacific Avenue #207A, Santa Cruz CA 95060; 831-466-0145; Fax: 831-515-5955. Email: news@book-hub.com. Web: http://www.book-hub.com. Warehouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Offers distribution to book wholesalers, national accounts, independent bookstores, mass-market outlets like Wal-Mart and Target, college bookstores, foreign distribution. Also some gift, online, and catalog outlets. Also handles some subsidiary rights and co-op marketing programs.

BookMasters Distribution Services, 30 Amberwood Parkway, Ashland OH 44805; 419-281-5100; 800-537-6727; Fax: 419-989-4047. Web: http://www.bookmastersdistribution.com. Distributes to national accounts as well as through a commissioned sales team to independent bookstores. A divison of the BookMasters Group, BDS represents larger publishers, referring small to mid-size publishers to the AtlasBooks division.

Books to Market Now Distribution Program, Karen Strauss, Strauss Consultants, 11 Broadway #1020, New York NY 10004; 212-913-9894. Email: info@bookstomarketnow.com. Web: http://www.bookstomarketnow.com. A partnership between Strauss Consultants, the leading book sales/distribution consultant for small publishers and independent authors, and Conscious Media Relations, a leader in Radio Media Tours for the Personal Development marketplace. Offers full publishing programs, book marketing coaching, social marketing, and other services as well.

David Brown Book Company, Ian Stevens, Vice President, 28 Main Street, P O Box 511, Oakville CT 06779; 860-945-9329; 800-791-9354; Fax: 860-945-9468. Email: ian.stevens@dbbcdist.com and david.brown.bk.co@snet.net. Web: http://www.oxbowbooks.com.

This North American arm of Oxbow Books is a full-service distribution company representing scholarly and specialist publishers from North America, Europe, and the world. “Your one-stop shop for everything on archaeology, prehistory, the classical world, the Middle Ages, Egyptology, Near Eastern studies, and related environmental and heritage topics.”

C&B Books Distribution, Carol Rogers and Brenda Piper, Founders, P O Box 67-1155, 75-25 Parson's Boulevard, Flushing NY 11366; 718-591-4525 or 917-225-3575. Email: cbbookdist@aol.com. Web: http://www.cbbooksdistribution.com. Besides their website, they also have opened two bookstores in Queens. They distribute books for about 100 self-published black authors. Here is their new publisher information link: http://media.cbsd.com/download/cbsd/AboutConsortiumPamphlet.pdf.

Consortium Book Sales, Julie Schaper, President (Sales, Marketing & Publisher Relations) The Keg House, 34 Thirteenth Avenue NE #101, Minneapolis MN 55413-1007; 612-746-2600; 800-283-3572; Fax: 612-746-2606. Email: info@cbsd.com. Web: http://www.cbsd.com. Jennifer Swihart, Marketing Manager. Bought by Perseus Book Group in July 2006.

This company distributes 4,000 titles for about 80 literary publishers. Their publisher contract is 14 pages long. Discount: 22 to 26% of net sales plus storage and catalog fees. $12 million in annual sales in 2002; $20 million in 2003.

They distribute for Bitter Lemon Press, Alyson Publications, Coffeehouse Presss, Curbstone, Anvil Press Poetry, Ausabe Press, Bywater Books, The lilaguide, Insomniac Press, Gryphon Press, Five Ties Publishing, Enigma Books, Editions Intervalles, Magenta Foundation, Sagi Books, New Internationalist, and Center for Environmental Structure Publishing.

Delphi Distribution, Ron Freund, President, Midpoint National, 1263 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City KS 66103; 866-463-8541. Email: info@delphidistribution.com. Web: http://www.delphidistribution.com. Tim Freund, Director of Business Development; 816-914-4697. Email: TFreund@delphidistribution.com.

Besides distribution services, Delphi offers ebook sales and distribution, ebook conversion services, and print-on-demand and offset printing. New service in 2011 (5/11).

Diamond Book Distributors, Kuo-Yu Liang, Director, 1966 Greenspring Drive #300, Timonium MD 21093; 410-560-7100, ext. 380; 800-452-6642; Fax: 410-560-7589. Web: http://www.diamondcomics.com. Roger Fletcher, Vice President of Marketing. Janna Morishima, director, Diamond Kids Group. In business since 1982, this comics distributor now also distributes comics, graphic novels, manga and anime as well as toys and other pop culture product to the book trade.

Greenleaf Book Group, Justin Branch, P O Box 91869, Austin TX 78709; 512-891-6100; 800-932-5420; Fax: 512-891-6150. Email: justin@greenleafbookgroup.com. Web: http://www.greenleafbookgroup.com. Clint Greenleaf III, President. Email: clint@greenleafbookgroup.com.

“Greenleaf is a publisher and distributor that specializes in the development of independent authors and the growth of small presses. Our publishing model was designed to support the independent author and to make it possible for writers to retain the rights to their work and still compete with the major publishing houses. In addition to the books we publish, we distribute select titles from small and independent publishers to major trade outlets, including bookstores, libraries, and airport retailers.” Other offices in Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; and Boca Raton, Florida.

Heritage Group Distribution, Patrick Helme, President, 17665 66A Avenue #108, Surrey BC Canada V3S 2A7; 604-574-7067; 800-665-3301. Email: patrick@heritagehouse.ca. Web: http://www.hgdistribution.ca. A leading Canadian book distributor offering a range of titles from publishers such as Heritage House, Rocky Mountain Books, TouchWood Editions, Brindle & Glass, Royal BC Museum, and Frank Amato Publications. Offers full-service sales, marketing, and distribution in Canada.

Paul & Co. Publishing Consortium, Bob Paul, President, P O Box 442, Concord MA 01742; 978-369-3049; Fax: 978-369-2385. Distributes scholarly and academic books for more than 50 foreign publishers, including Open Gate Press, Curzon Press, Damned Publishing, Bridget Williams Books, Dresden University Press, Peepal Tree Press, Copley Publishing Group, and others.

International Publishers Marketing, Jane Graf, Director, 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling VA 20166; 703-661-1531; Fax: 703-661-1547. Email: jane@booksintl.com. Web: http://www.internationalpubmarket.com. Warehouse in Herndon, Virginia. If you are a publisher and are interested in receiving more information about their distribution and marketing services, contact Jane Graf.

“International Publishers Marketing was founded in January 1995 to provide complete cost-effective, strategic marketing services for publishers who want to build not only sales and profits but name recognition for their publishing program and authors. IPM offers its publishing clients customized marketing and fulfillment - allowing them to outsource these vital operations and lower their personnel and facilities costs. IPM represents fine multinational publishers working in the fields of history, international relations, military affairs, political science, business, self-improvement, cooking, memoirs, fiction, art, archaeology, Egyptology, religion, inspiration, and languages.”

Clients include Capital Books, Allison & Busby, American University in Cairo Press, Garnet Publishing, Strokes International, Chaucer Press, Mercury Books, Duckworth Publishing, ATF Press, The National Archives of the UK, Ransom Publishing, Random House-Struik, Tapestries, UCT Publications, Clear Books, Double Storey, Juda Academic, Jonathan Ball Publishing, Ford Street Publishing, The Musical Times, Jo Jo Publishing, and Benjamin Street Books.

National Book Network, Ginger Miller, 4501 Forbes Boulevard #200, Lanham MD 20706; 301-459-3366, ext. 5510; Fax: 301-429-5746. Email: gmiller@nbnbooks.com. Web: http://www.nbnbooks.com. Jed Lyons, President. Neil Levin, Senior Vice President. Marianne Bohr, Senior Vice President. Jeanne Kramer, Vice President of Marketing. For more information on hooking up with NBN, go to their website at: http://www.nbnbooks.com/ProspectivePublisher/Index.shtml. Gail Kump joined NBN in February 2010 as the director of new business development, working out of New York City. Email: gjkump@gmail.com.

Distributes for 85 publishers. Their contracts vary by publisher, but usually involve a discount close to 25 to 27% of net sales with additional fees for returns, catalogs, and storage. Currently distribute about 3,000 titles. $54 million in sales in 2000; $64 million in 2001; $100 million in sales in 2007. NBN operates its own Docutech print-on-demand facility in its Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania distribution center. NBN publishers will be able to print their books on a demand basis in small quantities with minimums of 20 copies. In 2002, NBN's parent company Rowman & Littlefield bought Plymbridge Distributors of the United Kingdom.

NBN now distributes for 20 children's book publishers (including Tanglewood Press, August House, Kidwick, Two-Can, Rising Moon, NorthWord, Luna Rising, and Cubbie Blue) and publishes a separate children's book catalog. They sold their Biblio Distribution subsidiary to Atlas Books in January 2008.

New Leaf Distribution Services, 401 Thornton Road, Lithia Springs GA 30122-1557; 770-948-7845; 800-326-2665; Fax: 770-944-2313. Email: newleaf@newleaf-dist.com. Web: http://www.newleaf-dist.com. Submission information: http://www.newleafvendors.com. Alim Thompson, president. Founded in 1975, New Leaf is the major national wholesaler of books on new age, metaphysical, self-help, conscious living, wellness, and holistic health titles. Their new distribution service offers distribution for all types of books to the major chains as well as Ingram and Baker & Taylor.

New Shelves Distribution, Amy Collins MacGregor, Founder, The Cadence Group, 5 Broadway #201, Troy NY 12180; 518-391-2300; Fax: 518-391-2365. Email: services@newshelvesdistribution.com. Web: http://www.newshelvesdistribution.com. Offers sales, marketing, and distribution services to book publishers. New service as of September 2009.

Partners Book Distributing, Sam Spiegel, Vice President, P O Box 580, 2325 Jarco Drive, Holt MI 48842-1209; 517-694-3205; 800-336-3137; Fax: 517-694-0617. This wholesaler is now looking to take on more distribution clients. Discount: 62% of list price with no additional fees. Currently they distribute about 250 titles primarily from single-title publishers. Their wholesale division has just opened a West Coast office and is looking for regional titles.

Penton Overseas, Hugh Penton, President, 2470 Impala Drive, Carlsbad CA 92008-7226; 760-431-0060, ext. 681; 800-748-5804; Fax: 760-431-8110. Email: info@pentonoverseas.com. Web: http://www.pentonoverseas.com. This publisher distributes primarily audiotapes, videos, CD-ROMs, and some books on foreign languages, travel, and education. They distribute to video, gift, toy, and software retailers.

Perseus Distribution Services, Sabrina Bracco, Vice President, Client Services, 387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016; 212-340-8131; Fax: 212-340-8115. Warehouse: 193 Edwards Drive, Jackson TN 38301; 800-343-4499; Fax: 800-351-5073. Web: http://www.cdsbooks.com. Formerly known as CDS and now owned by the Perseus Books Group, this company was established in 1999.

Publishers Distributing Company, 6922 Hollywood Boulevard, 10th Floor, Los Angeles CA 90028-6117; 213-871-1225; Fax: 213-957-9219. An affiliate of Liberation Publications, publisher of gay and lesbian magazines. They distribute a small number of gay and lesbian books for Damron and Bruno Gmunder.

Publishers Group West, R. Anderson, New Product Acquisitions, 1700 Fourth Street, Berkeley CA 94710; 510-528-1444; 800-788-3123; Fax: 510-528-3444. Email: info@pgw.com. Web: http://www.publishersgroupwest.com or http://www.pgw.com. The distribution contracts for many companies were bought up by Perseus listed above.

SCB Distributors, Aaron Silverman, Director, 15608 S New Century Drive, Gardena CA 90248; 310-532-9400; 800-729-6423; Fax: 310-532-7001. Email: aaron@scbdistributors.com. Web: http://www.scbdistributors.com. Lance Tilford, Marketing Director. Patrick Hughes, Special Sales Director. This national distributor distributes all sorts of titles (travel, food, humor, erotica, film/cinema, general, etc.) for 90 publishers. $10 million in annual sales.

New Publishers include Accent Press, Adventures Unlimited Press, Asylum Press, Blind Eye Books, Clarity Press, Dokument Press, Flesk Publications, Glorian Publishing, Hohm Press, K Publications, Last Gasp, Nicotext, Power Press, Russell enterprises, and Write Bloody Publishing. They state on their website that they do not encourage submissions from single-title publishers.

STL Distribution Services, Darren Henry, Director of General Trade, 522 Princeton Drive, Johnson City TN 37601; 423-282-9475; Fax: 423-282-9110. Email: darren.henry@stl-distribution.com. Web: http://www.stl-distribution.comLaunched in 2000 as FaithWorks, this company provides sales and distribution for about 300 Christian publishers and music labels into the Christian marketplace. Formerly a division of National Book Network, it was bought by Send the Light, a UK publisher, in 2005.

Kim Williams is the book buyer for their wholesale division. Email: kim.williams@stl-distribution.com.

Wubbit Fulfillment, Blaine Loomer, 7500 Empire Drive, Florence KY 41042; 859-212-0629; 877-844-0030. Email: support@wubbit.com. Web: http://www.wubbit.com. An online distribution service for self-publishers and POD authors that enables individual book sales as well as sales to bookstores. $36.00 to list a title. No monthly fees. Author gets 65% of the retail price on individual orders and 40% or more for bookstore orders. Author ships the book out or you can use their fulfillment services for an additional fee.