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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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)
  • Capital City Distribution (comics, acquired by Diamond)
  • New Media/Irjax (acquired by Diamond)
• 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
• 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
• Bertrams, United Kingdom
• Hachette Livre, France
• Gardners Books, United Kingdom
• Logista, Spain
• Macmillan Publishers, United Kingdom
• John P Miller, United Kingdom
• Penguin Random House, United Kingdom
• Simpkin & Marshall, United Kingdom

See also

• List of online booksellers
• Lists of publishing companies

References

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