List of book distributors

{{Short description|none}} 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 publishers' titles, so 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 might not be able to 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 *Amazon.com, not strictly a distributor to the trade, but acts as a de facto distributor for many self-published authors and small presses *Anchor Distributors *Baker & Taylor (portions of Baker & Taylor were acquired by Readerlink Distribution Services in February 2015)<ref name=Milliot2015>Milliot, Jim (23 February 2015). [http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/65674-readerlink-buys-b-t-publishing-marketing-units.html "Readerlink Buys B&T Publishing, Warehouse Units"], ''Publishers Weekly''. Retrieved 20 December 2015</ref> (sold to book distributor Follett in April 2016, ending B&T's status as an independent and forcing change in B&T's management<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.follett.com/bakerandtaylor/|title=Follett Acquires Baker & Taylor}}</ref>). Out of business due to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as of March 2026. <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.law360.com/amp/articles/2453833|title= Book Distributor Baker & Taylor Hits Ch. 11 To Wind Down|first=Clara|last=Geoghegan|date=2026-03-17|access-date=2026-03-17|website=Law360|language=en}}</ref> *Barnes & Noble * Blackstone Audio *Casemate *Diamond Comic Distributors (comics) **Capital City Distribution (comics, acquired by Diamond) **New Media/Irjax (acquired by Diamond) *Distributed Art Publishers *Draft2Digital *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 **Consortium Book Sales & Distribution **Publishers Group West **Two Rivers (formerly Perseus Distribution) *Last Gasp *Midpoint Trade Books *Perseus Books Group *PublishDrive Inc. *Readerlink Distribution Services (largest book distributor to mass merchandisers in United States)<ref name=Milliot2015/> *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 *Dangdang, China *Diamond Comics, India *Flipkart, India *India Book House, India *Jarir Bookstore, Saudi Arabia *JD.com, China *Reformers Bookshop, Australia *Rokomari, Bangladesh

== Europe == * Baker & Taylor, United Kingdom * Bookwire, Germany * Gardners Books, United Kingdom * Hachette Livre, France * Ingram Publisher Services UK, United Kingdom * Logista, Spain * Macmillan Publishers, United Kingdom * Penguin Random House, United Kingdom * Simpkin & Marshall, United Kingdom * Streetlib, Italy

==References== {{reflist}}

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