While it is common for the terms “Distributors” and “Wholesalers” to be used interchangeably, there is a big difference between the two businesses. Both businesses enable booksellers to purchase a wide variety of books from a single source rather than establishing terms, and managing accounts,...
Book distribution refers to the process of delivering books from publishers to various retail outlets and customers through different channels, such as local bookstores, post sales, and wholesalers. It involves breaking down monopolies, opening up opportunities for private entities, and improving the ef...
Since the 1990s, there has been consolidation as a considerable number of distributors have gone out of business. This has implications for the diversity of books available in the retail book market. It has also encouraged wholesalers to take on more of the traditional functions of publishers and...
An ISBN is the standard ID number used to identify books by booksellers, libraries, book wholesalers, and distributors. It is used to identify each published book and each edition of the same book, as well as the publisher of the book. You can tell a lot about a book, its author, and...
Publishers pay authors through an advance and royalties. The royalty is a percentage of the sales a publisher receives for the book from wholesalers and distributors. The advance is a lump sum figure based on what the publisher thinks the book will sell in the first two years after publication...
Publishers pay authors through an advance and royalties. The royalty is a percentage of the sales a publisher receives for the book from wholesalers and distributors. The advance is a lump sum figure based on what the publisher thinks the book will sell in the first two years after publication...
And always remember!--Getting into distributors, wholesalers and bookstores is not the important part. You have to create demand for your book--which means you have to figure out how to create customers! JC Simonds is CEO of Beagle Bay Books: Publishers of books that empower and inform, bo...
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This is a great link clarifying the differences between distributors and wholesalers; it also gives contact information for both services from some reputable big names in the publishing world. Once you locate a wholesaler you’re happy with, they’ll be able to hook you up with their pricing ...