Distribution, whether traditional or non-traditional is crucial to building a successful publishing business. There are too many people who will take your money to publish and distribute your product.
This is short list of companies who distribute media products (Books, Audio/CD, Video and film) intended for the mainstream marketplace.
This listing does not serve as a recommendation and each publisher should research and find the fit for your company.
If you come across any distributors that have exceptional work, contact me with a brief testimonial so that I may research the company and possibly add it to the site.
Distributors
A & B Distributors
1000 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 718/783-7808; Fax: 718/783-7267
Wholesaler specializing Afro-American books, tapes and gifts.
Baker & Taylor – Wholesaler offering books, audio, video, and related products primarily to the library market, retail stores and schools.
Commercial Communications Inc – provides e-solutions support for print, fullfillment and distribution.
Ingram Book Group – Ingram Book Company is one of the largest wholesalers in the world, distributing tradebooks and related products to retail, library and international accounts.
Each company below has an established relationship with Ingram.
Lightning Source, Inc. – Complete Digital Fulfillment. Lightning Source, a partner of Ingram, offers a variety of digital fulfillment services to the book industry.
Ideal candidates for Lightning Source are publishers, large and small, in need of printing and distribution services worldwide.
Biblio Distribution – A Division of National Book Network. Biblio is a new company (2001) created to provide a new approach to effectively representing books published by small trade publishers. Biblio offers warehousing, distribution, sales and other operation services.
Independent Publishers Group – Full service distributor marketing independent press titles to the book trade.
Quality Books – Largest distributor of independently published books, special interest videos, audiotapes and multimedia to Libraries in North America.
Audio Diversions, Inc.
Distributes audio versions to libraries. Ideal for spoken word artists who seek to convert their product to audio.
AtlasBooks Distribution – Offers publishers full- service sales and marketing to book wholesalers and retailers around the country.
Art Official Media – Wholesale distribution of African American media related products such as ebooks, audiobooks, paperbacks, CD’s and DVD’s.
BCH Fullfillment & Distribution – Distribution services include order taking, credit card processing and shipping-warhousing is required.
C&B Distribution – Distributor of urban books and CD’s to booksellers.
Cardinal Publishers Group – Provides national distribution for non-fiction book, video and DVD publishers.
Lushena Books – Distributes African American titles to the market. Produces catalog and has a 800 for ordering.
Readhowyouwant.com – provides technology to create alternative formats that meet the NIMAS and most disability requirements worldwide.
Seaburn Book Distributors – Distributes African American titles to the market. Includes several urban book presses.
Ware-Pak Inc – Specializes in complete warehousing, distrubution and order fullfillment.
