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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.

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
* Baker & Taylor (portions of Baker & Taylor were acquired by Readerlink Distribution Services in February 2015)Milliot, Jim (23 February 2015)
"Readerlink Buys B&T Publishing, Warehouse Units"
'' Publishers Weekly''. Retrieved 20 December 2015 (sold to book distributor Follett in April 2016, ending B&T's status as an independent and forcing change in B&T's management)
*Barnes & Noble
* Blackstone Audio
*Casemate
*Children's Plus Inc. (Children's & Teen Specialist)
*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)
*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
* Gardners Books, United Kingdom
* Logista, Spain

See also

* List of online booksellers
* Lists of publishing companies

References

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