Distribution

Following the bankruptcy of distributor Marston Book Services and its parent company United Independent Distributors, publisher Verso posted online that Marston owes the publisher £1 million in book sales dating back to January, which they are unlikely to recover. The company has launched a Kickstarter campaign to cover some of the loss. They write, “Marston suspended shipping our books at the end of July, having laid off most of its staff, effectively severing Verso’s access to the UK market. Though Verso invested significantly in acquiring, editing, printing, and marketing books it published in the first half of 2024, it has […]

Mare Nostrum Group will distribute Teachers College Press in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific starting October 1. Currently Teachers College Press is distributed by Eurospan.

SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge) Group moved their sales and distribution in the US and Canada to Two Rivers Distribution as of July 1, from Baker & Taylor Publisher Services.

IPG will distribute Whimspire Books in the US and Canada starting February 1, 2025; IPG Melbourne Books in the US and Canada starting January 1, 2025; BLoved Publishing in the US, Canada, and the UK starting November 1, 2024; and Anderson Entertainment in the US and Canada on January 1, 2025. Additionally, it now distributes WTAW Press worldwide.  

Beginning January 1, Diversion Publishing will move distribution worldwide from Two Rivers to Simon & Schuster. Amber Books, Waxwing Books, and Terminus Media are now sold and distributed in the US and Canada by Baker & Taylor Publisher Services.

Post Wave Children’s Books will be sold and distributed by Chronicle Books in North America. Additionally, Krestyna Lypen becomes editorial director of Post Wave, based in New York. She was previously senior editor at Algonquin Children’s.