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	Overview
	Wholesalers are required if you want to sell your books to outlets such as chain bookstores, libraries, discount stores, etc. Wholesalers normally only warehouse and take orders for your books. They do not have a sales force to help you market your books to outlets but distributors do. Wholesalers charge a fee of 40% to 55% of the retail price of your book. Distributors charge a fee of up to 67% of the retail price of a book for this service.
	Wholesalers
	Ingram Book Company Public Relations Department One Ingram Boulevard LaVergne, TN 37086-3629 http://www.ingrambookgroup.comp.com Ingram is the largest supplier of books to bookstores and retailers. It has a special program called Ingram Express for publishers who have less than 10 titles. Go to their website at: http://www.ingrambookgroup.com/Pub_Info/newpubinfo/express.htm to download the forms and to get more information. Ingram has a multi-cultural representative that works with bookstores. Baker & Taylor Publisher Services 44 Kirby Avenue Somerville, NJ 08876 Attn: Robin Bright Phone: (908) 218-3803 http://www.btol.com Baker & Taylor is a major supplier of books, videos, and audio to libraries, schools, and retailers.
	Distributors
	Some firms handle both relationships (Exclusive Distributors and Wholesalers) contact each regarding specific criteria requirements. Distributors warehouse books and take orders from bookstores, retailers, libraries, and etc.; in addition, they have their own sales force that markets your book to national bookstores and retail outlets. Associated Publisher's Group Phone: (800) 327-5113 http://www.apgbooks.com Distributes books nationally and has special markets such as the Christian and gift markets. Publishers Group West Phone: (510) 658-3453 http://www.pgw.com The largest marketing and distribution company for independent publishers. BookWorld Services, Inc. Phone: (813) 758-8094 http://www.bookworld.com Wholesalers/distributor for small presses with more than two titles. Partners/West Book Distributing Inc. Phone: (800) 563-2385 Wholesaler for large and small presses Bookazine Phone Phone: (800)221-8112 http://www.bookazine.com (National wholesalers for small presses) Consortium Book Sales 1045 Westgate Drive St. Paul, MN 55114 Phone: (615) 221-9035 Fax: (615) 221-0124 http://www.cbsd.com Categories of interest include fiction, Hispanic, multi-cultural, drama, children, and feminism. Partners Book Distributing, Inc. P. O. Box 580 Holt, MI 48842 phone: (800) 336-3137 / (517) 694-3205 fax: (517) 694-0617/2208 Categories include African American, multi-cultural, cookbooks, travel, nature, general, and sports.
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