According to Market Data Retrieval (a Dunn & Bradstreet Co.), the library marketplace includes 16,582 public libraries, 6,700 college libraries, and libraries at 113,851 public and private K-12 schools.
Publisher alliances and warehouse and fulfillment services
During the past five years, major trade publishers have expanded their distribution services to other publishers. A number of mid-range publishers with their own sales and fulfillment services have taken on publishers whose lists complement theirs. Publishers providing this service on a significant scale include Random House Inc., Penguin Group (USA), Simon and Schuster, Hachette Book Group USA, W.W. Norton & Co. and St. Martin’s Press.
Piecing Together the Distribution Puzzle
According to Market Data Retrieval (a Dunn & Bradstreet Co.), the library marketplace includes 16,582 public libraries, 6,700 college libraries, and libraries at 113,851 public and private K-12 schools.
Publisher alliances and warehouse and fulfillment services
During the past five years, major trade publishers have expanded their distribution services to other publishers. A number of mid-range publishers with their own sales and fulfillment services have taken on publishers whose lists complement theirs. Publishers providing this service on a significant scale include Random House Inc., Penguin Group (USA), Simon and Schuster, Hachette Book Group USA, W.W. Norton & Co. and St. Martin’s Press.