It is interesting to note that four of the major independent distributors also are owned by publishers who themselves depend on the effectiveness of their distribution services. In addition to The Perseus Books Group and its imprints (Basic Books, Da Capo Press, PublicAffairs, Running Press and others), there are: IPG (owned by Chicago Review Press), with 60 to 70 general trade clients, 30 Hispanic publishers, 100 academic/professional publishers, and 50 British publishers distributed through Trafalgar Square, as well as about 300 in the PMA small press program; NBN (owned by Rowman and Littlefield), with close to 90 publishers, as well as about 500 in Biblio; and Midpoint Trade Books (Beaufort Books), with 325 client publishers.
Piecing Together the Distribution Puzzle
It is interesting to note that four of the major independent distributors also are owned by publishers who themselves depend on the effectiveness of their distribution services. In addition to The Perseus Books Group and its imprints (Basic Books, Da Capo Press, PublicAffairs, Running Press and others), there are: IPG (owned by Chicago Review Press), with 60 to 70 general trade clients, 30 Hispanic publishers, 100 academic/professional publishers, and 50 British publishers distributed through Trafalgar Square, as well as about 300 in the PMA small press program; NBN (owned by Rowman and Littlefield), with close to 90 publishers, as well as about 500 in Biblio; and Midpoint Trade Books (Beaufort Books), with 325 client publishers.