Other distributors that service independent and smaller publishers, listed by John Kremer in his aforementioned directory, include: Associated Publishers Group in Nashville (which absorbed much of the business of Atrium Publishing Group in 2000), Book Clearing House (BCH) in New York, Partners Book Distributing in Michigan, Partners West Book Distributing in Washington (combining wholesaling and distribution), Publishers Distributing Company in Los Angeles, SCB Distributors in California, and Small Press Distribution (SPD) in California (a literary, nonprofit organization that is primarily a wholesaler and distributor for 500 independent publishers).
Piecing Together the Distribution Puzzle
Other distributors that service independent and smaller publishers, listed by John Kremer in his aforementioned directory, include: Associated Publishers Group in Nashville (which absorbed much of the business of Atrium Publishing Group in 2000), Book Clearing House (BCH) in New York, Partners Book Distributing in Michigan, Partners West Book Distributing in Washington (combining wholesaling and distribution), Publishers Distributing Company in Los Angeles, SCB Distributors in California, and Small Press Distribution (SPD) in California (a literary, nonprofit organization that is primarily a wholesaler and distributor for 500 independent publishers).