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Experts in book sales & distribution

Providing publishers with all their distribution needs since 2014

CBL Distribution Ltd was founded in June 2014 by a team of seasoned professionals boasting over a century of collective experience in book distribution.

Backed by a proven track record...

Publishers

We offer various services to publishers regardless of size, these include:

 

  • Full sales and customer support.

  • Full warehousing and distribution.

  • Selective range book distribution to enable market optimisation.

  • Monthly sales reporting and invoicing.

  • Delivery to other distributors/wholesalers/retailers both domestically and internationally.
     

A range of services to meet all needs...

Sales representation

CBL Distribution provides sales representation combined with distribution services for publishers targeting expansion domestically and internationally.

 

  • Our dedicated sales team comprises experienced industry professionals, with an average of over 20 years of experience each.

  • We maintain personalised relationships with key buyers at all major retail accounts in both book trade and non-book trade, as well non-traditional avenues.

  • Our regular clients include many universities and academic institutions.

  • We present both front and backlist titles to major retail, wholesale, and online platforms.
     

Retailers

We offer retailers & businesses a variety of solutions to meet their needs, which include:

 

  • Full sales support with a dedicated account manager.

  • A bespoke range to suit your customer's needs.

  • Core stock management.

  • Various ordering methods, including but not limited to: FTP, EDI, Teleordering, Tradacoms, Email, and more.

  • Delivery to either a single warehouse, store or multiple destinations.
     

Example publishers we work with...

Key accounts

A dedicated team dealing with our key accounts so we always maintain a full understanding of our customer's needs. 

Key account services include:
 

  • Regular customer meetings in person and online with all major accounts.

  • Delivery & order processing prioritisation.

  • Delivery scheduling.