National Book Network is the second largest distributor of independent trade publishers in North America. Founded in 1986 by the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, NBN sells general interest books to bookstores of all kinds. Its list of publishing clients reads like a “who’s who” of independent publishers.

NBN represents approximately 120 publishers whose books are warehoused, picked, packed, and shipped out of NBN's Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania distribution center. Under the supervision of Vice President of Operations, Mike Cornell, NBN handles all order fulfillment responsibilities on behalf of its clients. NBN's publishers are provided extensive daily and monthly sales reports in addition to frequent face-to-face, telephone, and e-mail consultation with NBN staff. NBN's accounting and accounts receivable operations are completely separate from those of the company's book publishing business, as are NBN clients' books, all of which are stored in a 300,000-square-foot warehouse.

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Biblio is a specialized niche book distributor providing full-service sales and distribution to a selection of small and independent presses including NewTrends Publishing, Garrett County Press, Tickle Kitty Press, Edel Classics, Integral Yoga Publications, and Synergy Books. Some of their successful titles include Nourishing Traditions, Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand, The Bravo Wedding Planner, Rashi's Daughters, Amber's Guide for Girls, Letters from New Orleans, When Someone Very Special Dies, and Up, Up, and Oy Vey! Although Biblio relies on a separate sales organization, it depends on NBN for order fulfillment, distribution, daily sales reporting via the web, credit, collections, and accounting. NBN's economies of scale make it possible for small, niche publishers to enjoy the same distribution capabilities that larger NBN clients have come to expect from NBN.

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