List of book distributors

This is a list of book distributors, companies that act as distributors for book publishers, selling primarily to the book trade. The list includes defunct and merged/acquired companies, and distributors whose primary business is not books, such as comic books. The companies may provide exclusive distribution rights, or act as a wholesaler or warehouser of publisher's titles. Many of the companies distribute other products, and some also sell directly to the public. Book distributors offer a consolidated list of publisher's titles, such that bookstores can purchase from a wider range of publishers than if they had to open separate accounts with each publisher, who often require a minimum order that the bookstore cannot meet. Most small or independent publishers have relationships with a distributor, including self-published authors, who often use services like Amazon.com to sell to the public. The large publishing companies, including the "Big Five" (Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster), act as distributors for the numerous imprints they have acquired over the years.

United States

 * AK Press
 * Alibris
 * Anchor Distributors
 * Amazon.com, not strictly a distributor to the trade, but acts as a de facto distributor for many self-published authors and small presses
 * Asterism
 * Baker & Taylor (portions of Baker & Taylor were acquired by Readerlink Distribution Services in February 2015) (sold to book distributor Follett in April 2016, ending B&T's status as an independent and forcing change in B&T's management )
 * Barnes & Noble
 * Blackstone Audio
 * Casemate
 * Diamond Comic Distributors (comics)
 * Capital City Distribution (comics, acquired by Diamond)
 * New Media/Irjax (acquired by Diamond)
 * D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
 * Follett Corporation
 * Greenleaf Book Group, distributor and hybrid publisher
 * Heroes World Distribution, owned by Marvel Comics
 * Independent Publishers Group, owned by Chicago Review Press
 * Ingram Content Group
 * Publishers Group West
 * Two Rivers (formerly Perseus Distribution)
 * Last Gasp
 * Midpoint Trade Books
 * Perseus Books Group
 * Readerlink Distribution Services (largest book distributor to mass merchandisers in United States)
 * Rowman & Littlefield
 * Send the Light
 * Small Press Distribution
 * Smashwords, global ebook distribution
 * TAN Books
 * Texas Bookman
 * Tuttle Publishing
 * University of Chicago Press, distribution (warehousing, fulfillment, and marketing) for many university presses and small non-profit publishers.

Canada

 * Fitzhenry & Whiteside
 * Raincoast Books
 * Thomas Allen & Son
 * University of British Columbia Press
 * University of Toronto Press

Asia

 * Booktopia, Australia
 * Flipkart, India
 * Diamond Comics, India
 * India Book House, India
 * Reformers Bookshop, Australia
 * Dangdang, China
 * JD.com, China
 * Jarir Bookstore, Saudi Arabia

Europe

 * Baker & Taylor, United Kingdom
 * Bertrams, United Kingdom
 * Hachette Livre, France
 * Gardners Books, United Kingdom
 * Logista, Spain
 * Macmillan Publishers, United Kingdom
 * John P Miller, United Kingdom
 * Penguin Random House, United Kingdom
 * Simpkin & Marshall, United Kingdom