Trade Distribution
Pathway Book Service is a long-time distributor to Ingram and Baker and Taylor, the vendors of choice for the large chains as well as for most of the independent bookstores. Pathway uploads new title spreadsheets to Ingram and Baker & Taylor, as well as to the Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble databases on a weekly basis.
This is included in our flat fee. However, Ingram does charge $ 50.00 as a product information fee per title added to their database that is passed on to the client publisher at cost. If your titles are already listed in these databases, it is a simple procedure to transfer them to Pathway.
Pathway Book Service’s relationships with these companies, as well as with the many regional and specialized jobbers, are long-term. Pathway’s ability to consolidate orders for titles from a large number of publishers in most cases translates into better discounts as well as lower shipping costs.
With respect to the Amazon Advantage® program,client publishers have the option of setting up their own Advantage account and designating Pathway as the fulfillment agent, or of having Pathway add their titles to the Pathway Advantage account. Pathway Advantage account shipments to Amazon are large resulting in much lower shipping costs per book.
For more information, e-mail pbs@pathwaybook.com.