Penguin Canada to Distribute Bloomsbury
-- Publishers Weekly, 4/30/2008 7:06:00 AM
Bloomsbury Publishing, known most famously for the Harry Potter books, is switching its Canadian distributors effective August 1, 2008. Penguin Canada publisher David Davidar, announced that Penguin Canada will sell and distribute adult trade and children’s books for Bloomsbury UK, Bloomsbury US, Walker & Company and A&C Black reference books.
Former distibutor, Raincoast Books, continues to sell and distribute Bloomsbury and Walker & Company titles in Canada until July 31, 2008 and to accept returns until October 31. “The books and authors have been well represented by Raincoast in the past and the parting is amicable,” said Jamie Broadhurst, v-p marketing for Raincoast.
