About Partners Publishers Group

National Distribution for Independent Publishers

PPG- a distributor - was established in 1997 as a sister company to Partners Book Distributing (PBD) - a wholesaler - to accommodate PBD’s client publishers who publish national titles that would benefit from the wider marketplace that a distributor can provide. This immediately brings us to the question: what is the difference between wholesalers and distributors? We've written a brief synopsis of the main differences on our Wholesale? Distribution? What's the Difference? page.

Our Philosophy

Our philosophy at PPG is to only accept publishers/titles that we feel will benefit from national distribution and who convince us that they either have a national marketing concept or are willing to accept guidance towards this goal. Unlike many larger distributors (and the number of distributors is shrinking rapidly), PPG will accept single title publishers as long as the title has quality production, national potential and a national marketing plan. A single title that has the potential to sell thousands of copies is more viable than 10 titles that only sell a handful of copies each. PPG will not accept vanity, subsidy or Print On Demand publishers.

Over the past 10 years, PPG has consistently tried to provide publishers with relatively low cost flat rate access to the bookselling marketplace. PPG does not charge in-and-out fees, storage fees, or any extra fees aside from publisher-agreed co-op promotion. You, the publisher, know your distribution costs up front and can therefore more effectively calculate your overall costs and bottom line.

Choose Partners

In choosing a distributor, you, the publisher, must ask yourself, "What are the main marketplaces for my title and how can I reach these marketplaces most effectively?" PPG directs its efforts toward the bookstore marketplace at both the retail and wholesale levels. While our contract, like most distributors', is exclusive, PPG does not exclude publishers from markets that PPG does not service as long as the publisher and PPG reach a mutual agreement in that regard. If you are looking for a distributor that will communicate with you, is accessible and will pay attention to the needs of your particular publication(s), then PPG is the place for you.