Publishers Group West (PGW) is a book distributor founded in 1976 in Berkeley, California, which distributes to bookstores in the U.S. and internationally.[1] They were the largest distributor of independent presses in the U.S. in the 1990s.[2][3] In 2007, PGW was acquired by Perseus Books Group.[4][5] They are the exclusive distributor for over 100 publishers. Some of their former publishers were picked up for direct distribution by Perseus Books Group and others in 2007.[6] Periodic additions to their list of publishers include an additional 5 added in 2012.[7] Within the book business, they are known for throwing a party at the annual BookExpo convention, with musical performers including Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk and Chaka Khan in 2012.[8]
Perseus' distribution business was acquired by Ingram Content Group in 2016.[9]
Partial list of publishers
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- Agate Publishing
- Archaia Studios Press
- Baker & Taylor Publishing Group
- Bilingual Books
- Black Classic Press
- Blast Books
- Classical Comics
- Cleis Press
- Counterpoint
- Frances Lincoln Publishers
- Grove/Atlantic, Inc., publisher of Cold Mountain, New York Times Bestseller[10]
- Heyday Books
- Hunter House
- Keen Communications
- McSweeney's
- Milkweed Editions
- New World Library
- Night Shade Books (added 2012)
- Open City (defunct)
- Open Court Publishing Company
- Parallax Press, publisher of works by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Quest Books
- Rare Bird Books
- Re/Search
- Ronin Publishing
- Scarletta Press
- Seal Press
- Sierra Club Books
- Soft Skull Press
- TalentSmart, publishers of Emotional Intelligence 2.0
- Three Rooms Press
- Thunder Bay Press
- Tin House Books
- Urantia Foundation
- Wilderness Press
- Wisdom Publications
Publishers formerly distributed by PGW
- NBM Publishing (1986-1988)
- Demos Medical Publishing, aka Demos Health (2005-2013)
References
- ↑ "The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
- ↑ "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; University Press Becomes Big Distributor for Small Publishers - New York Times". The New York Times. 1989-11-27. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ DOREEN CARVAJALPublished: December 01, 1997 (1997-12-01). "Independents' Day ; For Smaller Publishers, Sales Are Rising as Returns Dwindle - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Court date set to approve Perseus offer". thebookseller.com.
- ↑ "Perseus Books Home". Perseusbooksgroup.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ McCarty, Dawn (2007-02-09). "Offer for AMS unit tops only other bid | The San Diego Union-Tribune". Utsandiego.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Distribution: Publishers Group West Adds Five New Clients". Publishersweekly.com. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Need We Say More? > News > Chaka Kahn Sits in with Dumpstaphunk". Jambands.com. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ Natasha Onwuemezi, "Perseus sale to Hachette Book Group completed", The Bookseller, 1 April 2016
- ↑ "Boca Raton News - Google News Archive Search". google.com.