The Book Partnership

Welcome

Never before have independent booksellers faced competition on so many fronts. National chains, online retailers and even supermarkets are now all vying for customers previously the preserve of the independent. Slowly but surely, these new entrants are making inroads into independents’ traditional business.

The Book Partnership has recognised the challenges faced by independent booksellers today. While the solutions seem obvious, implementing these can be anything but, so The Book Partnership has developed a series of simple and cost effective services to help:

Online Retailing

· For high street booksellers, TBP.Web provides a fully functional, personalised website, ideal for taking a first step into online trading;

· For specialist suppliers, TBP.Commercial provides a website targeted at larger customers such as schools, local businesses and other organisations;

· TBP.Direct is the perfect solution for booksellers looking to develop mail order supply;

Reference Data

· The Book Partnership’s ‘Product Catalogues’ provide booksellers with the most comprehensive bibliographic, stock and terms information.

Order Management

· TBP.Retail is the next generation bookshop order management system.

While recognising the challenges faced by independents, The Book Partnership also recognises their strengths - detailed product knowledge, local recognition and the flexibility to adapt to customers’ demands. The Book Partnership’s services allow booksellers to build on these strengths not only recapturing lost ground but also allowing development of new markets.

Business Development

Old news is the best news. The Book Partnership has conducted a survey as to the best methods for 21st century business development - and they bear a striking resemblance to those used 1 or even 2 centuries ago! Click here for details. 

New

LocalBookshops.co.uk has recently acted as a catalyst for interest in the services independent bookshops provide—click here for details.