The Best Distribution in Canada

Are You Selling Enough Books in Canada?

No one is better equipped than Raincoast Books to help publishers grow their Canadian business. We ship and market our partners’ books as if they were our own.

According to U.S. Department of Commerce reporting, Canada is the largest export market in the world for American books, 3 times larger than any other country.

Full-Service Book Distribution

Unlike any other Canadian book company, Raincoast Books has a full complement of sales, marketing and operations staff focused solely on growing the sales of your books:

• We have over 70,000 square feet of warehousing capacity
• We offer same day shipping of orders received by 11:00 am
• Raincoast employs 4 in-house reps and 15 agency reps located across Canada
• Our reps specialize in national accounts, gift stores, independent bookstores, corporate and special markets
• Our marketing team in Vancouver and Toronto includes 3 publicists, an in-house designer, and an online marketing specialist
• Our customers can check live stock status and place orders online
• Our Publishers have access to live stock status, order histories, and sales reports

We are continuously working to perfect the science of full-service distribution to ensure books are aggressively placed and effectively promoted to drive sales and sell-through. This is why Raincoast invests in comprehensive sales coverage, innovative marketing, and outstanding customer and client publisher service.

Is Raincoast right for you?

We believe we are the best at what we do. But Raincoast will not be for everyone. We offer full service sales, shipping, and marketing at one-all-in exclusive price; we do not offer fulfillment services separate from sales and marketing nor do we agree to service only part of the Canadian market. We choose to focus on distribution; we do not offer publishing or co-publishing services. Our partners are established English-language trade publishers with proven sales histories; we do not distribute foreign-language publishers, textbooks, single titles, or self-published books.

Raincoast may be a good fit for your company if:

• You have an established, successful domestic publishing program
• Your strengths lie in bookstore, library, gift and speciality channels
• Your list contains at least 25 titles with 5 new books per season

By choosing our publishers carefully for over 30 years Raincoast has forged successful, lasting partnerships that work. We could be a good partner for you.

If you’re looking for distribution and fit the criteria outlined above, we look forward to hearing from you:

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