Amazon isn't the only large book distributor
in northern Nevada. There's
Baker & Taylor, the 174 year-old distributor
to brick and mortar stores as
well online retailers. And there's
Publishers Group West.
PGW, based in Berkeley, Calif., with
a distribution center in Reno, is the
largest exclusive distributor of independent
publishers in the U.S., according to
the company.
"We distribute for 50 publishers and
sell to bookstores and other book distributors
like Baker & Taylor," said Patty
Olmstead, operations manager at
PGW's Reno distribution center.
Three years ago the company moved
its distribution warehouse from
Hayward, Calif., to a 310,000-squarefoot
facility in Reno, which holds 18,000
books and employs 150 people.
In January, PGW was bought by
Advanced Marketing Services Inc., a
San Diego-based service provider to
book retailers and publishers. AMS
services include consulting on supply
chain management, advertising and promotion.
AMS this month announced it had
acquired two British book distributors,
H.I. Marketing Ltd., a traditional book
distributor for about 20 American and
British publishers, and Cutsound Ltd., a
distributor to about 100 publishers of
alternative health and lifestyle books.
"This expansion supports our efforts
to globalize our distribution activity,"
said Mark Ouimet, executive vice president
of marketing, PGW, in a prepared
statement.
And that means more business for
the northern Nevada warehouse. Said
Olmstead: "The acquisitions mean more
international business for Reno."
