LitDistCo is a Canadian book distributor founded and governed by publishers, for publishers. Our mission is to foster a thriving indie publishing ecosystem.
Our customer base encompasses the entire Canadian book trade, to whom we offer excellent terms of trade including a very low minimum order size for favoured rates. From indie bookstores to museum shops, libraries, school buyers, festivals, and major chains, we have specialists dedicated to serving the specific needs of all customer segments.
Booksellers can find our books on
- BookManager
- BiblioShare
- Bowker
- Ingram Publisher Services
- Baker & Taylor
- Or order directly
- [email protected]
- Phone: (905) 877-4411
- Toll-free in Canada: (800) 591-6250
Our Publishers
LitDistCo proudly represents independent publishers from across Canada, producing books spanning categories from poetry to graphic novels, contemporary politics, and children's & YA. Our publishers reflect the full richness of Canada's literary landscape.
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LitDistCo was founded by the Literary Press Group of Canada to offer Canadian publishers a distributor with their best interests at heart.
Our Books In Hand distribution program offers access to the North American book trade with the minimum cost barriers and excellent terms of trade with major customers and freight carriers. Our reach covers all of Canada and (optionally) the United States: trade booksellers, major chains, library and educational buyers, gift and non-traditional retailers, and wholesalers.
LitDistCo handles everything in the supply chain connecting your printers to booksellers and readers. That includes:
- Gold-standard metadata to get your books listed throughout the book trade
- Storage
- Purchase orders
- Shipping
- Billing
- Returns
- Special projects (stickering, promo mailings…)
Beyond our core distribution services, we also provide member support through:
- 24/7 access to data and analytics
- Advice from dedicated operations specialists with small-press expertise
- Inventory & reprint alerts
- Custom analytics (royalties data, pricing/print run…)
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