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Top 25 Academic book distribution platforms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 81 academic book distribution platforms headquartered in the United States as of August 2026 and tracks 3,155 professional contacts across them, including 1,176 with verified work emails and 1,272 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers academic book distribution platforms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed August 30, 2026.

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The 25 largest academic book distribution platforms based in the United States

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Top 25 of 81 academic book distribution platforms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Aug 30, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names academic book distribution platforms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#CompanyHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
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Ingram Content GroupIndirect evidence
La Vergne, TN, United States1,001-5,0001,638

“The world is reading.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
2
ecampus.comPartial evidence
Lexington, KY, United States201-500185

“eCampus.com is a premier online retailer of new, used and electronic textbooks for sale or rent, study materials and book buyback services.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
3
BookbubPartial evidence
Cambridge, MA, United States51-200116

“We believe that discovering, buying, marketing, and selling books online should always be an easy, joyful experience.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
4Columbia, MD, United Statesn/a100

“Barnes & Noble College Book Store is a retail company based out of 8890 MCGAW RD, Columbia, Maryland, United States.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
5
Draft2digitalIndirect evidence
Oklahoma City, OK, United States11-5098

“We provide a simple process to turn authors’ documents into professionally-formatted ebooks and release them through all the industry's most powerful sales channels.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
6Chicago, United States201-50085

“IPG is the original independent book sales and distribution company in the United States.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
7
Children's Plus INCIndirect evidence
Beecher, IL, United States51-20049

“For over 40 years, CPI has been serving schools and libraries across the country.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
8
GotextbooksPartial evidence
Little Rock, AR, United States51-20049

“At GoTextbooks, we are dedicated to supporting the academic community by providing colleges and universities with a dependable and efficient textbook procurement solution.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
9Ashland, OH, United States51-20043

“Baker & Taylor Publisher Services (BTPS) is a leading provider of economical services and solutions to book publishers, with a robust reach to all trade, gift, and other book…”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
10
publica.laIndirect evidence
New York, NY, United States11-5038

“Publica is a service that enables authors and content creators to have their own custom storefront to share, market and sell eBooks, audiobooks and any other types of digital…”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
11
ElibroPartial evidence
Miami Shores, FL, United States11-5036

“At present, eLibro offers more than books, specialized publications and other texts of prestigious publishers, digitizing new books every month.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
12
PublishdriveIndirect evidence
Redwood City, CA, United States11-5033

“We don’t just write code, we change the narrative.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
13
Porchlight Book CompanyPartial evidence
Milwaukee, WI, United States11-5030

“Born out of a local independent bookshop founded in 1927 and perfecting an expertise in moving books in bulk since 1984, Porchlight Book Company has a deep knowledge of industry…”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
14Newyork, United Statesn/a30

“Self-publish eBooks and paperbacks for free with Kindle Direct Publishing, and reach millions of readers on Amazon.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
15
Publishers Group WestStrong evidence
New York, NY, United States51-20029

“Publishers Group West (PGW) is the leading book sales and distribution company in the United States, representing over 100 independent client publishers.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
16
LAD Custom PublishingIndirect evidence
Buford, GA, United States11-5018

“LAD Custom Publishing has served the higher ed market for more than 20 years and partners with over 1,200 colleges and universities in the US and Canada.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
17
ValorebooksIndirect evidence
Boston, MA, United States11-5015

“ValoreBooks is the students'#1 marketplace to rent, buy, or sell affordable college textbooks.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
18
BookxchangeIndirect evidence
Dania, FL, United States11-5014

“BookXchange is a wholesale textbook company that has been in business since 2006 and has continued to grow steadily, offering stable employment to our staff and exceptional…”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
19
Prospect Press VermontIndirect evidence
Burlington, VT, United States1-1010

“Prospect Press is a Higher Education publishing company serving the Information Systems curriculum.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
20
BooksrunPartial evidence
New York, NY, United States1-1010

“BooksRun.com is an online marketplace for buying, selling, and renting books across the US.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
21
StreetlibStrong evidence
New York, NY, United States11-507

“At StreetLib, we pride ourselves on being a formidable global gateway for digital book distribution.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
22
IbukkuIndirect evidence
Menlo Park, CA, United States1-106

“Cada día cientos y cientos de escritores comienzan o terminan una obra.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
23
Book RunnersIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United States11-504
Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
24
Stanza TextbooksIndirect evidence
Richardson, TX, United States1-104
Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026
25
American Book CompanyIndirect evidence
Knoxville, TN, United States201-5003

“Our company was founded in 1997 by Dean Winegardner, who continues to serve as our CEO & Chairman.”

Source: company website · checked Aug 30, 2026

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Academic book distribution platforms based in the United States at a glance

As of Aug 30, 2026
11-50Median size (employees)
New YorkLargest hub · 8 HQs
1,272Contacts with mobile numbers
Aug 30, 2026Data refreshed

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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among academic book distribution platforms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “academic book distribution platforms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among academic book distribution platforms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,176 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
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Frequently asked

How many academic book distribution platforms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 81 academic book distribution platforms headquartered in the United States as of August 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Ingram Content Group, headquartered in La Vergne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most academic book distribution platforms?

New York leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by Boston (4) and La Vergne (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.